Virginia House Bill 1405 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 31 2018 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-03-10 - Failed to pass
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

State Board of Elections; membership; appointment of Commissioner of Elections. Increases the membership of the State Board of Elections (Board) from three members to six members and increases the terms of Board members from four years to six years. Equal representation shall be given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth at the last preceding gubernatorial election. Appointments are to be made with due consideration of geographical representation and no two Board members are to reside in the same congressional district. Terms are initially staggered. The bill also grants to the Board the authority to appoint and remove the Commissioner of Elections, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, to head the Department of Elections and to act as the principal administrative officer. The appointment or removal of the Commissioner shall require an affirmative vote of five of the six Board members. The bill requires the Board to submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2019.

Elections, State Board of; increases membership and terms appointment of Commissioner of Elections.

Del. Margaret Ransone [R]

Del. Mark Cole [R]

2018-03-07 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-06 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 94-N) (Y: 1 N: 94 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2018-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N) (Y: 27 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 2-N) (Y: 12 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (51-Y 47-N) (Y: 51 N: 47 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-26 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 11 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2018-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-10	House	Failed to pass
2018-03-10	House	No further action taken
2018-03-10	Senate	Senators: Cosgrove, Edwards, Chafin
2018-03-10	Senate	Conferees reappointed by Senate
2018-03-08	Senate	Senators: Edwards, Obenshain, Cosgrove
2018-03-08	Senate	Conferees appointed by Senate
2018-03-08	House	Delegates: Ransone, Cole, Lindsey
2018-03-08	House	Conferees appointed by House
2018-03-08	House	House acceded to request
2018-03-07	Senate	Senate requested conference committee
2018-03-07	Senate	Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
2018-03-06	House	VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 94-N)
2018-03-06	House	Senate substitute rejected by House 18107265D-S1 (1-Y 94-N)
2018-03-06	House	Placed on Calendar
2018-03-05	Senate	Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N)
2018-03-05	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1405S1
2018-03-05	Senate	Substitute by Senator Edwards ruled out of order 18107587D-S2
2018-03-05	Senate	Floor substitute printed to LIS only 18107587D-S2 (Edwards)
2018-03-05	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 18107265D-S1
2018-03-05	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2018-03-05	Senate	Read third time
2018-03-02	Senate	Passed by for the day
2018-03-01	Senate	Passed by for the day
2018-03-01	Senate	Read third time
2018-02-28	Senate	Passed by for the day
2018-02-27	Senate	Passed by for the day
2018-02-26	Senate	Passed by for the day
2018-02-23	Senate	Passed by for the day
2018-02-22	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-20	Senate	Committee substitute printed 18107265D-S1
2018-02-20	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 2-N)
2018-02-02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2018-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2018-02-01	House	VOTE: PASSAGE (51-Y 47-N)
2018-02-01	House	Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)
2018-01-31	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1405H1
2018-01-31	House	Committee substitute agreed to 18105959D-H1
2018-01-31	House	Read second time
2018-01-30	House	Read first time
2018-01-26	House	Substitute bill reprinted 18105959D-H1
2018-01-26	House	Committee substitute printed 18105959D-H1
2018-01-26	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (11-Y 10-N)
2018-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
2018-01-22	House	Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
2018-01-15	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2018-01-15	House	Presented and ordered printed 18103919D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	106	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	103	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB1405
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB1405+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB1405H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB1405S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB1405S2+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H1802V0002+HB1405
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H18V0006+HB1405
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0221+HB1405
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S08V0111+HB1405
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0639HB1405+HB1405
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0888HB1405+HB1405
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1379+HB1405
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV1015HB1405+HB1405