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type: "Bill"
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title: "General registrars; certification requirement, removal from office."
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description: "General registrars; certification requirement; removal from office. Provides for a certification program to be conducted by the State Board of Elections for the general registrars. The bill requires each general registrar to complete the certification program and receive his certification within the 12 months following initial appointment or any subsequent reappointment; failure to do so shall result in removal from office. The State Board is authorized to grant a waiver requested by a local electoral board to extend, on a case-by-case basis, the 12-month deadline. The State Board is required to develop a training curriculum for the certification program and standards for completing the program and maintaining certification, including required hours of annual training. No fees shall be charged to a general registrar for any required training as part of the certification program."
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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 1362"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1362 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Lashrecse D. Aird"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2020-01-08"
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last_action: "2020-04-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f646cdc-ccf7-4dd6-a1a6-f35bb315f594"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB1362"
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source_hash: "a2380cc86c9430a798f612386199177708f5a439528c1cbaade14de7f9598551"
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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 1362 (2020) — General registrars; certification requirement, removal from office.
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General registrars; certification requirement; removal from office. Provides for a certification program to be conducted by the State Board of Elections for the general registrars. The bill requires each general registrar to complete the certification program and receive his certification within the 12 months following initial appointment or any subsequent reappointment; failure to do so shall result in removal from office. The State Board is authorized to grant a waiver requested by a local electoral board to extend, on a case-by-case basis, the 12-month deadline. The State Board is required to develop a training curriculum for the certification program and standards for completing the program and maintaining certification, including required hours of annual training. No fees shall be charged to a general registrar for any required training as part of the certification program.
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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 (CHAP1148)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1148)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1362ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1362ER)
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3. **Engrossed by House as amended HB1362E** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1362E)
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4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB1362)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB1362)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 0-N) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (96-Y 3-N) — **95–3** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N) — **7–1** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (20-Y 2-N) — **20–2** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Lashrecse D. Aird — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102712D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-08** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-13** Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB1362)
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- **2020-01-27** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2020-01-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 1-N)
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- **2020-01-27** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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- **2020-01-31** Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (20-Y 2-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-31** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-31** Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-03** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-03** Reported from Appropriations (18-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-06** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-06** Committee amendments agreed to
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- **2020-02-06** Engrossed by House as amended HB1362E
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- **2020-02-06** Printed as engrossed 20102712D-E
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- **2020-02-07** Read third time and passed House (96-Y 3-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-07** VOTE: Passage (96-Y 3-N)
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- **2020-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB1362E)
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- **2020-02-10** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-10** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-18** Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-18** Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-25** Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-26** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-27** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-27** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2020-03-04** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-05** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-05** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-06** Impact statement from DPB (HB1362ER)
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- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
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- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 1148 (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/5f646cdc-ccf7-4dd6-a1a6-f35bb315f594`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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