Local electoral boards and general registrars; removal from office by circuit court, etc. (HB2034)
Introduced By
Del. John McGuire (R-Glen Allen) with support from co-patrons Del. Margaret Ransone (R-Kinsale), and Del. Tony Wilt (R-Harrisonburg)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✗ |
Signed by Governor |
✗ |
Became Law |
Description
General registrars; petition for removal. Provides for the removal of a general registrar by the circuit court upon a petition signed by a majority of members of the local electoral board. Currently, a local electoral board may remove a general registrar with a majority vote. The bill requires the Virginia Division of Risk Management to assign counsel to the defense of any member of a local electoral board or general registrar subject to a petition for removal, upon that member's or registrar's application. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2019 | Committee |
| 01/07/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100419D |
| 01/07/2019 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 01/12/2019 | Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 01/16/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2034) |
| 01/17/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N) |
| 01/25/2019 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 10-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/25/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19105130D-H1 |
| 01/29/2019 | Read first time |
| 01/30/2019 | Passed by for the day |
| 01/31/2019 | Read second time |
| 01/31/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19105130D-H1 |
| 01/31/2019 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2034H1 |
| 02/01/2019 | Read third time and passed House (53-Y 42-N) |
| 02/01/2019 | VOTE: PASSAGE (53-Y 42-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/04/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/04/2019 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 02/12/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2034H1) |
| 02/12/2019 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (8-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2019 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/18/2019 | Read third time |
| 02/18/2019 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/18/2019 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/18/2019 | Passed by temporarily |
| 02/18/2019 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/19/2019 | Read third time |
| 02/19/2019 | Committee amendment reconsidered (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2019 | Committee amendment rejected |
| 02/19/2019 | Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2019 | Enrolled |
| 02/22/2019 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2034ER) |
| 02/22/2019 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2034ER) |
| 02/22/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/22/2019 | Signed by President |
| 03/04/2019 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019 |
| 03/04/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 |
| 03/25/2019 | G Vetoed by Governor |
| 04/03/2019 | House sustained Governor's veto |