VA SB737 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 18 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-18 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0370)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Local electoral boards; office vacated if board member ceases to be qualified voter of county or city. Provides that if a member of a local electoral board ceases to be a qualified voter of the county or city for which he was appointed, his office is vacated and such vacancy is to be filled as provided by law. The bill clarifies that a person must be a qualified voter of the county or city in order to be eligible to serve as an electoral board member of that county or city.

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Title

Local electoral boards; office vacated if board member ceases to be qualified voter of county, etc.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (20-Y 0-N) (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0370)
2020-03-18 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 370 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-07SenateSigned by President
2020-03-06HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-05SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB737ER)
2020-03-05SenateEnrolled
2020-02-28SenateHouse amendment agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26HousePassed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26HouseEngrossed by House as amended
2020-02-26HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2020-02-26HouseRead third time
2020-02-25HouseRead second time
2020-02-21HouseReported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (20-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
2020-02-14HouseAssigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
2020-02-13HouseReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2020-02-13HouseRead first time
2020-02-13HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-01-27SenateRead third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-01-24SenateRead second time and engrossed
2020-01-23SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-01-21SenateReported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-08SenateReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2020-01-08SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103945D

Same As/Similar To

HB1285 (Same As) 2020-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0295)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242106(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB737
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB737+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB737ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0370+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S08V0053+SB0737
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0135SB0737+SB0737
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0168SB0737+SB0737
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1802V0014+SB0737
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H18V0142+SB0737
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1540+SB0737
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1240SB0737+SB0737

Bill Comments

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