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2019 SESSION
SB 1038 Voter registration; verification of social security numbers, provisional registration status.
Introduced by: Mark J. Peake | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Voter registration; verification of social security numbers; provisional registration status. Requires the general registrars to verify that the name, date of birth, and social security number provided by an applicant on the voter registration application match the information on file in the Social Security Administration database or other database approved by the State Board of Elections (State Board) before registering such applicant. If the information provided by the applicant does not match the information in such a database, the applicant (i) is provisionally registered to vote and notified as to what steps are needed to be fully registered to vote and (ii) is permitted to vote by provisional ballot, but such ballot shall not be counted until the voter presents certain information. The bill also requires the general registrars to verify annually no later than August 1 that the name, date of birth, and social security number in the registration record of each registered voter in the registrar's jurisdiction match the information on file with the Social Security Administration or other database approved by the State Board and, in accordance with current law, to initiate the cancellation of the registration of any voter whose registration record information does not match the database information. The State Board is authorized to approve the use of any government database to the extent required to enable each general registrar to carry out the provisions of this measure and to promulgate rules for the use of such database. The Department of Elections is required to provide to the general registrars access to the Social Security Administration database and any other database approved by the State Board. The Department of Elections is further required to enter into any agreement with any federal or state agency to facilitate such access. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021.
FULL TEXT
- 11/15/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100267D pdf | impact statement
- 01/25/19 Senate: Printed as engrossed 19100267D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1038ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- Senate amendments
- Conference amendments
- Governor's veto explanation
HISTORY
- 11/15/18 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100267D
- 11/15/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/15/19 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 5-N)
- 01/15/19 Senate: Rereferred to Finance
- 01/23/19 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (11-Y 5-N)
- 01/24/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/19 Senate: Read second time
- 01/25/19 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/25/19 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/25/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1038E
- 01/25/19 Senate: Printed as engrossed 19100267D-E
- 01/28/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
- 01/30/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/30/19 House: Read first time
- 01/30/19 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/04/19 House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/12/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
- 02/12/19 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/15/19 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/15/19 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/15/19 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government & Capital Outlay
- 02/18/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/19 House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/19/19 House: Read second time
- 02/20/19 House: Read third time
- 02/20/19 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/20/19 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/20/19 House: Passed House with amendment (51-Y 49-N)
- 02/20/19 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (51-Y 49-N)
- 02/21/19 Senate: House amendment rejected by Senate (3-Y 36-N)
- 02/21/19 House: House insisted on amendment
- 02/21/19 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/21/19 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/19 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/21/19 Senate: Senators: Peake, Suetterlein, Spruill
- 02/21/19 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/21/19 House: Delegates: Knight, Austin, Krizek
- 02/22/19 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/22/19 House: Conference report agreed to by House (50-Y 49-N)
- 02/22/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (50-Y 49-N)
- 02/23/19 Senate: Conference report rejected by Senate (19-Y 20-N)
- 02/23/19 Senate: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/19 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N)
- 03/07/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1038ER)
- 03/07/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
- 03/11/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/22/19 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/03/19 Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (22-Y 18-N)
- 04/03/19 Senate: Requires 2/3 affirmative votes to pass in enrolled form