---
type: "Bill"
title: "Polling place activities; reorganization of sections, technical amendments."
description: "Polling place activities; reorganization ofsections; technical amendments. Reorganizes sections relatedto polling place activities and makes related technical amendments.This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 442"
citation: "Virginia SB 442 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John S. Edwards"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-07"
last_action: "2020-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdf6d27e-9ee0-456b-861f-6042ccb46b83"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB442"
source_hash: "eda9f3f3e69fb21c70c661f176a1c354a2f6a3439e0b319d8d86318180cb5b3c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 442 (2020) — Polling place activities; reorganization of sections, technical amendments.

Polling place activities; reorganization ofsections; technical amendments. Reorganizes sections relatedto polling place activities and makes related technical amendments.This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0561)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0561)
2. **Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB442ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB442ER)
3. **Impact statement from DPB (SB442)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB442)

## Votes

- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 0-N) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John S. Edwards — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100021D `introduction`
- **2020-01-07** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-20** Impact statement from DPB (SB442)
- **2020-01-21** Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-23** Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- **2020-01-24** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2020-01-27** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-13** Placed on Calendar
- **2020-02-13** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-13** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-14** Assigned P & E sub: Gubernatorial Appointments `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-19** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-21** Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-26** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-26** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2020-02-26** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- **2020-03-03** Enrolled
- **2020-03-03** Impact statement from DPB (SB442ER)
- **2020-03-03** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-04** Signed by President
- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-03-31** Approved by Governor-Chapter 561 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cdf6d27e-9ee0-456b-861f-6042ccb46b83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).