Elections administration; duties of Dept. of Elections, required election and voter participation.
Summary
Elections administration; duties of the Departmentof Elections; required election and voter participation informationon the Internet. Requires the Department of Elections to provide information for voters on its website, including (i) the role ofand contact information for the State Board of Elections, the Departmentof Elections, local electoral boards, and general registrars and(ii) information about absentee voting, polling hours, Virginia'svoter identification requirements and acceptable forms of identification,the casting of ballots, and a means for voters to find their pollingplace. The bill requires such website to allow a voter to reviewany information about himself that is kept in the statewide voterregistration database. The bill also requires that the Departmentprovide a version of its website in which all parts are translatedinto any language that is spoken by a language minority group, includingthat any page linked to a translated page also be translated.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 13, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 28, 2024
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 406 (effective 7/1/24)
Mar 7, 2024
Senate · Passed
Signed by President
Mar 5, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
Signed by Speaker
Mar 5, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB989ER)
Feb 28, 2024
Senate · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
Feb 27, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Feb 20, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Feb 20, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
Feb 14, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Feb 13, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
VOTE: Passage (88-Y 11-N)
Feb 13, 2024
House of Delegates · Passed
Read third time and passed House (88-Y 11-N)
Feb 12, 2024
House of Delegates · Amendment offered
Engrossed by House as amended HB989E
Feb 12, 2024
House of Delegates · Amendment adopted
Committee amendment agreed to
Feb 9, 2024
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
Feb 5, 2024
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
Feb 5, 2024
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Feb 2, 2024
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration
Jan 9, 2024
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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