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2001 SESSION

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HB 1797 Temporary registration for certain overseas voters.

Introduced by: Beverly J. Sherwood | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Temporary registration for certain overseas voters. Revises the provisions that allow a registered voter who moves overseas to work and relinquishes his home in Virginia to continue to vote in state and local elections held where he had been registered and his home was located. The bill clarifies that the right to register under these provisions applies individually to the overseas employee and to the spouse or dependent of that employee who resides with the employee.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/02/01 014587932  pdf | impact statement
• 01/31/01  House: Printed as engrossed 014587932-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1797ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0629)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/02/01 014587932
• 01/10/01  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/22/01  House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
• 01/29/01  House: Reported from P. & E. w/amendment (23-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/01  House: Read first time
• 01/31/01  House: Read second time
• 01/31/01  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/31/01  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/31/01  House: Printed as engrossed 014587932-E
• 02/01/01  House: Read third time and passed House (93-Y 5-N)
• 02/01/01  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 5-N)
• 02/01/01  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/01  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/13/01  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/01  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/01  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/01  Senate: Read third time
• 02/15/01  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/01  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/01  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/01  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/01  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/01  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1797ER)
• 02/22/01  House: Enrolled
• 02/22/01  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/01  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/25/01  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 629 (effective 7/1/01)
• 03/27/01  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0629)