Virginia House Joint Resolution 70 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2008 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-01-18 - House: Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote

Constitutional amendments (first resolution); Virginia Redistricting Commission. Establishes a 13-member Virginia Redistricting Commission to redraw Congressional and General Assembly district boundaries after each decennial census. Provides procedure for appointment of Commission members and standards to govern redistricting plans including the current Constitution's standards on population equality, compactness, and contiguity and additional standards to minimize splits of localities and to prohibit consideration of incumbency and political data. The amendments also provide for 40 senators and 100 delegates rather than the present ranges of 33 to 40 senators and 90 to 100 delegates.

Constitutional amendment; establishing Redistricting Commission (first reference).

Del. Kenneth Plum [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-01-18		House: Continued to 2009 in Privileges and Elections by voice vote
2008-01-04		House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2008-01-04		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087615684

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HJ70