Bipartisan Redistricting Commission; created. (SB626)

Introduced By

Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester) with support from co-patrons Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville), Sen. Ralph Northam (D-Norfolk), and Sen. Roscoe Reynolds (D-Martinsville)

Progress

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

Description

Bipartisan Redistricting Commission created.  Establishes a seven-member temporary commission to prepare redistricting plans in 2011 and each tenth year thereafter for the House of Delegates, state Senate, and congressional districts. Appointments to the Commission shall be made one each by the four majority and minority party leaders of the House and Senate and by the state chairmen of the two major political parties. Those six appointees shall appoint the seventh member and chairman of the Commission. If they cannot agree, they shall submit the names of the two persons receiving the most votes to the Supreme Court for the Court to select the chairman. The Commission will prepare plans and submit them as bills to the General Assembly. The General Assembly shall then proceed to act on the bills in the usual manner. The bill provides for Commission comments on plans as they change in the legislative process. It also spells out the standards and process to be followed by the Commission in preparing plans, including limitations on the use of political data and opportunities for public comment on the plans. Read the Bill »

Status

02/09/2010: Merged into SB173

History

DateAction
01/18/2010Presented and ordered printed 10103569D
01/18/2010Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/09/2010Incorporated by Privileges and Elections (SB173-Deeds) (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)

Comments

robert legge writes:

6 redistricting bills. Which ones are best?...oh I mean have the best chance at passage.