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Bill	Voter identification; signed statement in lieu of required form of identification, penalty.	Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements; additional forms of identification accepted; signed statement in lieu of required form of identification; penalty. Removes the requirement that voters show a form of identification containing a photograph in order to be allowed to vote. The bill requires a voter to show either his voter registration confirmation documents; his valid Virginia driver's license, his valid United States passport, or any other identification issued by the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States; any valid student identification card issued by any institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth or any private school located in the Commonwealth; any valid student identification card issued by any institution of higher education located in any other state or territory of the United States; any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer's business; or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter. The bill also provides that the expiration date on a Virginia driver's license is not considered when determining the validity of a driver's license offered for voter identification purposes. A voter who does not show one of the required forms of identification when offering to vote is required to sign a statement that he is the named registered voter he claims to be in order to be permitted to cast a ballot. Such statement is signed subject to felony penalties for making false statements, punishable as a Class 5 felony. A voter who does not show one of the required forms of identification and does not complete or sign the statement shall be offered a provisional ballot according to the provisions of current law. The bill adds language regarding identification requirements for certain voters pursuant to the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002. This bill incorporates HB 190 and HB 878.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2020	HB 19	Virginia HB 19 (2020)	bill		enacted	Joseph C. Lindsey	5	50	10	2019-11-19	2020-04-10	openstates	ocd-bill/cc15a91d-0048-4fb4-938e-3ea1feaac336	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB19	a93461201bc51f7ca9874ccec9279f85e4500f265469a471501f4cb71cc1251c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 19 (2020) — Voter identification; signed statement in lieu of required form of identification, penalty.

Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements; additional forms of identification accepted; signed statement in lieu of required form of identification; penalty. Removes the requirement that voters show a form of identification containing a photograph in order to be allowed to vote. The bill requires a voter to show either his voter registration confirmation documents; his valid Virginia driver's license, his valid United States passport, or any other identification issued by the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States; any valid student identification card issued by any institution of higher education located in the Commonwealth or any private school located in the Commonwealth; any valid student identification card issued by any institution of higher education located in any other state or territory of the United States; any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer's business; or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter. The bill also provides that the expiration date on a Virginia driver's license is not considered when determining the validity of a driver's license offered for voter identification purposes. A voter who does not show one of the required forms of identification when offering to vote is required to sign a statement that he is the named registered voter he claims to be in order to be permitted to cast a ballot. Such statement is signed subject to felony penalties for making false statements, punishable as a Class 5 felony. A voter who does not show one of the required forms of identification and does not complete or sign the statement shall be offered a provisional ballot according to the provisions of current law. The bill adds language regarding identification requirements for certain voters pursuant to the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002. This bill incorporates HB 190 and HB 878.

Version chain

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

1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1064) (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB19ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Impact statement from DPB (HB19) (committee substitute) — source
4. Impact statement from VCSC (HB19H1) (committee substitute) — source
5. Impact statement from VCSC (HB19S1) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 94-N) — 1–93 (fail) · lower
• VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N) — 53–45 (pass) · lower
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N) — 5–1 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 8-N) — 14–8 (pass) · lower
• Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N) — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) — 21–19 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (10-Y 3-N 1-A) — 10–3 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: Passage (57-Y 43-N) — 56–43 (pass) · lower
• Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N) — 20–19 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Joseph C. Lindsey — primary (person)
• Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
• Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
• Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
• Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
• Suhas Subramanyam — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-11-19 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100460D introduction
• 2019-11-19 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections referral-committee
• 2020-01-13 Assigned P & E sub: Elections referral-committee
• 2020-01-23 Impact statement from DPB (HB19)
• 2020-02-04 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
• 2020-02-07 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 8-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-07 Committee substitute printed 20107618D-H1 substitution
• 2020-02-07 Incorporates HB190 (Levine)
• 2020-02-07 Incorporates HB878 (Sickles)
• 2020-02-09 Read first time reading-1
• 2020-02-10 Impact statement from VCSC (HB19H1)
• 2020-02-10 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-02-10 Committee substitute agreed to 20107618D-H1
• 2020-02-10 Pending question ordered
• 2020-02-10 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB19H1
• 2020-02-10 Impact statement from DPB (HB19H1)
• 2020-02-11 Read third time and passed House (57-Y 43-N) passage, reading-3
• 2020-02-11 VOTE: Passage (57-Y 43-N)
• 2020-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2020-02-12 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections referral-committee
• 2020-02-18 Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (10-Y 3-N 1-A) committee-passage
• 2020-02-18 Committee substitute printed 20108329D-S1 substitution
• 2020-02-20 Impact statement from VCSC (HB19S1)
• 2020-02-20 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-21 Passed by for the day
• 2020-02-24 Impact statement from DPB (HB19S1)
• 2020-02-24 Read third time reading-3
• 2020-02-24 Reading of substitute waived
• 2020-02-24 Committee substitute agreed to 20108329D-S1
• 2020-02-24 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB19S1
• 2020-02-24 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N) passage
• 2020-02-26 Placed on Calendar
• 2020-02-26 Senate substitute rejected by House 20108329D-S1 (1-Y 94-N)
• 2020-02-26 VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 94-N)
• 2020-02-28 Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-28 Senate requested conference committee
• 2020-03-02 House acceded to request
• 2020-03-02 Conferees appointed by House
• 2020-03-03 Conferees appointed by Senate
• 2020-03-05 Amended by conference committee
• 2020-03-05 Conference report agreed to by House (54-Y 45-N)
• 2020-03-05 VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N)
• 2020-03-07 Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N)
• 2020-03-18 Enrolled
• 2020-03-18 Signed by President
• 2020-03-19 Signed by Speaker
• 2020-03-20 Impact statement from DPB (HB19ER)
• 2020-03-20 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
• 2020-03-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 2020-04-10 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1064 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cc15a91d-0048-4fb4-938e-3ea1feaac336. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).