Virginia House Joint Resolution 181 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2008 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-01-18 - House: Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Virginia Redistricting Commission. Establishes the Virginia Redistricting Commission to redraw congressional and General Assembly district boundaries after each decennial census. Appointments to the 11-member Commission are to be made in the census year by the most recently retired Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court. Appointments are to be made to represent each congressional district. Persons to be appointed to the Commission shall be retired justices or judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, or circuit courts. The Commission is directed to certify district plans for the General Assembly within thirty days of receipt of the new census data and for the House of Representatives within sixty days of such receipt.

Constitutional amendment; establishing Redistricting Commission (first reference).

Del. William Barlow [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-01-18		House: Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
2008-01-09		House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2008-01-09		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081102428

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HJ181