VA SB1150 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 24 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0455)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Obsolescence of 2011 district descriptions; legal boundaries. Repeals Code provisions related to the 2011 decennial redistricting, including descriptions of the districts enacted in that cycle, that are obsolete as a result of the 2021 decennial redistricting of the Commonwealth and provides that the legal and controlling congressional and state legislative district boundaries are those designated in the block equivalency file and resulting shapefile that are the electronic versions of the districts established pursuant to relevant law. The bill requires the block equivalency files and shapefiles to be maintained and available to the public on the website for the Virginia Redistricting Commission. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission. Obsolescence of 2011 district descriptions; legal boundaries. Repeals Code provisions related to the 2011 decennial redistricting, including descriptions of the districts enacted in that cycle, that are obsolete as a result of the 2021 decennial redistricting of the Commonwealth and provides that the legal and controlling congressional and state legislative district boundaries are those designated in the block equivalency file and resulting shapefile that are the electronic versions of the districts established pursuant to relevant law. The bill requires the block equivalency files and shapefiles to be maintained and available to the public on the website for the Virginia Redistricting Commission. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.

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Title

2011 district descriptions; legal boundaries.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-02-17 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-02-14 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-03-24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0455)
2023-03-24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 455 (effective 7/1/23)
2023-03-13 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
2023-03-13SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
2023-03-08HouseSigned by Speaker
2023-03-08SenateSigned by President
2023-03-07SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1150ER)
2023-03-07SenateEnrolled
2023-02-22HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-22HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2023-02-22HouseReconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
2023-02-22HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
2023-02-22HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2023-02-21HouseRead second time
2023-02-17HouseReported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
2023-02-14HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
2023-02-13HouseAssigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
2023-02-08HouseReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2023-02-08HouseRead first time
2023-02-08HousePlaced on Calendar
2023-01-23SenateRead third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
2023-01-20SenateRead second time and engrossed
2023-01-19SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2023-01-17SenateReported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
2023-01-10SenateReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2023-01-10SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100257D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
22508(n/a)See Bill Text
242302.2(n/a)See Bill Text
242303.3(n/a)See Bill Text
242304.03(n/a)See Bill Text
242304.05(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+SB1150
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1150+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+SB1150ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0455+hil
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1150F122+PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+oth+SB1150FER122+PDF
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+S08V0019+SB1150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0050SB1150+SB1150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+SV0076SB1150+SB1150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H1801V0028+SB1150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H18V0069+SB1150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2167+SB1150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+HV2177+SB1150

Bill Comments

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