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2020 SESSION
HB 201 Elections; same-day registration.
Introduced by: Hala S. Ayala | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Elections; voter registration; extended time for persons to register in person. Provides any person who is qualified to vote is entitled to register to vote in person up to and including the day of the election at the office of the general registrar in the locality in which the person resides or at the polling place for the precinct in which the person resides. Under current law, registration records close for registration purposes, whether in person or by other means, 21 days prior to a primary or general election. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2022. The bill incorporates HB 187.
FULL TEXT
- 12/27/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103011D pdf | impact statements
- 01/31/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106843D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB201ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1153) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 12/27/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103011D
- 12/27/19 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/13/20 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 01/28/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
- 01/28/20 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/31/20 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 01/31/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106843D-H1
- 01/31/20 House: Incorporates HB187 (Simon)
- 01/31/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/31/20 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
- 02/04/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 2-N)
- 02/05/20 House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 9-N)
- 02/06/20 House: Read first time
- 02/07/20 House: Read second time
- 02/07/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106843D-H1
- 02/07/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB201H1
- 02/10/20 House: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 44-N)
- 02/10/20 House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 44-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/18/20 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 4-N)
- 02/18/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/25/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (13-Y 3-N)
- 02/26/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/27/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/27/20 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/27/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/27/20 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (22-Y 17-N)
- 02/27/20 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/20 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (22-Y 18-N)
- 03/02/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/02/20 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (0-Y 100-N)
- 03/02/20 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 100-N)
- 03/03/20 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (27-Y 13-N)
- 03/03/20 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/04/20 House: House acceded to request
- 03/04/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/04/20 House: Delegates: Ayala, Simon, Runion
- 03/05/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/05/20 Senate: Senators: Deeds, Boysko, Peake
- 03/05/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/05/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (52-Y 44-N)
- 03/05/20 House: VOTE: Adoption (52-Y 44-N)
- 03/07/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N)
- 03/18/20 House: Enrolled
- 03/18/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB201ER)
- 03/18/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/20/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
- 03/20/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/11/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1153 (effective 10/1/22)
- 04/11/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1153)