Virginia House Bill 2443 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 22 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Certificates of election; persons elected by write-in votes; exception for certain localities. Provides that in an election for a local office in a locality with a population of no more than 4,000 persons, if the person having the highest number of votes for the office is elected by write-in votes and is not qualified to hold such office or declines to assume such office, the person having the next highest number of votes shall be deemed to have been elected to such office and shall receive the certificate of election.

Certificates of election; persons elected by write-in votes, exception for certain localities.

Del. Robert Bloxom [R]

2023-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (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 (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 (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-22		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221)
2023-03-22		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 221 (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	Senate	Signed by President
2023-02-22	House	Signed by Speaker
2023-02-22	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2443ER)
2023-02-22	House	Enrolled
2023-02-17	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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 (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	Read second time and engrossed
2023-02-05	House	Read first time
2023-02-03	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
2023-02-01	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2023-01-30	House	Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
2023-01-20	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2023-01-20	House	Presented and ordered printed 23103540D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	673	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB2443
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2443+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB2443ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0221+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2443F122+PDF
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+HB2443FER122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1802V0015+HB2443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H18V0019+HB2443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV1538+HB2443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S08V0071+HB2443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0538HB2443+HB2443
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0550HB2443+HB2443