republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2020/hb-240.md

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Bill	Absentee voting; annual applications for eligible absentee voters.	Absentee voting; annual applications for eligibleabsentee voters. Provides that any person who is eligible foran absentee ballot pursuant to law and who is likely to remain soeligible for the remainder of the calendar year shall be eligibleto file a special annual application to receive ballots for all electionsin which he is eligible to vote in that calendar year. This applicationrequires a statement signed by the voter that he is eligible foran absentee ballot pursuant to law and is likely to remain so eligiblefor the remainder of the calendar year. Under current law, such a special annual application is available to persons who are eligibleto vote absentee due to a disability or illness and are likely toremain eligible to vote absentee due to such disability or illness.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2020	HB 240	Virginia HB 240 (2020)	bill		enacted	Mark D. Sickles	3	24	6	2019-12-30	2020-04-11	openstates	ocd-bill/0f230b44-3b1a-4d8d-86a3-b4147f057126	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB240	605286295763b7ee51ffd91dd4f1727a6f1fc31e5e38e4055e01f7e5726f2d2d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 240 (2020) — Absentee voting; annual applications for eligible absentee voters.

Absentee voting; annual applications for eligibleabsentee voters. Provides that any person who is eligible foran absentee ballot pursuant to law and who is likely to remain soeligible for the remainder of the calendar year shall be eligibleto file a special annual application to receive ballots for all electionsin which he is eligible to vote in that calendar year. This applicationrequires a statement signed by the voter that he is eligible foran absentee ballot pursuant to law and is likely to remain so eligiblefor the remainder of the calendar year. Under current law, such a special annual application is available to persons who are eligibleto vote absentee due to a disability or illness and are likely toremain eligible to vote absentee due to such disability or illness.

Version chain

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

1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1156) (committee substitute) — source
2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB240ER) (committee substitute) — source
3. Impact statement from DPB (HB240) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N) — 8–6 (pass) · upper
• Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — 6–0 (pass) · lower
• Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
• Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) — 21–19 (pass) · upper
• Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• VOTE: (100-Y 0-N) — 99–0 (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 20101466D 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 (HB240)
• 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 (8-Y 6-N) committee-passage
• 2020-02-20 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 2020-02-21 Passed by for the day
• 2020-02-24 Read third time reading-3
• 2020-02-24 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N) passage
• 2020-02-27 Enrolled
• 2020-02-27 Impact statement from DPB (HB240ER)
• 2020-02-27 Signed by Speaker
• 2020-02-27 Signed by President
• 2020-03-06 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020
• 2020-03-06 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 2020-04-11 Approved by Governor-Chapter 1156 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0f230b44-3b1a-4d8d-86a3-b4147f057126. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).