Candidate petitions for primaries and general elections; requirements for petition circulators. (HB1133)

Introduced By

Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg)

Progress

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

Description

Primary elections; presidential primaries.  Provides that the political party will determine the rules governing participation in and access to the primary ballot. If a petition requirement is adopted by the party, the signature requirement cannot be greater than the law requires for independent candidates or non-party groups. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2012Committee
01/12/2012Presented and ordered printed 12103364D
01/12/2012Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/17/2012Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee
01/24/2012Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 2-N)
01/27/2012Impact statement from DPB (HB1133)
01/27/2012Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2012Committee substitute printed 12104832D-H1
01/30/2012Impact statement from DPB (HB1133H1)
01/30/2012Read first time
01/31/2012Read second time
01/31/2012Committee substitute agreed to 12104832D-H1
01/31/2012Emergency clause added
01/31/2012Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1133H1
02/01/2012Passed by for the day
02/02/2012Passed by for the day
02/03/2012Passed by for the day
02/06/2012Passed by for the day
02/07/2012Read third time and passed House (80-Y 18-N)
02/07/2012VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (80-Y 18-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2012Constitutional reading dispensed
02/08/2012Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/15/2012Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
02/21/2012Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
02/23/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2012Read third time
02/24/2012Passed Senate (37-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/28/2012Impact statement from DPB (HB1133H1)
03/01/2012Enrolled
03/01/2012Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1133ER)
03/01/2012Signed by Speaker
03/03/2012Signed by President
03/05/2012Impact statement from DPB (HB1133ER)
03/09/2012Impact statement from DPB (HB1133ER)
04/04/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 538 (effective 4/4/12)
04/04/2012G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0538)

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 2 minutes.