Virginia House Bill 2289 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0663)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Procedure for removal of elected and certain appointed officers by courts. Sets out the procedure by which, and clarifies the reasons for which, an elected officer or officer who has been appointed to fill an elective office may be removed from office. The bill requires, among other things, that the general registrar review the petition for removal of an officer and determine its sufficiency in accordance with the uniform standards approved by the State Board of Elections and that the attorney for the Commonwealth review such petition to determine if valid grounds exist to remove the officer. If the attorney for the Commonwealth is the elected official who is subject to the removal petition, the bill specifies that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia is tasked with appointing an alternate attorney for the Commonwealth to receive such petition. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.

Elected and certain appointed officers; procedure for removal by courts.

Del. Wren Williams [R]

2023-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-16 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-03 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-26		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0663)
2023-03-26		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 663 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-02		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-02	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
2023-02-24	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2289ER)
2023-02-24	House	Enrolled
2023-02-21	House	VOTE: Adoption (97-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21	House	Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
2023-02-17	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended
2023-02-17	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2023-02-17	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2023-02-17	Senate	Read third time
2023-02-16	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-02-14	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
2023-02-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2023-02-08	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2023-02-07	House	VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-07	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-06	House	Printed as engrossed 23104324D-E
2023-02-06	House	Engrossed by House as amended HB2289E
2023-02-06	House	Committee amendments agreed to
2023-02-06	House	Read second time
2023-02-05	House	Read first time
2023-02-03	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30	House	Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2023-01-11	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23104324D

SB1431 (Same As) 2023-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0664)
SB1431 (Same As) 2023-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0664)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	233	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	235	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	238	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2289
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2289+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2289E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2289ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0663+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/23106075A.pdf
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2289AH
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2289AS
Amendment	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+amd+HB2289ASE
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2289F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2289FE122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2289FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1802V0014+HB2289
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H18V0018+HB2289
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1530+HB2289
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S08V0067+HB2289
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0538HB2289+HB2289
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0550HB2289+HB2289
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2147+HB2289