VA HB345 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Timing of local elections. Allows a city or town by majority vote of the local governing body to hold its municipal elections on the first Tuesday in May for terms to commence July 1, in which case the terms of council members shall be extended by six months in order to implement the transition. Currently, cities and towns must hold their municipal elections at the time of the November general election.
Title
Municipal elections; city or town allowed to hold its elections on first Tuesday in May.
Sponsors
| Del. Chad Green [R] | Del. Baxter Ennis [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-01-22 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-13 | House | Left in Privileges and Elections |
| 2024-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) |
| 2024-01-19 | House | Assigned P & E sub: Election Administration |
| 2024-01-05 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2024-01-05 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101264D |
