Summary: Voter registration; verification of social security numbers; provisional registration status. Requires the general registrars 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 (State Board) before registering such applicant. If the information provided by the applicant does not match the information in such a database, the applicant (i) is provisionally registered to vote and notified as to what steps are needed to be fully registered to vote and (ii) is permitted to vote by provisional ballot, but such ballot shall not be counted until the voter presents certain information. The bill also requires the general registrars to verify annually no later than August 1 that the name, date of birth, and social security number in the registration record of each registered voter in the registrar's jurisdiction match the information on file with the Social Security Administration or other database approved by the State Board and, in accordance with current law, to initiate the cancellation of the registration of any voter whose registration record information does not match the database information. The State Board is authorized to approve the use of any government database to the extent required to enable each general registrar to carry out the provisions of this measure and to promulgate rules for the use of such database. The Department of Elections is required to provide to the general registrars access to the Social Security Administration database and any other database approved by the State Board. The Department of Elections is further required to enter into any agreement with any federal or state agency to facilitate such access. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021.

Summary: Virginia Public Procurement Act; statute oflimitations on actions on construction contracts; statute of limitationson actions on performance bonds. Provides that no action maybe brought by a public body on any construction contract, includingconstruction management and design-build contracts, unless such actionis brought within five years after substantial completion of thework on the project and that no action may be brought by a publicbody on a warranty or guarantee in such construction contract morethan one year from the breach of that warranty, but in no event morethan one year after the expiration of such warranty or guarantee.The bill also limits the time frame during which a public body, otherthan the Department of Transportation, may bring an action againsta surety on a performance bond to within one year after substantialcompletion of the work on the project. Current law allows a publicbody, other than the Department of Transportation, to bring suchan action within one year after (i) completion of the contract, includingthe expiration of all warranties and guarantees, or (ii) discoveryof the defect or breach of warranty that gave rise to the action.