Virginia House Bill 219 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-31 - Continued to 2021 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Voter registration; automatic voter registration. Voter registration; automatic voter registration. Provides for the automatic electronic transmission by the Department of Motor Vehicles to the Department of Elections of certain information for any individual who (i) is not registered to vote; (ii) is of sufficient age to register to vote; (iii) conducts a transaction with the Department of Motor Vehicles to apply for a new driver's license or special identification card or replace, renew, or update an existing driver's license or special identification card; and (iv) in the course of such transaction provides documentation demonstrating United States citizenship or answers affirmatively when asked if he is a United States citizen. Any such individual is given a printed registration notice that (a) states that the individual will be registered to vote based on the information provided and that the individual should decline registration if he does not meet eligibility requirements, (b) explains the eligibility requirements, and (c) provides instructions for how he may decline registration. The Department of Elections is required to transmit the information to the appropriate general registrar, along with any information indicating ineligibility. The Department of Elections is required to establish security requirements for transmission of information about potential registered voters and to report certain information regarding voter registration. The bill removes the requirement that the Department of Motor

Voter registration; automatic voter registration.

Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-31	House	Continued to 2021 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
2020-01-28	House	Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 by voice vote
2020-01-13	House	Assigned P & E sub: Elections
2019-12-27	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2019-12-27	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103478D

HB219 (Carry Over) 2020-01-31 - Continued to 2021 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	1016	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	410.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	411.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	411.3	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	412	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	413	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	418	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	418.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	428.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	653	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB219
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB219+hil