VA HB742 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 12 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-27 - Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
Pending: Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 12 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-02-27 - Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
Pending: Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
State Board of Elections; appointment of Commissioner of Elections. Provides for the appointment of the Commissioner of Elections to be made by the State Board of Elections; currently, the Governor makes such appointment. The appointment or removal of a Commissioner shall require an affirmative vote of four of the five members of the Board. The Commissioner shall be subject to confirmation and reconfirmation by the General Assembly every four years. If the Board fails to make or communicate an appointment of a Commissioner by the end of the term, the bill provides that the Commissioner serving at such time shall be deemed to be reappointed and shall be subject to reconfirmation at the next regular session. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025. State Board of Elections; appointment of Commissioner of Elections. Provides for the appointment of the Commissioner of Elections to be made by the State Board of Elections; currently, the Governor makes such appointment. The appointment or removal of a Commissioner shall require an affirmative vote of four of the five members of the Board. The Commissioner shall be subject to confirmation and reconfirmation by the General Assembly every four years. If the Board fails to make or communicate an appointment of a Commissioner by the end of the term, the bill provides that the Commissioner serving at such time shall be deemed to be reappointed and shall be subject to reconfirmation at the next regular session. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025.
Title
Elections, State Board of; appointment of Commissioner of Elections.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-13 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N) |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2024-02-14 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-13 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-13 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB742H1 |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Committee substitute agreed to 24107508D-H1 |
| 2024-02-12 | House | Read second time |
| 2024-02-11 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Committee substitute printed 24107508D-H1 |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-09 | House | Reconsidered by Privileges and Elections |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103196D |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 106 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 2 | 2 | 2905 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| 24 | 2 | 102 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
