Virginia Senate Bill 191 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 29 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-08 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Voter referendum; independent redistricting commission. Provides for a statewide referendum on the question of whether the General Assembly should adopt a resolution to propose an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia that would establish an independent redistricting commission to create and propose redistricting plans for House of Delegates, Senate of Virginia, and congressional districts. The results would be advisory only and are intended only to demonstrate the preference of the citizens of the Commonwealth on the manner in which electoral districts are created. The referendum would be held at the November 2016 general election.

Voter referendum; independent redistricting commission.

Sen. John Miller [D]

Sen. Barbara Favola [D]

2016-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N) (Y: 31 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-01-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 2-N) (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-08	House	Left in Privileges and Elections
2016-02-23	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2016-02-08	House	Assigned P & E sub: Elections
2016-02-03	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2016-02-03	House	Read first time
2016-02-03	House	Placed on Calendar
2016-02-01	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N)
2016-01-29	Senate	Read second time and engrossed
2016-01-28	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2016-01-26	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 2-N)
2016-01-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2016-01-04	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101814D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+SB191
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+SB191+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S08V0035+SB0191
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0117SB0191+SB0191
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0147SB0191+SB0191