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type: "Bill"
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title: "Absentee voting; postage prepaid on return envelope."
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description: "Absentee voting; postage prepaid on return envelope. Requires the envelope provided to an absentee voter for the return of the absentee ballot to include prepaid postage. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2021 Session of the General Assembly."
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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 220"
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citation: "Virginia HB 220 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Paul E. Krizek"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 12
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first_action: "2019-12-27"
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last_action: "2020-04-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff8201f4-6d39-4184-92bc-c83ce358ff73"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB220"
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source_hash: "2c3fdd1d6668f68aacbe92dbd089ac421046b61a2c849a13678c1360606d96c4"
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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 220 (2020) — Absentee voting; postage prepaid on return envelope.
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Absentee voting; postage prepaid on return envelope. Requires the envelope provided to an absentee voter for the return of the absentee ballot to include prepaid postage. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2021 Session of the General Assembly.
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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 (CHAP1155)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1155)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB220ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB220ER)
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3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB220)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB220)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (11-Y 3-N) — **11–3** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (60-Y 38-N) — **59–38** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate with amendment (25-Y 15-N) — **25–15** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N) — **7–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Appropriations (16-Y 6-N) — **16–6** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: REJECTED (5-Y 92-N) — **5–91** (fail) · lower
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections (17-Y 5-N) — **17–5** (pass) · lower
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 13-N) — **24–13** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Agree to (58-Y 33-N) — **57–33** (pass) · lower
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- Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Paul E. Krizek — primary (person)
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- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Clinton L. Jenkins — cosponsor (person)
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- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
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- Danica A. Roem — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Hala S. Ayala — cosponsor (person)
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- Ibraheem S. Samirah — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeffrey M. Bourne — cosponsor (person)
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- Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
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- Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark H. Levine — cosponsor (person)
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- Martha M. Mugler — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
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- Suhas Subramanyam — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-12-27** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100609D `introduction`
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- **2019-12-27** 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 (HB220)
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- **2020-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-01-21** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
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- **2020-01-24** Reported from Privileges and Elections (17-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-24** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-24** Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government `referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-30** Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (HB220)
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- **2020-01-31** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
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- **2020-01-31** Reported from Appropriations (16-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2020-02-05** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-06** Read third time and passed House (60-Y 38-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-06** VOTE: Passage (60-Y 38-N)
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- **2020-02-07** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2020-02-07** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-18** Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (11-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-21** Passed by for the day
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- **2020-02-24** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-24** Reading of amendment waived
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- **2020-02-24** Committee amendment agreed to
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- **2020-02-24** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2020-02-24** Passed Senate with amendment (25-Y 15-N) `passage`
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- **2020-02-26** Placed on Calendar
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- **2020-02-26** Senate amendment rejected by House (5-Y 92-N)
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- **2020-02-26** VOTE: REJECTED (5-Y 92-N)
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- **2020-02-28** Senate insisted on amendment (38-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-28** Senate requested conference committee
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- **2020-03-02** House acceded to request
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- **2020-03-02** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2020-03-03** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2020-03-04** Amended by conference committee
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- **2020-03-04** Conference report agreed to by House (58-Y 33-N)
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- **2020-03-04** VOTE: Agree to (58-Y 33-N)
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- **2020-03-07** Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 13-N)
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- **2020-03-18** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-18** Signed by President
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- **2020-03-19** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-20** Impact statement from DPB (HB220ER)
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- **2020-03-20** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2020
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- **2020-03-20** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
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- **2020-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 1155 (effective - see bill) `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/ff8201f4-6d39-4184-92bc-c83ce358ff73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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