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2024 SESSION
HB 989 Elections administration; duties of Dept. of Elections, required election and voter participation.
Introduced by: Kathy K.L. Tran | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Elections administration; duties of the Department of Elections; required election and voter participation information on the Internet. Requires the Department of Elections to provide information for voters on its website, including (i) the role of and contact information for the State Board of Elections, the Department of Elections, local electoral boards, and general registrars and (ii) information about absentee voting, polling hours, Virginia's voter identification requirements and acceptable forms of identification, the casting of ballots, and a means for voters to find their polling place. The bill requires such website to allow a voter to review his current voter registration information and voting history. The bill also requires that the Department provide a version of its website in which all parts are translated into any language that is spoken by a language minority group, including that any page linked to a translated page also be translated.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100784D pdf | impact statement
- 02/12/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24100784D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB989ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/04/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0406) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100784D
- 01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/02/24 House: Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration
- 02/05/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/24 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/24 House: Read first time
- 02/12/24 House: Read second time
- 02/12/24 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/12/24 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB989E
- 02/12/24 House: Printed as engrossed 24100784D-E
- 02/13/24 House: Read third time and passed House (88-Y 11-N)
- 02/13/24 House: VOTE: Passage (88-Y 11-N)
- 02/14/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/20/24 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/24 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/27/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/24 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/24 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/24 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB989ER)
- 03/05/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/04/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 406 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/04/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0406)