VA SB690 | 2013 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 18 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0521)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 18 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0521)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Presidential elections and primaries; petition requirements. Reduces the number of signatures required for groups other than the major parties to gain access to the presidential election ballot from 10,000 to 5,000 signatures in the Commonwealth and from 400 to 200 signatures in each congressional district. The bill makes similar reductions to 5,000 and 200 in the number of signatures required for a person to qualify for a presidential primary ballot.
Title
Presidential elections and primaries; petition requirements.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2013-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 1-N) (Y: 20 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-12 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) (Y: 23 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 1-N) (Y: 20 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-02-12 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) (Y: 23 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-18 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0521) | |
| 2013-03-18 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 521 (effective 7/1/13) | |
| 2013-02-23 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2013-02-22 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2013-02-22 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB690ER) |
| 2013-02-22 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2013-02-19 | House | VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2013-02-19 | House | Passed House (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2013-02-19 | House | Read third time |
| 2013-02-18 | House | Read second time |
| 2013-02-15 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 1-N) |
| 2013-02-12 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 2013-02-05 | House | Assigned P & E sub: Elections Subcommittee |
| 2013-02-05 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2013-02-05 | House | Read first time |
| 2013-02-05 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2013-01-28 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N) |
| 2013-01-25 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2013-01-24 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2013-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 5-N) |
| 2013-01-15 | Senate | Assigned to P&E sub: Campaigns and Elections |
| 2012-08-16 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2012-08-16 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100089D |
