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2002 SESSION

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HB 640 Revisions in the election and voter registration laws.

Introduced by: James K. O'Brien, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Revisions in the election and voter registration laws. Modifies and clarifies various provisions relating to investigations of election law violations, officers of election and pollbooks, postponements of elections in emergencies, and voter registration and absentee voting procedures. This bill incorporates a number of recommendations of the Joint Subcommittee Studying Virginia's Election Process and Voting Technologies (HJR 681/SJR 363 -- 2001). This bill incorporates HBs 1036, 1039, and 1040 is similar to SB 113.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 020625872  pdf
• 01/25/02  House: Committee substitute printed 020715872-H1  pdf
• 03/13/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB640ER)  pdf
• 04/09/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0819)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments rejected

HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 020625872
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/25/02  House: Reported from P. & E. w/substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/02  House: Committee substitute printed 020715872-H1
• 01/28/02  House: Read first time
• 01/29/02  House: Read second time
• 01/29/02  House: Committee substitute agreed to 020715872-H1
• 01/29/02  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute 020715872-H1
• 01/30/02  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/02  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/02  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/31/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/31/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/19/02  Senate: Reported from P. & E. with amendment (13-Y 1-N)
• 02/21/02  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/02  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/25/02  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/02  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/25/02  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/25/02  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/26/02  Senate: Read third time
• 02/26/02  Senate: Reading of amendments #1-8 waived
• 02/26/02  Senate: Amendments #1-8 by Sen. Bolling agreed to
• 02/26/02  Senate: Reading of amendment #9 waived
• 02/26/02  Senate: Amendment #9 by Sen. Byrne rejected (16-Y 23-N)
• 02/26/02  Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 9 (16-Y 23-N)
• 02/26/02  Senate: Amendment #9 by Sen. Byrne reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/02  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/02  Senate: Amendment #9 by Sen. Byrne rejected (18-Y 21-N)
• 02/26/02  Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 9 (18-Y 21-N)
• 02/26/02  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/26/02  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (37-Y 1-N)
• 02/26/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 1-N)
• 02/27/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/28/02  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (92-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/02  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (92-Y 0-N)
• 03/13/02  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB640ER)
• 03/18/02  House: Enrolled
• 03/18/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/19/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/08/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 819 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/09/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0819)