SB 737 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Local electoral boards; office vacated if board member ceases to be qualified voter of county, etc.

Summary

Local electoral boards; office vacated if board member ceases to be qualified voter of county or city. Provides that if a member of a local electoral board ceases to be a qualified voter of the county or city for which he was appointed, his office is vacated and such vacancy is to be filled as provided by law. The bill clarifies that a person must be a qualified voter of the county or city in order to be eligible to serve as an electoral board member of that county or city. This bill is identical to HB 1285.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Jan 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2020

Signed into Law

Mar 2020

Introduced Jan 8, 2020 Signed Mar 18, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 26, 2020

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Jan 27, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 18, 2020

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 370 (effective 7/1/20)

executive

Feb 28, 2020

Introduced

House amendment agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 26, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 26, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by House as amended

lower

Feb 26, 2020

Lower · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

lower

Feb 21, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (20-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 17, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 14, 2020

Committee

Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments

lower

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

lower

Jan 27, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 21, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 8, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

upper

Jan 8, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103945D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors