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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 2125 Voter registration; preregistration of persons 16 years of age or older, effective date.
Introduced by: Alfonso H. Lopez | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Voter registration; preregistration for persons 16 years of age or older. Permits a person who is otherwise qualified to register to vote and is 16 years of age or older, but who will not be 18 years of age on or before the day of the next general election, to preregister to vote. The preregistration does not entitle such person to vote in any election except as already permitted by law. The bill requires the Department of Elections to maintain a record of all preregistered voters in the Virginia voter registration system, which shall automatically register a person who is preregistered upon that person reaching 18 years or age or becoming eligible for advance registration as already permitted by law, whichever comes first. The bill requires the Department to provide to the general registrars voter confirmation documents for such voters. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2022.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100907D pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/21 House: Printed as engrossed 21100907D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2125ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0217) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
HISTORY
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100907D
- 01/12/21 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/15/21 House: Assigned P & E sub: Voting Rights
- 01/20/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 2-N)
- 01/27/21 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)
- 01/28/21 House: Read first time
- 01/29/21 House: Read second time
- 01/29/21 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/29/21 House: Pending question ordered
- 01/29/21 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2125E
- 01/29/21 House: Printed as engrossed 21100907D-E
- 02/01/21 House: Read third time and passed House (54-Y 45-N)
- 02/01/21 House: VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N)
- 02/02/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/21 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 3-N)
- 02/18/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/21 Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 17-N)
- 02/24/21 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2125ER)
- 02/24/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/25/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/21 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2021
- 02/26/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/18/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 217 (effective 10/1/22)
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0217)