Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission established. (SJ284)
Introduced By
Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester) with support from co-patron Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
Description
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Virginia Redistricting Commission. Establishes the Virginia Redistricting Commission to redraw congressional and General Assembly district boundaries after each decennial census. Appointments to the 13-member Commission are to be made in the census year as follows: two each by the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, the minority leader in each house, and the state chairman of each of the two political parties receiving the most votes in the prior gubernatorial election. The 12 partisan members then select the thirteenth member by a majority vote or, if they cannot agree on a selection, certify the two names receiving the most votes to the Supreme Court of Virginia, which names the thirteenth member. The Commission is directed to certify district plans for the General Assembly within one month of receipt of the new census data or by April 1 of the year following the census, whichever is later, and for the House of Representatives within three months of receipt of the census data or by June 1 of the year following the census, whichever is later. The standards to govern redistricting plans include the current constitutional standards on population equality, compactness, and contiguity and additional standards to minimize splits of localities and to prohibit consideration of incumbency and political data. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/14/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100750D |
01/14/2015 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/20/2015 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
01/20/2015 | Committee substitute printed 15104051D-S1 |
01/21/2015 | Incorporates SJ224 |
01/22/2015 | Reading waived (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/23/2015 | Read second time |
01/23/2015 | Reading of substitute waived |
01/23/2015 | Committee substitute agreed to 15104051D-S1 |
01/23/2015 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ284S1 |
01/26/2015 | Read third time and agreed to by Senate (27-Y 12-N) (see vote tally) |
01/30/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
01/30/2015 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/16/2015 | Assigned P & E sub: Elections |
02/24/2015 | Left in Privileges and Elections |