VA SB715 | 2008 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 2 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0112)

Summary

Freezing election precincts. Prohibits counties and cities from abolishing, creating, or changing precincts between February 1, 2009, and May 15, 2011, except in certain enumerated circumstances. Freezing of precincts for this period of time will allow the United States Bureau of the Census to provide 2010 population data by precinct for redistricting use in 2011.

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Title

Election precincts; prohibits counties & cities from abolishing, etc. precincts.

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History

DateChamberAction
2008-03-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0112)
2008-03-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 112 (effective 7/1/08)
2008-02-22 Senate: Signed by President
2008-02-20 House: Signed by Speaker
2008-02-20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB715ER)
2008-02-20 Senate: Enrolled
2008-02-19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-02-19 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2008-02-19 House: Read third time
2008-02-18 House: Read second time
2008-02-15 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
2008-02-13 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
2008-02-12 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2008-02-12 House: Read first time
2008-02-12 House: Placed on Calendar
2008-01-28 Senate: Communicated to House
2008-01-28 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2008-01-25 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2008-01-24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2008-01-22 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
2008-01-17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2008-01-17 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 085020854

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