Virginia Interim Redistricting Commission; criteria for remedial redistricting plans. (SB846)

Introduced By

Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) with support from co-patron 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 (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
11/28/2016Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101054D
11/28/2016Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/18/2017Impact statement from DPB (SB846)
01/31/2017Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2017Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2017Read second time and engrossed
02/06/2017Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2017Placed on Calendar
02/08/2017Read first time
02/08/2017Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/08/2017Assigned P & E sub: Elections
02/14/2017Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (5-Y 2-N)
02/21/2017Left 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, 2 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.

Transcript

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



Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO A GROUP OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS THAT SHOULD BE IN THE GALLERY THIS MORNING. AND THEY -- THIS PARTICULAR GROUP THERE MAY BE OTHERS FROM AROUND THE STATE BUT THIS PARTICULAR GROUP IS FROM JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY. MR. PRESIDENT, ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE SENATOR FROM ROCKINGHAM I WOULD ASK YOU TO RECOGNIZE THIS GROUP.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR. WOULD MEMBERS FROM THE PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT FROM JMU PLEASE RISE. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PHYSICIANS THAT SERVE THE PUBLIC WORKING IN THE SENATE HERE. AND I GET A HARD TIME SO JUST BEAR [LAUGHTER] WITH US. A FEW FOLKS HAVING TO CLEAR THEIR THROAT OVER THERE. IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, WE HAVE TWO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS IN OUR PRACTICE IN NORFOLK AND THEY DO WONDERFUL WORK. AND THE PATIENTS LOVE THEM. WHEN A GREAT CAREER PATH IT IS AND IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US TO WORK TOGETHER AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF OUR PATIENTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. WE WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR TRAINING AT JMU AND YOUR ENDEAVORS AS YOU GET OUT THERE AND TAKE CARE OF SICK INDIVIDUALS ACROSS VIRGINIA. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US TODAY. I WOULD ASK THE MEMBERS TO JOIN ME IN OFFERING MEMBERS FROM THE VIRGINIA ASSISTANTS AND SOME OF THESE FOLKS THAT ARE CLEARING THEIR THROAT THEY MAY NEED TO SEE A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT. I ASK THE MEMBERS TO OFFER THE WARM WELCOME OF THE SENATE. [APPLAUSE]

Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon): THE SENATOR FROM SPOTSYLVANIA, SENATOR REEVES

Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania): I RISE FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE GENTLEMAN HAS THE FLOOR

Sen. Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania): MR. PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE BODY IN THE GAL I HAVE A GOOD FRIEND OF MY, JOSH GATA. HE IS AN OWNER OF A CHICK-FIL-A ON ROUTE 3. AND HE STARTED THAT AT 22, MR. PRESIDENT, WHICH I THINK IS PRETTY GOOD START A CAREER THAT EARLY ON. HE HAS THREE GIRLS, REESE, SYDNEY AND MAY. A GRADUATE OF CNU. A GOOD FRIEND SINCE I HAVE BEEN REPRESENTING HIM IN THE SENATE AND WE JUST ASK YOU TO GIVE HIM THE WARM WELCOME OF THE SENATE

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR. WOULD JOSH PLEASE RYDER. JOSH, WELCOME TO THE SENATE GALLERY. I THINK I HAVE BEEN IN YOUR CHICK-FIL-A AND HAVE AN OFFICE DOWN THE STREET FROM THE UNIVERSITY YOU GRADUATED FROM. WE LOOK FORWARD TO VISITING YOUR CHICK-FIL-A AND I HOPE YOU FEEL WELCOME AND VISIT US HERE IN THE SENATE AND ENJOY MR. JEFFERSON'S CAPITOL. I ASK THE MEMBERS TO JOIN ME IN OFFERING THE WARM WELCOME OF THE SENATE. [APPLAUSE] THE SENATOR FROM LYNCHBURG, SENATOR PEAKE