VA HJR34 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-13 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); initiatives, referendums, and recalls. Provides that, notwithstanding the powers of the General Assembly, the people reserve to themselves the power to propose and enact laws and constitutional amendments by initiative, to reject legislative acts by referendum, and to remove certain elected officials by recall. The amendment also provides petition requirements and an approval process for having questions placed on the ballot.
Title
Constitutional amendment; initiatives, referendums, and recalls.
Sponsors
| Del. Sam Rasoul [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-13 | House | Left in Privileges and Elections |
| 2018-01-03 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2018-01-03 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100534D |
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HJ34 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HJ34+hil |
