Virginia Interim Redistricting Commission; criteria for remedial redistricting plans. (SB31)

Introduced By

Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) with support from co-patrons Del. Steve Heretick (D-Portsmouth), and Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church)

Progress

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

Description

Virginia Interim Redistricting Commission; criteria for remedial redistricting plans. Provides for the establishment of the Virginia Interim Redistricting Commission when any congressional or state legislative district drawn as required by Article II, Section 6 of the Constitution of Virginia is declared unlawful or unconstitutional, in whole or in part, by order of any state or federal court. The Commission is tasked with determining and submitting to the General Assembly and the Governor a redistricting plan remedying such unlawful or unconstitutional district. The bill also provides criteria by which the Commission is to draw remedial districts. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
12/14/2015Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101640D
12/14/2015Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/26/2016Impact statement from DPB (SB31)
01/26/2016Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
01/28/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/29/2016Read second time and engrossed
02/01/2016Read third time and passed Senate (32-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2016Placed on Calendar
02/03/2016Read first time
02/03/2016Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/08/2016Assigned P & E sub: Elections
02/23/2016Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
03/08/2016Left in Privileges and Elections

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 1 minute.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

PROVIDES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VIRGINIA INTERIM RE DISTRICTING COMMISSION WITH ANY LEGISLATION DRAWN AS REQUIRED BY ARTICLE 2 SECTION SIX IS DECLARED UNLAWFUL UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY ORDER OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT. THE COMMISSION IS TASKED WITH DETERMINING AND SUBMITTING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE GOVERNOR A REDISTRICTING PLAN REMEDYING SUCH UNLAWFUL OR UNCONSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT. THE BILL ALSO PROVIDES CRITERIA BY WHICH THE COMMISSION IS TO DRAW REMEDIAL DISTRICTS. AGAIN, I MOVE THAT THE BILL PASS, MR. PRESIDENT

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL SENATE BILL 31 PASS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILLE S AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CH ANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 32, NOS 7 AYES 32, NOS 7. THE BILL PASSES. SENATE BILL 59, A BILL. RELATING TO STANDARDS AND CRITERIA FOR CONGRESSIONAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS. SENATOR HOW WELL I MOVE THAT THE BILL PASS AND SPEAKING TO THE BILL

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB303.

Comments

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