VA HJR609 | 2017 | Regular Session

Virginia House Joint Resolution 609 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-08 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); qualification of voters. Provides that the circuit courts are an "other appropriate authority" for purposes of who may restore the civil rights of a person convicted of a felony.

Title

Constitutional amendment; qualification of voters (first reference).

Roll Calls

2017-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N) (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-08	House	Left in Privileges and Elections
2017-01-30	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 3-N)
2017-01-10	House	Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
2017-01-06	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2017-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100497D

Subjects

Circuit Courts
Constitutional Amendments
Courts of Record
Crimes and Offenses Generally
Elections
Felons and Felonies

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+HJ609
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+HJ609+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+H1803V0011+HJ0609