Virginia House Bill 2198 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0225)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Local elections for governing bodies; elections for school boards; qualification of voters. Provides that in a locality that imposes district-based or ward-based residency requirements for members of the governing body or school board, the member elected from each district or ward is to be elected by the qualified voters of that district or ward and not by the locality at large. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022. Local elections for governing bodies; elections for school boards; qualification of voters. Provides that in a locality that imposes district-based or ward-based residency requirements for members of the governing body or school board, the member elected from each district or ward is to be elected by the qualified voters of that district or ward and not by the locality at large. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2022.

Local elections for governing bodies; elections for school boards, qualification of voters.

Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler [D]	Del. Alex Askew [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Mark Levine [D]
Del. Marcia Price [D]

2021-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N) (Y: 21 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Substitute by Senator DeSteph rejected 21200645D-S1 (18-Y 20-N) (Y: 18 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2021-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N 1-A) (Y: 8 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N) (Y: 55 N: 45 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 8-N) (Y: 14 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-18		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0225)
2021-03-18		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 225 (effective 1/1/22)
2021-03-01		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
2021-03-01	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 1, 20201
2021-02-27	Senate	Signed by President
2021-02-26	House	Signed by Speaker
2021-02-26	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2198ER)
2021-02-26	House	Enrolled
2021-02-24	Senate	Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
2021-02-24	Senate	Substitute by Senator DeSteph rejected 21200645D-S1 (18-Y 20-N)
2021-02-24	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-24	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-24	Senate	Floor substitute printed 21200645D-S1 (DeSteph)
2021-02-24	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2021-02-23	Senate	Passed by for the day
2021-02-23	Senate	Passed by temporarily
2021-02-23	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-22	Senate	Passed by for the day
2021-02-22	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-19	Senate	Passed by for the day
2021-02-19	Senate	Read third time
2021-02-18	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-16	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
2021-02-05	Senate	Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
2021-02-02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2021-02-02	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2021-02-01	House	VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N)
2021-02-01	House	Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N)
2021-01-29	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2198H1
2021-01-29	House	Committee substitute agreed to 21103129D-H1
2021-01-29	House	Read second time
2021-01-28	House	Read first time
2021-01-27	House	Substitute bill reprinted 21103129D-H1
2021-01-27	House	Committee substitute printed 21103129D-H1
2021-01-27	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
2021-01-20	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
2021-01-14	House	Assigned P & E sub: Voting Rights
2021-01-13	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2021-01-13	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102650D

HB2198 (Carry Over) 2021-02-05 - Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	1400	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	218	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	222	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB2198
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2198+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2198H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2198S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB2198ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0225+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21200645D.pdf
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/.htm
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2198F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2198FH1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2198FS1122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+oth+HB2198FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H1806C0004+HB2198
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+H18C0024+HB2198
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+HC1312+HB2198
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S08C0070+HB2198
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+S08V0012+HB2198
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0174HB2198+HB2198
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0418HB2198+HB2198
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+vot+SV0419HB2198+HB2198