VA HB1702 | 2011 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 14 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-03-14 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0078)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Elections; vacancies in certain local offices; oaths. Provides that the failure by an elected local governing body member, mayor, or school board member to take the oath of office before attending his first meeting will not create a vacancy in the office so long as he takes the oath within 30 days after the first meeting. Under present law such vacancies must be filled by special elections.

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Title

Elections; member of local office, elected school board, etc., to take oath before first meeting.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2011-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-02 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-28 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2011-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0078)
2011-03-14 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 78 (effective 7/1/11)
2011-02-25 Senate: Signed by President
2011-02-25 House: Signed by Speaker
2011-02-25 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1702ER)
2011-02-25 House: Enrolled
2011-02-18 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-18 Senate: Read third time
2011-02-17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2011-02-15 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
2011-02-07 Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections
2011-02-03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2011-02-03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
2011-02-02 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2011-02-02 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2011-02-01 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1702H1
2011-02-01 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11104363D-H1
2011-02-01 House: Read second time
2011-01-31 House: Read first time
2011-01-28 House: Committee substitute printed 11104363D-H1
2011-01-28 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2011-01-25 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
2011-01-13 House: Assigned P & E sub: #2 Elections
2011-01-10 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2011-01-10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100821D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242228(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+HB1702
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1702+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1702H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+HB1702ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0078+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H1802V0010+HB1702
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H18V0019+HB1702
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+HV0370+HB1702
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+S08V0081+HB1702
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0498HB1702+HB1702
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0525HB1702+HB1702

Bill Comments

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