SB765
Incapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Incapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand the act of voting.
Provides that no person shall be deemed disqualified to vote due to lack of capacity for the purposes of Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia unless the court makes a specific finding by clear and convincing evidence that such person lacks the capacity to understand the act ... (More) of voting. The bill allows any person deemed disqualified to vote due to lack of capacity prior to July 1, 2025, to file a petition for a court to review such determination in accordance with the provisions of the bill. The bill also requires the report of a guardian ad litem in a guardianship or conservatorship to include whether the respondent lacks the capacity to understand the act of voting. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Disability Commission. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/16/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101178D
- 12/16/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services to Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (10-Y 2-N 3-A)
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 25104745D-S1
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB765)
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/07/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/18/2025 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
