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| Bill | Absentee voting; extends deadline for applying for an absentee ballot to cast other than in person. | Absentee voting; deadline for applying for an absentee ballot to cast other than in person. Adjusts the deadline for a voter to apply for an absentee ballot that is to be cast by mail from the seventh day prior to the election to the eleventh day prior to the election. The bill also adjusts the deadline for applications for multiple elections for uniformed and overseas voters and for emergency applications and absentee ballots for persons incapacitated or hospitalized. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2020 | HB 239 | Virginia HB 239 (2020) |
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Virginia HB 239 (2020) — Absentee voting; extends deadline for applying for an absentee ballot to cast other than in person.
Absentee voting; deadline for applying for an absentee ballot to cast other than in person. Adjusts the deadline for a voter to apply for an absentee ballot that is to be cast by mail from the seventh day prior to the election to the eleventh day prior to the election. The bill also adjusts the deadline for applications for multiple elections for uniformed and overseas voters and for emergency applications and absentee ballots for persons incapacitated or hospitalized.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0289) (committee substitute) — source
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB239ER) (committee substitute) — source
- Impact statement from DPB (HB239) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N) — 36–0 (pass) · upper
- VOTE: (100-Y 0-N) — 99–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 1-N) — 13–1 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — 6–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Mark D. Sickles — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-12-30 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101270D
introduction - 2019-12-30 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
referral-committee - 2020-01-14 Assigned P & E sub: Elections
referral-committee - 2020-01-20 Impact statement from DPB (HB239)
- 2020-01-21 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 2020-01-24 Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2020-01-28 Read first time
reading-1 - 2020-01-29 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2020-01-30 Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2020-01-30 VOTE: (100-Y 0-N)
- 2020-01-31 Constitutional reading dispensed
- 2020-01-31 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
referral-committee - 2020-02-18 Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 1-N)
committee-passage - 2020-02-20 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 2020-02-21 Read third time
reading-3 - 2020-02-21 Passed Senate (36-Y 0-N)
passage - 2020-02-26 Enrolled
- 2020-02-26 Impact statement from DPB (HB239ER)
- 2020-02-27 Signed by Speaker
- 2020-02-27 Signed by President
- 2020-03-05 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2020
- 2020-03-05 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 12, 2020
- 2020-03-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 289 (effective 7/1/20)
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3be94ab0-2963-470b-bbab-2831e7f40ab4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).