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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
SJ 272 Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote (first reference).
Introduced by: Mamie E. Locke | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution shall have the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth and that such right shall not be abridged by law, except for persons who have been convicted of a felony and persons who have been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. A person who has been convicted of a felony shall not be entitled to vote during any period of incarceration for such felony conviction, but upon release from incarceration for that felony conviction and without further action required of him, he shall be invested with all political rights, including the right to vote. A person who has been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting shall not be entitled to vote during this period of incapacity until his capacity has been reestablished as prescribed by law. This resolution is identical to HJ 555.
FULL TEXT
- 12/01/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100635D pdf
- 02/05/21 Senate: Floor substitute printed 21104430D-S1 (Surovell) pdf
- 02/10/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21200087D-H1 pdf
- 02/27/21 Senate: Conference substitute printed 21200555D-S2 pdf
- 02/27/21 Senate: Second Conference substitute printed 21200805D-S3 pdf
- 03/09/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ272ER) pdf
- 03/31/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0519) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/01/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100635D
- 12/01/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/04/21 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/04/21 Senate: Reading waived (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/21 Senate: Floor substitute printed 21104430D-S1 (Surovell)
- 02/05/21 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/21 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/21 Senate: Substitute by Senator Surovell agreed to 21104430D-S1
- 02/05/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SJ272S1
- 02/05/21 Senate: Reading waived (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/21 Senate: Agreed to by Senate (22-Y 15-N 1-A)
- 02/07/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/21 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/08/21 House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
- 02/10/21 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/10/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21200087D-H1
- 02/15/21 House: Taken up
- 02/15/21 House: Committee substitute agreed to 21200087D-H1
- 02/15/21 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SJ272H1
- 02/15/21 House: Agreed to by House with substitute (56-Y 44-N)
- 02/15/21 House: VOTE: Adoption (56-Y 44-N)
- 02/17/21 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 38-N)
- 02/18/21 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/18/21 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/23/21 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/21 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/21 Senate: Senators: Locke, Surovell, Vogel
- 02/24/21 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/24/21 House: Delegates: Herring, Simon, Avoli
- 02/27/21 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/27/21 Senate: Conference substitute printed 21200555D-S2
- 02/27/21 House: House requested second conference committee
- 02/27/21 Senate: Senate acceded to request for second conference committee (36-Y 3-N)
- 02/27/21 Senate: Second conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/27/21 Senate: Senators: Locke, Surovell, Vogel
- 02/27/21 House: Second conferees appointed by House
- 02/27/21 House: Delegates: Herring, Simon, Avoli
- 02/27/21 Senate: Second Conference substitute printed 21200805D-S3
- 02/27/21 House: Conference report agreed to by House (56-Y 40-N)
- 02/27/21 House: VOTE: Agreed To (56-Y 40-N)
- 02/27/21 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 17-N)
- 03/09/21 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/09/21 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ272ER)
- 03/31/21 House: Assigned Chapter 519 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/31/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0519)