VA HB1518 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Rules
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

General Assembly; annual verification of member's legal residence within electoral district. Requires each member of the General Assembly to annually submit a certification of his legal residence to the clerk of the house in which he serves, signed by the member under penalty of perjury to be true and correct. The bill requires the clerk of each house to verify that the address provided on the certification is within the district that the member was most recently elected to represent. Any member who is found to not be a resident of the district that he was most recently elected to represent shall, in accordance with Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution of Virginia, vacate his office.

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Title

General Assembly; annual verification of member's legal residence within electoral district.

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History

DateChamberAction
2023-02-07HouseLeft in Rules
2023-01-04HouseReferred to Committee on Rules
2023-01-04HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101939D

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