SB 21 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote (voter referendum).

Summary
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum);qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitledto vote. Provides for a referendum at the November 8, 2022, generalelection to approve or reject an amendment that would provide forthe fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth, revise the qualificationsof voters so that a person convicted of a felony is not entitledto vote during his period of incarceration but is automatically investedwith the right to vote upon release from incarceration, and updatethe existing prohibition on voting by persons found to be mentallyincompetent to instead apply to persons who have been found to lackthe capacity to understand the act of voting.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 22, 2021 Last action Mar 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2022

How they voted

23–17
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2022
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
2 Yea 17 Nay
89% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
1
Committee
8
Mar 1, 2022
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (6-Y 4-N)
Feb 28, 2022
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
Feb 22, 2022
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Feb 14, 2022
Senate · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
Feb 9, 2022
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (16-Y 0-N)
Jan 20, 2022
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Jan 20, 2022
Senate · Reported by committee
Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
Jan 18, 2022
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N)
Dec 22, 2021
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Dec 22, 2021
Senate · Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100350D
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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