SB 1157 Virginia Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Municipal elections; shifting elections to November.

Summary

Shifting municipal elections to November.Shifts all municipal elections for city and town council and schoolboard from May to November, beginning with elections held after January1, 2022.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Feb 2021

Senate Passage

Jan 2021

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2021

Signed into Law

Mar 2021

Introduced Jan 7, 2021 Signed Mar 12, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Jan 19, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2021

How they voted

32–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 33

Jan 19, 2021

D Democratic17

16 Yea 1

94% Yea

R Republican16

16 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 12, 2021

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 103 (effective 7/1/21)

executive

Feb 15, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed House (50-Y 44-N 1-A)

lower

Feb 10, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 9-N)

lower

Feb 2, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

lower

Jan 21, 2021

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 19-N)

upper

Jan 20, 2021

Amended

Amendment by Senator Petersen withdrawn

upper

Jan 19, 2021

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (32-0-1)

senate

Jan 18, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported from Local Government (12-Y 3-N)

upper

Jan 7, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

Jan 7, 2021

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100131D

upper

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors