Virginia Senate Bill 65 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 10 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-10 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1065)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements; additional forms of identification accepted; signed statement in lieu of required form of identification; penalty. Removes the requirement that voters show a form of identification containing a photograph in order to be allowed to vote. The bill requires a voter to show either his voter registration confirmation documents; his valid Virginia driver's license, his valid United States passport, or any other identification issued by the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States; any valid student identification card issued by any institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth or any private school located in the Commonwealth; any valid student identification card issued by any institution of higher education located in any other state or territory of the United States; any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer's business; or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter. The bill also provides that the expiration date on a Virginia driver's license is not considered when determining the validity of a driver's license offered for voter identification purposes. A voter who does not show one of the required forms of identification when offering to vote is required to sign a statement that he is the named registered voter he claims to be in order to be permitted to cast a ballot. Such statement is signed subject to felony penalties for making false statements, punishable as a Class 5 felony. A voter who does not show one of the required forms of identification and does not complete or sign the statement shall be offered a provisional ballot according to the provisions of current law. The bill adds language regarding identification requirements for certain voters pursuant to the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002.

Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements, signed statement in lieu of form.

Sen. Mamie Locke [D]	Sen. George Barker [D]	Sen. Creigh Deeds [D]	Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]
Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]	Sen. Joseph Morrissey [D]

2020-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-05 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 44-N) (Y: 54 N: 44 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-03 - Senate - Senate: Senate acceded to request (22-Y 18-N) (Y: 22 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 37-N) (Y: 0 N: 37 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N) (Y: 56 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 8-N) (Y: 12 N: 8 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (3-Y 2-N) (Y: 3 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) (Y: 21 N: 19 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Y: 9 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-10		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1065)
2020-04-10		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1065 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-20		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-20	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
2020-03-19	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-18	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-18	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB65ER)
2020-03-18	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-07	Senate	Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2020-03-05	House	VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 44-N)
2020-03-05	House	Conference report agreed to by House (54-Y 44-N)
2020-03-05		Conference: Amended by conference committee
2020-03-04	House	Delegates: Lindsey, Simon, Robinson
2020-03-04	House	Conferees appointed by House
2020-03-03	Senate	Senators: Locke, Ebbin, Peake
2020-03-03	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2020-03-03	Senate	Senate acceded to request (22-Y 18-N)
2020-03-02	House	House requested conference committee
2020-03-02	House	House insisted on substitute
2020-02-28	Senate	House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 37-N)
2020-02-26	House	VOTE: Passage (56-Y 44-N)
2020-02-26	House	Passed House with substitute (56-Y 44-N)
2020-02-26	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB65H1
2020-02-26	House	Committee substitute agreed to 20108457D-H1
2020-02-26	House	Read third time
2020-02-25	House	Read second time
2020-02-21	House	Committee substitute printed 20108457D-H1
2020-02-21	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 8-N)
2020-02-18	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (3-Y 2-N)
2020-02-14	House	Assigned P & E sub: Elections
2020-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2020-02-13	House	Read first time
2020-02-13	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-04	Senate	Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2020-02-04	Senate	Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-02-04	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2020-02-03	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB65S2
2020-02-03	Senate	Substitute by Senator Surovell agreed to 20107007D-S2
2020-02-03	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2020-02-03	Senate	Committee substitute rejected 20106752D-S1
2020-02-03	Senate	Read second time
2020-01-31	Senate	Passed by for the day
2020-01-31	Senate	Floor substitute printed 20107007D-S2 (Surovell)
2020-01-30	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-01-28	Senate	Committee substitute printed 20106752D-S1
2020-01-28	Senate	Incorporates SB123 (Barker)
2020-01-28	Senate	Incorporates SB113 (Deeds)
2020-01-28	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
2019-11-21	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2019-11-21	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101202D

SB113 (Similar To) 2020-01-28 - Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
SB123 (Similar To) 2020-01-28 - Incorporated by Privileges and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	404	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	411.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	643	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	701	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	701.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB65
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB65+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB65S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB65S2+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB65H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB65ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1065+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S08V0075+SB0065
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0244SB0065+SB0065
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0304SB0065+SB0065
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0313SB0065+SB0065
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0314SB0065+SB0065
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1801V0042+SB0065
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H18V0126+SB0065
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1513+SB0065
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1226SB0065+SB0065
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1426SB0065+SB0065
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1966+SB0065
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1757SB0065+SB0065