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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HJ 555 Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote (first reference).
Introduced by: Charniele L. Herring | 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 incorporates HJ 546 and is identical to SJ 272.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102197D pdf
- 02/03/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21104281D-H1 pdf
- 02/16/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21200032D-S1 pdf
- 02/27/21 House: Conference substitute printed 21200745D-H2 pdf
- 02/27/21 House: Second Conference substitute printed 21200807D-H3 pdf
- 03/09/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ555ER) pdf
- 03/31/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0516) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Conference amendments
- Conference amendments rejected
HISTORY
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102197D
- 01/12/21 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/14/21 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
- 02/01/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
- 02/03/21 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/03/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21104281D-H1
- 02/03/21 House: Incorporates HJ546 (Jones)
- 02/04/21 House: Taken up
- 02/04/21 House: Committee substitute agreed to 21104281D-H1
- 02/04/21 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ555H1
- 02/04/21 House: Agreed to by House (58-Y 41-N)
- 02/04/21 House: VOTE: Agree To (58-Y 41-N)
- 02/05/21 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/05/21 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 with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
- 02/16/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21200032D-S1
- 02/18/21 Senate: Read second time
- 02/19/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/21 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/19/21 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21200032D-S1
- 02/19/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HJ555S1
- 02/19/21 Senate: Agreed to by Senate with substitute (20-Y 16-N)
- 02/23/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/23/21 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 21200032D-S1 (2-Y 93-N)
- 02/23/21 House: VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 93-N)
- 02/24/21 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (35-Y 4-N)
- 02/24/21 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/25/21 House: House acceded to request
- 02/25/21 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/25/21 House: Delegates: Herring, Simon, Avoli
- 02/25/21 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/25/21 Senate: Senators: Locke, Surovell, Vogel
- 02/27/21 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/27/21 House: Conference substitute printed 21200745D-H2
- 02/27/21 Senate: Conference report rejected by Senate (0-Y 39-N)
- 02/27/21 Senate: Senate requested second conference committee (23-Y 16-N)
- 02/27/21 House: House acceded to request for second conference committee
- 02/27/21 House: Second conferees appointed by House
- 02/27/21 House: Delegates: Herring, Simon, Avoli
- 02/27/21 Senate: Second conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/27/21 Senate: Senators: Locke, Surovell, Vogel
- 02/27/21 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
- 02/27/21 House: Second Conference substitute printed 21200807D-H3
- 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)
- 03/09/21 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ555ER)
- 03/31/21 House: Assigned Chapter 516 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/31/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0516)