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type: "Bill"
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title: "Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot."
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description: "Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot. Provides that any absentee ballot that is returned to the general registrar after the closing of the polls on election day but before noon on the third day after the election and postmarked on or before the date of the election shall be counted if the voter is found entitled to vote. This bill contains technical amendments and is identical to SB 455."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "HB 238"
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citation: "Virginia HB 238 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Mark D. Sickles"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2019-12-30"
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last_action: "2020-03-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b73ed26-b611-40d5-bfb0-ca760179c611"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB238"
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source_hash: "0c6379e8a6c2d8ba89b524c6367966e8442678b99b930e48830f5159b0e70779"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 238 (2020) — Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot.
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Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot. Provides that any absentee ballot that is returned to the general registrar after the closing of the polls on election day but before noon on the third day after the election and postmarked on or before the date of the election shall be counted if the voter is found entitled to vote. This bill contains technical amendments and is identical to SB 455.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0288)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0288)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB238ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB238ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB238)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB238)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N 1-A) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (35-Y 0-N) — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Mark D. Sickles — primary (person)
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- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-12-30** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101272D `introduction`
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- **2019-12-30** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-13** Assigned P & E sub: Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-20** Impact statement from DPB (HB238)
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- **2020-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-24** Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-28** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-01-29** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-01-30** Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-01-30** VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-31** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-01-31** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-18** Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-21** Passed Senate (35-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-26** Enrolled
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- **2020-02-26** Impact statement from DPB (HB238ER)
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- **2020-02-27** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-02-27** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-05** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
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- **2020-03-05** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
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- **2020-03-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 288 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b73ed26-b611-40d5-bfb0-ca760179c611`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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