SB 555 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Voting; restrictions on the basis of race.

Summary

Voting restrictions on the basis of race. Repeals several Acts of Assembly that implemented and enforced a state poll tax and provided for separate registration records on the basis of race. This bill is identical to HB 1086.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Feb 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Jan 7, 2020 Signed Mar 18, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 26, 2020

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Feb 3, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 18, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 377 (effective 7/1/20)

Feb 26, 2020

House of Delegates · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

Feb 21, 2020

House of Delegates · Reported by committee

Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 0-N)

Feb 18, 2020

House of Delegates · Reported by committee

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)

Feb 14, 2020

House of Delegates · Referred to committee

Assigned P & E sub: Elections

Feb 13, 2020

House of Delegates · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Feb 3, 2020

Senate · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Jan 28, 2020

Senate · Reported by committee

Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)

Jan 7, 2020

Senate · Referred to committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Jan 7, 2020

Senate · Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102509D

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors