Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts.
Summary
Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts. Allows the governing body of a locality that has been subject to a court order imposing a remedial election system under voting rights laws to adopt an ordinance to convert one or more at-large seats of such body to single-member districts, provided that the governing body also adopts and implements the remedial election system contained in the court order. The bill provides that members of such governing body in office on the effective date of such ordinance shall complete their terms of office.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Vetoed
Mar 2025
Introduced Dec 30, 2024
Vetoed Mar 25, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced
→
Enrolled
·
2 edits
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Mar 10, 2025
MINOR
The bill progressed from introduction to enrolled status, with substantive changes to Section G regarding remedial election systems. The enrolled version adds a critical requirement that local governing bodies must implement the remedial election system mandated by court orders when converting at-large seats to single-member districts, not just adopt the conversion ordinance itself.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on election procedures for local governing bodies, but the enrolled version narrows the application of Section G by adding a mandatory implementation condition.
REQUIREMENT
Section G was modified to require that when a locality converts at-large seats to single-member districts under a court order, the governing body must also adopt and implement the remedial election system contained in that court order, rather than just adopting the conversion ordinance.
TECHNICAL
The enrolled version includes additional formatting elements such as session headers, approval stamps, and line numbering that are standard for enacted legislation but do not affect substantive policy.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2025
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 23, 2025
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Apr 2, 2025
Vetoed
Senate sustained Governor's veto
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB814ER)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
House Amendment agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (51-Y 46-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Delegate Convirs-Fowler Amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 9, 2025
Committee
Assigned PE sub: Election Administration
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Dec 30, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aaron Rouse
DDemocratic
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