SB490: Senate Districts; technical adjustment in boundaries.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 24.2 a section numbered 24.2-303.4 as follows:
§ 24.2-303.4. Senate districts.
Subject to the provisions of subsections A, B, and C of § 24.2-303.3, the following Senate districts shall be comprised as follows:
Fifteenth. All of Charlotte, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, and Nottoway Counties; part of Brunswick County comprised of the Alberta (301), Danieltown (302), Elmore (303), King's Store (402), Seymour (304), Sturgeon (401), and Tillman (102) Precincts and parts of the Brodnax (101), Dromgoole (201), and Rock Store (103) Precincts; part of Campbell County comprised of the Brookneal (701), Gladys (702), Morris Church (703), and Three Forks (401) Precincts; part of Dinwiddie County comprised of the Cherry Hill (403), Dinwiddie (401), Little Zion (402), McKenney (502), Reams (301), Rocky Run (503), and White Oak (102) Precincts and parts of the Church Road (103), Courthouse (501), and New Hope (302) Precincts; part of Halifax County comprised of the Black Walnut (601), Center (403), Clays Mill (201), Clover (203), Crossroads (202), Dan River (502), Hyco (701), Midway (702), Scottsburg (503), and Virgilina (703) Precincts; part of Pittsylvania County comprised of the Bearskin (602), Callands (201), Dry Fork (607), Hurt (501), Motley Sycamore (502), Mt. Cross (705), Mt. Hermon (704), Sandy Level (204), Stony Mill (603), Swansonville (604), Tunstall (106), Twin Springs (103), West Blairs (108), and Whitmell (605) Precincts and parts of the Bachelors Hall (702), Central (301), Climax (206), East Blairs (307), East Gretna (309), Gretna (207), Keeling (402), Kentuck (404), Renan (503), Riceville (305), and Ringgold (405) Precincts; part of Prince George County comprised of the Blackwater (202), Bland (201), Brandon (203), Harrison (105), Richard Bland (101), and Templeton (102) Precincts; and part of the City of Danville comprised of the Ward Sixteen (016) and Ward Seventeen (017) Precincts.
Sixteenth. All of the Cities of Hopewell and Petersburg; part of Chesterfield County comprised of the Bellwood (101), Carver (112), Drewry's Bluff (105), Dutch Gap (110), Elizabeth Scott (109), Enon (103), Ettrick (301), Harrowgate (106), and Matoaca (303) Precincts; part of Dinwiddie County comprised of the Chesdin (202), Edgehill (201), and Rohoic (101) Precincts and parts of the Church Road (103), Courthouse (501), and New Hope (302) Precincts; part of Prince George County comprised of the Courts Bldg (204), Jefferson Park (205), Rives (104), and Union Branch (103) Precincts; and part of the City of Richmond comprised of the 509 (509), 510 (510), 609 (609), 610 (610), 701 (701), 702 (702), 703 (703), 705 (705), 706 (706), 707 (707), 802 (802), 806 (806), 810 (810), 811 (811), 812 (812), 814 (814), and 902 (902) Precincts.
Eighteenth. All of Greensville and Sussex Counties; all of the City of Emporia; part of Brunswick County comprised of the Edgerton (202), Fitzhugh (203), and Lawrenceville (501) Precincts and parts of the Broadnax (101), Dromgoole (201), and Rock Store (103) Precincts; part of Isle of Wight County comprised of the Camps Mill (502), Courthouse (401), Orbit (403), Pons (302), and Raynor (505) Precincts and part of the Windsor (402) Precinct; part of Southampton County comprised of the Blackwater River (701), Boykins (201), Branchville (202), Capron (301), Courtland (601), Drewryville (401), Forks-Of-The-River (502), Meherrin (203), Newsoms (702), and Sebrell (302) Precincts; part of Surry County comprised of the Carsley (401), Claremont (501), Dendron (301), Spring Grove (502), Surry (101), and Wall's Bridge (302) Precincts and part of the Bacon's Castle (201) Precinct; part of the City of Chesapeake comprised of the Nansemond (044) and Taylor Road (035) Precincts and part of the Silverwood (027) Precinct; part of the City of Franklin comprised of the Precinct 3-1 (301), Precinct 4-1 (401), Precinct 5-1 (501), and Precinct 6-1 (601) Precincts; part of the City of Portsmouth comprised of the One (001), Five (005), Seven (007), Nine (009), Ten (010), Eleven (011), Thirteen (013), Fourteen (014), Sixteen (016), Seventeen (017), Nineteen (019), Twenty (020), Twenty-One (021), Twenty-Two (022), Twenty-Three (023), Twenty-Four (024), Twenty-Five (025), Twenty-Six (026), Twenty-Seven (027), Twenty-Eight (028), Thirty-One (031), Thirty-Four (034), Thirty-Five (035), and Thirty-Six (036) Precincts and part of the Thirty-Eight (038) Precinct; and part of the City of Suffolk comprised of the Bennetts Creek (104), Chuckatuck (202), Hollywood (701), John F. Kennedy (302), Nansemond River (703), Olde Towne (602), Southside (403), White Marsh (301), and Yeates (705) Precincts and parts of the Elephants Fork/Westhaven (603) and King's Fork (203) Precincts.
Twentieth. All of Henry and Patrick Counties; all of the Cities of Galax and Martinsville; part of Carroll County comprised of the Fancy Gap (404), Gladesboro (203), Hillsville D (401), Lambsburg (103), Laurel Fork (202), Mount Bethel (101), Oakland A (104), Oakland D (403), and St. Paul (102) Precincts and parts of the Hillsville B (201) and Woodlawn D (402) Precincts; part of Franklin County comprised of the Dickinson (304), Fork Mountain (302), Snow Creek (301), and Sontag (303) Precincts and parts of the Glade Hill (201), Henry (401), Hodgesville (203), Penhook (202), Rocky Mount East (701), Rocky Mount South (703), Rocky Mount West (702), and Waidsboro (501) Precincts; part of Halifax County comprised of the Childrey (101), Courthouse (401), Liberty (102), Meadville (302), Mt. Carmel (603), Republican Grove (103), Sinai (305), South Boston East (801), South Boston West (802), Union (605), and Vernon Hill (304) Precincts; part of Pittsylvania County comprised of the Brosville (606), Chatham (105), Ferry Road (703), and Mt. Airy (308) Precincts and parts of the Bachelors Hall (702), Central (301), Climax (206), East Blairs (307), East Gretna (309), Gretna (207), Keeling (402), Kentuck (404), Renan (503), Riceville (305), and Ringgold (405) Precincts; and part of the City of Danville comprised of the Ward One (001), Ward Two (002), Ward Three (003), Ward Four (004), Ward Five (005), Ward Six (006), Ward Seven (007), Ward Eight (008), Ward Nine (009), Ward Ten (010), Ward Eleven (011), Ward Twelve (012), Ward Thirteen (013), Ward Fourteen (014), and Ward Fifteen (015) Precincts.
2. That the first enactment changes the assignment of certain census blocks to Senate districts as follows:
In Brunswick County, blocks 510259302031057, 510259302031060, 510259302031061, 510259302031062, 510259302031063, 510259302031064, 510259302031065, 510259302031068, 510259302031069, 510259302031188, and 510259302031192 are reassigned from District 15 to District 18 and blocks 510259303004114, 510259303004115, 510259303004117, 510259303004118, 510259303004119, 510259303004125, 510259303004126, 510259303004127, 510259303004128, 510259303004129, 510259303004130, 510259303004131, 510259303004139, 510259303004140, 510259303004141, 510259303004142, 510259303004143, 510259303004144, 510259303004145, 510259303004146, 510259303004149, 510259303004150, 510259303004154, 510259303004155, 510259303004156, 510259303004157, 510259303004158, 510259303004159, 510259303004160, 510259303004161, 510259303004162, 510259303004211, and 510259303004215 are reassigned from District 18 to District 15.
In Dinwiddie County, blocks 510538402002009, 510538402002011, 510538402002012, 510538402002013, 510538402002014, 510538402002016, 510538402002017, 510538402002020, 510538402002021, 510538402002022, 510538402002024, 510538402002026, 510538402002027, 510538402002028, 510538402002059, 510538402002122, 510538402002123, 510538402002124, 510538402002125, 510538402002126, 510538402002127, 510538402002128, 510538402002129, 510538402002130, 510538402002131, 510538402002132, 510538405001106, 510538405001107, 510538405001108, 510538405001109, and 510538405001116 are reassigned from District 15 to District 16.
In Halifax County, blocks 510839303021003, 510839303021004, and 510839303021005 are reassigned from District 15 to District 20 and blocks 510839303012002, 510839303012004, 510839303012005, 510839303012006, 510839303012007, 510839303012008, 510839303012009, 510839303012010, 510839303012011, 510839303012019, 510839303012020, 510839303012021, 510839303012022, 510839303012023, 510839303012024, 510839303012025, 510839303012026, 510839303012027, 510839303012028, 510839303012029, 510839303012030, 510839303012031, 510839303012032, 510839303012033, 510839303012034, 510839303012035, 510839303012036, 510839303012037, 510839303012038, 510839303012039, 510839303012040, 510839303012041, 510839303012042, 510839303012043, 510839303012044, 510839303012045, 510839303012046, 510839303012047, 510839303012048, 510839303012060, 510839303012061, 510839303012062, 510839303012068, 510839303012307, 510839303012308, 510839303012309, 510839303021002, 510839303021009, 510839303021011, 510839305002023, 510839305002055, 510839306002069, 510839306002071, 510839306002072, 510839306002073, 510839306002083, and 510839306002084 are transferred from District 20 to District 15.