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type: "Bill"
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title: "Voter registration by mail; certain first-time voters permitted to vote by absentee ballot."
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description: "Voter registration by mail; certain first-time voters permitted to vote by absentee ballot. Adds to the list of exceptions to the requirement that first-time voters who registered to vote by mail must vote in person those voters who are entitled under current law to vote by absentee ballot because they are confined while awaiting trial or for having been convicted of a misdemeanor. This bill incorporates HB 185."
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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 872"
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citation: "Virginia HB 872 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey M. Bourne"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-01-07"
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last_action: "2020-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5351438e-6646-4fcd-b1ba-d26b1e53a634"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB872"
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source_hash: "57986437b91e848ebfda2e24182359dcb05cb954b6d8e8c81c54b84955b05821"
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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 872 (2020) — Voter registration by mail; certain first-time voters permitted to vote by absentee ballot.
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Voter registration by mail; certain first-time voters permitted to vote by absentee ballot. Adds to the list of exceptions to the requirement that first-time voters who registered to vote by mail must vote in person those voters who are entitled under current law to vote by absentee ballot because they are confined while awaiting trial or for having been convicted of a misdemeanor. This bill incorporates HB 185.
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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 (CHAP0718)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0718)
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2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB872ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB872ER)
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3. **Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB872H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB872H1)
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4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB872)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB872)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N) — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N) — **13–9** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-N) — **54–44** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N) — **4–2** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (20-Y 17-N) — **20–17** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jeffrey M. Bourne — primary (person)
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- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
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- Lamont Bagby — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101730D `introduction`
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- **2020-01-07** 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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- **2020-01-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB872)
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- **2020-01-28** Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
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- **2020-01-31** Committee substitute printed 20107265D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2020-01-31** Incorporates HB185 (Simon)
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- **2020-01-31** Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-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 `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-05** Committee substitute agreed to 20107265D-H1
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- **2020-02-05** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB872H1
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- **2020-02-06** Impact statement from DPB (HB872H1)
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- **2020-02-06** Read third time and passed House (55-Y 44-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-02-06** VOTE: Passage (55-Y 44-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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- **2020-02-25** Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2020-02-28** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2020-02-28** Passed Senate (20-Y 17-N) `passage`
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- **2020-03-05** Enrolled
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- **2020-03-06** Impact statement from DPB (HB872ER)
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- **2020-03-06** Signed by Speaker
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- **2020-03-06** Signed by President
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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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- **2020-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 718 (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/5351438e-6646-4fcd-b1ba-d26b1e53a634`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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