Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HJ 23 — Voter records/election results; Dept. of Elections to study use of blockchain technology to protect.

Last action — Left in Appropriations

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Study; Department of Elections; use of blockchain technology to protect voter records and election results; report.Requests the Department of Elections to conduct a study to (i) determinethe kinds of blockchain technology that could be used to secure voterrecords and election results, (ii) determine the costs and benefitsof using such technology as compared to traditional registrationand election security measures, and (iii) make recommendations on whether and how to implement blockchain technology in practices affectingthe security of voter records and election results.

Bill Text

  • HJ23 View text Current html December 27, 2019

Action History

  1. Left in Appropriations

  2. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  3. Reported from Rules (17-Y 0-N)

  4. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

  5. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)

  6. Assigned Rules sub: Studies

  7. Referred to Committee on Rules

  8. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102047D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (144)

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Votes

Reported from Rules (17-Y 0-N)

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17001
Total 17001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Alfonso H. Lopez — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Cox, M. Kirkland — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Filler-Corn, Eileen — Yea
Gilbert, C. Todd — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Yea
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Mullin, Michael P. — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Not Voting
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Yea

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Subjects

elections technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does HJ 23 do?
Study; Department of Elections; use of blockchain technology to protect voter records and election results; report.Requests the Department of Elections to conduct a study to (i) determinethe kinds of blockchain technology that could be used to secure voterrecords and election results, (ii) determine the costs and benefitsof using such technology as compared to traditional registrationand election security measures, and (iii) make recommendations on whether and how to implement blockchain technology in practices affectingthe security of voter records and election results.
Who sponsors HJ 23?
HJ 23 is sponsored by Kimberly Pope Adams, Samirah, Ibraheem S., Gooditis, Wendy W., and Ayala, Hala S..
What is the current status of HJ 23?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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