VA HB1149 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-02-09 - Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (21-Y 1-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-02-09 - Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (21-Y 1-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Removal of elected and certain appointed local officers by courts; Governor. Allows the Governor to petition the circuit court to remove from office any local elected officer or local officer who has been appointed to fill a local elective office due to certain issues related to neglect of duty or criminal convictions. Under current law, this process is initiated only by a voter petition.
Title
Local officers; removal of elected and certain appointed officers by circuit court.
Sponsors
| Del. AC Cordoza [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-09 - House - House: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-09 | House | Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (21-Y 1-N) |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102667D |
