2023 Priority Bills
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Cat | Number | Title | Patron | House | Senate | GA | Governor | updated |
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voting rights | SB 907 Support | Elections; protection of election officials, penalty.
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Enhances the protections afforded election officials and expands the criminal penalties for hindering or preventing an official from administering an election.
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Lionell Spruill |
Tabled
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Passed
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2/14/23 | ||
voting rights | SJ 223 Support | Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote (first reference).
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Amends the Virginia Constitution to restore voting rights to felons after they complete their sentences.
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Mamie Locke |
Tabled
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Passed
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2/17/23 | ||
voting rights | SB 794 Oppose | Voter identification; identification containing a photograph required.
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Requires presentation of a form of identification containing a photograph in order to vote. The bill repeals the provisions of law permitting a voter who does not have one of the required forms of identification to vote after signing a statement... Instead, the bill provides that such voter is entitled to cast a provisional ballot.
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Ryan McDougle (R-SD4) |
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PBI
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1/17/23 | ||
voting rights | SB 834 Oppose | Absentee voting; permanent absentee voter list repealed.
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Repeals the provisions of law by which any registered voter may apply to receive absentee ballots for all elections in which he is eligible to vote and remain on the absentee voter list until the voter requests in writing to be removed from the list, the voter's registration is canceled or placed on inactive status pursuant to law, or the voter moves to a different address not in the same county or city of his registration.
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Amanda Chase (R-SD11) |
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PBI
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1/17/23 | ||
voting rights | SB 878 Oppose | Voter registration; noncitizens of the United States, penalty.
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Provides that a person who is not a citizen of the United States is not entitled to register to vote and makes it a Class 6 felony for any person to intentionally procure, assist, or induce another to register to vote knowing that such person is not a United States citizen.
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Ryan McDougle (R-SD4) |
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PBI
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1/17/23 | ||
voting rights | SB 880 Oppose | Absentee voting; absentee voting in person available beginning seven days prior to any election.
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Limits the availability of absentee voting in person to the week beginning seven days before the election. Under current law, absentee voting in person is available beginning 45 days prior to the election.
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Ryan McDougle (R-SD4) |
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PBI
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1/17/23 | ||
voting rights | SB 884 Oppose | Elections; registration, absentee voting, and conduct of election.
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Repeals provisions of law permitting registration on election day; requires an excuse to vote absentee; removes the option to vote absentee in person; requires absentee ballots to either be accompanied by a copy of an approved form of identification or be notarized;
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Amanda Chase (R-SD11) |
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PBI
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1/31/23 | ||
voting rights | SB 900 Oppose | Voter identification; identification containing a photograph required.
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Requires presentation of a form of identification containing a photograph in order to vote. The bill repeals the provisions of law permitting a voter who does not have one of the required forms of identification to vote after signing a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. Instead, the bill provides that such voter is entitled to cast a provisional ballot.
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Ryan McDougle (R-SD4) |
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Left
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2/8/23 | ||
voting rights | SB 965 Oppose | Voter registration; verification of social security numbers, provisional registration status.
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Requires the general registrar to verify that the name, date of birth, and social security number provided by an applicant on the voter registration application match the information on file in the Social Security Administration database or other database approved by the State Board of Elections before registering such applicant. ...
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Mark J. Peake (R-SD) |
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PBI
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1/17/23 | ||
voting rights | SB 967 Oppose | Voter registration; registering in person up to and including the day of the election.
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Provides that only members of a uniformed service, as defined in relevant law, persons who are residing temporarily outside of the United States, and spouses or dependents of such members or persons are entitled to register to vote after the close of registration records in person up to and including the day of the election. ...
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Mark J. Peake (R-SD22) |
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PBI
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1/17/23 | ||
voting rights | SB 968 Oppose | Voter identification; identification containing a photograph required.
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Requires presentation of a form of identification containing a photograph in order to vote. The bill repeals the provisions of law permitting a voter who does not have one of the required forms of identification to vote after signing a statement, subject to felony penalties for false statements, that he is the named registered voter he claims to be. Instead, the bill provides that such voter is entitled to cast a provisional ballot.
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Mark Peake (R-SD22) |
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Incorp
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1/17/23 |
Note: The Rules Committees of both Chambers have limited the number of bills that individual members may introduce this Session: Senators have bill limits of 26, and Delegates have bill limits of 15.