Congressional districts; petition requirements for candidates for statewide offices. (HB1151)
Introduced By
Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Petition requirements for candidates for statewide offices. Provides that the petition requirement for statewide office candidates of 400 signatures from each congressional district may be met on the basis of the existing congressional districts if the new decennial congressional redistricting plan has not been enacted and approved for implementation under 5 of the Voting Rights Act before January 1 of the election year. The bill further provides that references to the usual June primary date in a petition will not be cause to invalidate the petition if the primary date is altered by law. This bill has an emergency clause. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/16/2012 | Committee |
01/16/2012 | Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 12103718D |
01/16/2012 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/23/2012 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee |
02/06/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1151) |
02/07/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2012 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/12/2012 | Read first time |
02/13/2012 | Read second time |
02/13/2012 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/13/2012 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1151E |
02/13/2012 | Printed as engrossed 12103718D-E |
02/14/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1151E) |
02/14/2012 | Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N) |
02/14/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/15/2012 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/28/2012 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/01/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/02/2012 | Read third time |
03/02/2012 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/08/2012 | Enrolled |
03/08/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1151ER) |
03/08/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
03/09/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1151ER) |
03/09/2012 | Signed by President |
04/09/2012 | Governor's recommendation received by House |
04/17/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
04/18/2012 | House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) |
04/18/2012 | VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/18/2012 | G Emergency clause deleted by Governor's recommendation |
04/18/2012 | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
04/18/2012 | G Governor's recommendation adopted |
04/18/2012 | Reenrolled |
04/18/2012 | Reenrolled bill text (HB1151ER2) |
04/18/2012 | Signed by Speaker as reenrolled |
04/18/2012 | Signed by President as reenrolled |
04/18/2012 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 791 (effective 1/1/13) |
04/18/2012 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0791) |