Constitutional offices; provides special election to fill vacancy therein in certain localities. (HB1771)

Introduced By

Del. Albert Pollard (D-Lively) with support from co-patron Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Elections; vacancies in constitutional offices. Provides that the special election to fill a vacancy in a constitutional office (clerk of the circuit court, attorney for the Commonwealth, sheriff, commissioner of the revenue, and treasurer) in localities with a population of 15,000 or less shall be scheduled to be held at the next November general election rather than on a more promptly scheduled special election date. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/08/2009Committee
01/08/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098502690
01/08/2009Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/14/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB1771)
01/15/2009Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
01/26/2009Subcommittee recommends reporting
01/30/2009Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2009Read first time
02/03/2009Read second time and engrossed
02/04/2009Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N)
02/04/2009VOTE: --- PASSAGE (96-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/05/2009Constitutional reading dispensed
02/05/2009Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/17/2009Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2009Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2009Read third time
02/20/2009Reading of amendments waived
02/20/2009Committee amendments agreed to
02/20/2009Emergency clause added
02/20/2009Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2009Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/20/2009Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2009Passed by for the day
02/23/2009Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/23/2009Read third time
02/23/2009Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2009Placed on Calendar
02/25/2009Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
02/25/2009VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/04/2009Enrolled
03/04/2009Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1771ER)
03/04/2009Impact statement from DPB (HB1771ER)
03/05/2009Signed by President
03/06/2009Signed by Speaker
03/16/2009G Approved by Governor-Chapter 157 (effective 3/16/09)
03/16/2009G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0157)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 35 seconds.