VA SB5120 | 2020 | 1st Special Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on September 4 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-09-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0001)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on September 4 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-09-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0001)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Appropriation; Department of Elections. Appropriates $2,000,000 to the Department of Elections to be used to provide prepaid postage for the return of absentee ballots for the November 3, 2020, election. The bill requires that such prepaid postage be provided by localities, which will be reimbursed by the Department out of the appropriation. The bill also makes other procedural changes for absentee voting for the November 3, 2020, election, including directing the State Board of Elections to promulgate guidelines for the establishment and operation of drop-off locations for completed ballots.
Title
Elections, Department of; appropriations to provide prepaid postage for return of absentee ballots.
Sponsors
Sen. Janet Howell [D] | Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D] | Sen. Adam Ebbin [D] | Sen. Barbara Favola [D] |
Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D] | Sen. Scott Surovell [D] |
Roll Calls
2020-09-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 43-N) (Y: 55 N: 43 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-09-02 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 8-N) (Y: 13 N: 8 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-28 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 16-N) (Y: 21 N: 16 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-27 - Senate - Senate: Amendment by Senator Ruff rejected (15-Y 21-N) (Y: 15 N: 21 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-08-27 - Senate - Senate: Amendment #2 by Senator Newman rejected (15-Y 21-N) (Y: 15 N: 21 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-08-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (34-Y 0-N) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 5-N) (Y: 11 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-09-02 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 8-N) (Y: 13 N: 8 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-28 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 16-N) (Y: 21 N: 16 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-27 - Senate - Senate: Amendment by Senator Ruff rejected (15-Y 21-N) (Y: 15 N: 21 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-08-27 - Senate - Senate: Amendment #2 by Senator Newman rejected (15-Y 21-N) (Y: 15 N: 21 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-08-26 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (34-Y 0-N) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-08-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 5-N) (Y: 11 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-09-04 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0001) | |
2020-09-04 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1 (effective 9/4/20) | |
2020-09-04 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., September 11, 2020 | |
2020-09-04 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on September 4, 2020 |
2020-09-04 | House | Signed by Speaker |
2020-09-04 | Senate | Signed by President |
2020-09-04 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB5120ER) |
2020-09-04 | House | Enrolled |
2020-09-04 | House | VOTE: Passage (55-Y 43-N) |
2020-09-04 | House | Passed House (55-Y 43-N) |
2020-09-04 | House | Passed by temporarily |
2020-09-04 | House | Read third time |
2020-09-03 | House | Read second time |
2020-09-02 | House | Reported from Appropriations (13-Y 8-N) |
2020-09-02 | House | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
2020-09-02 | House | Read first time |
2020-09-02 | House | Placed on Calendar |
2020-08-28 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 16-N) |
2020-08-27 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 20201001D-ES2 |
2020-08-27 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute with amendment SB5120ES2 |
2020-08-27 | Senate | Amendment by Senator Ruff rejected (15-Y 21-N) |
2020-08-27 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
2020-08-27 | Senate | Amendment #2 by Senator Newman rejected (15-Y 21-N) |
2020-08-27 | Senate | Amendment #1 by Senator Newman out of order |
2020-08-27 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
2020-08-27 | Senate | Amendment by Senator Deeds agreed to |
2020-08-27 | Senate | Reading of amendment waived |
2020-08-27 | Senate | Substitute by Senator Howell agreed to 20201001D-S2 |
2020-08-27 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
2020-08-27 | Senate | Committee substitute rejected 20200947D-S1 |
2020-08-27 | Senate | Reading of substitute waived |
2020-08-27 | Senate | Read second time |
2020-08-27 | Senate | Floor substitute printed 20201001D-S2 (Howell) |
2020-08-26 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (34-Y 0-N) |
2020-08-24 | Senate | Committee substitute printed 20200947D-S1 |
2020-08-24 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 5-N) |
2020-08-21 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations |
2020-08-21 | Senate | Presented and ordered printed 20200923D |