Local elections for governing bodies; elections for school boards, qualification of voters. (HB2198)
Introduced By
Del. Kelly Fowler (D-Virginia Beach) with support from co-patrons Del. Alex Askew (D-Virginia Beach), Del. Kaye Kory (D-Falls Church), Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria), and Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Local elections for governing bodies; elections for school boards; qualification of voters. Provides that in a locality that imposes district-based or ward-based residency requirements for members of the governing body or school board, the member elected from each district or ward is to be elected by the qualified voters of that district or ward and not by the locality at large. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022. Read the Bill »
Status
03/18/2021: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102650D |
01/13/2021 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/14/2021 | Assigned P & E sub: Voting Rights |
01/20/2021 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
01/20/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) |
01/25/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2198) |
01/27/2021 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
01/27/2021 | Committee substitute printed 21103129D-H1 |
01/27/2021 | Substitute bill reprinted 21103129D-H1 |
01/28/2021 | Read first time |
01/29/2021 | Read second time |
01/29/2021 | Committee substitute agreed to 21103129D-H1 |
01/29/2021 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2198H1 |
02/01/2021 | Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N) |
02/01/2021 | VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2198H1) |
02/02/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/02/2021 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2021 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N 1-A) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/19/2021 | Read third time |
02/19/2021 | Passed by for the day |
02/22/2021 | Read third time |
02/22/2021 | Passed by for the day |
02/23/2021 | Read third time |
02/23/2021 | Passed by temporarily |
02/23/2021 | Passed by for the day |
02/24/2021 | Passed by temporarily |
02/24/2021 | Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered |
02/24/2021 | Floor substitute printed 21200645D-S1 (DeSteph) |
02/24/2021 | Read third time |
02/24/2021 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/24/2021 | Substitute by Senator DeSteph rejected 21200645D-S1 (18-Y 20-N) |
02/24/2021 | Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) |
02/25/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2198S1) |
02/26/2021 | Enrolled |
02/26/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2198ER) |
02/26/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
02/27/2021 | Signed by President |
03/01/2021 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2198ER) |
03/01/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 20201 |
03/01/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
03/18/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 225 (effective 1/1/22) |
03/18/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0225) |