General Assembly; vacancies, special elections. (HB1971)
Introduced By
Del. Joseph E. Preston (D-Petersburg)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Vacancies in the General Assembly; special elections. Requires at least two weeks between the issuance of a writ of an election to fill a vacancy in the General Assembly and the date of the special election to fill such vacancy. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/13/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102266D |
| 01/13/2015 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/20/2015 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
| 01/21/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1971) |
| 01/22/2015 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 01/23/2015 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/26/2015 | Read first time |
| 01/27/2015 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/28/2015 | Read third time and passed House (95-Y 2-N) |
| 01/28/2015 | VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2015 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House |
| 01/28/2015 | Passed House (97-Y 0-N) |
| 01/28/2015 | VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 01/29/2015 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 02/19/2015 | Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (9-Y 4-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |