VA SB1156 | 2011 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 26 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-03-26 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Exemption from jury service; general registrar, electoral board, and their employees. Provides that any general registrar, local electoral board member, or person appointed or employed by a general registrar or local electoral board, except officers of election, shall be exempt from jury service upon his request. This exemption applies only to jury service starting (i) during the period beginning 90 days before any election and continuing through election day; (ii) during the period to ascertain the results of the election and continuing for 10 days after the local electoral board certifies the results of the election or the State Board of Elections certifies the results of the election; or (iii) during the period of an election recount or contested election. Any officer of election shall be exempt from jury service upon his request only on the day of the election and during the period to ascertain the results of an election or the period of an election recount or contested election.

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Title

General registrar, electoral board, and their employees; exemption from jury service.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2011-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 101 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-24 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-24 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 23 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2011-03-26 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708)
2011-03-26 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 708 (effective 7/1/11)
2011-03-06 Senate: Signed by President
2011-03-03 House: Signed by Speaker
2011-03-03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1156ER)
2011-03-03 Senate: Enrolled
2011-02-24 Senate: Title replaced 11105470D-H1
2011-02-24 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2011-02-24 House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (99-Y 0-N)
2011-02-24 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2011-02-24 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
2011-02-24 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2011-02-24 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2011-02-24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1156H1
2011-02-24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 11105470D-H1
2011-02-24 House: Read third time
2011-02-23 House: Read second time
2011-02-21 House: Committee substitute printed 11105470D-H1
2011-02-21 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2011-02-10 House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
2011-02-09 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2011-02-09 House: Read first time
2011-02-09 House: Placed on Calendar
2011-02-08 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-08 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2011-02-08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2011-02-07 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
2011-01-13 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2011-01-12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2011-01-12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103538D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
801341.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+SB1156
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB1156+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB1156H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB1156ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0708+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+S03V0166+SB1156
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0334SB1156+SB1156
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0335SB1156+SB1156
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0336SB1156+SB1156
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H08V0882+SB1156
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0742SB1156+SB1156
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+HV1389+SB1156
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+HV1436+SB1156

Bill Comments

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