Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 280 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-01-31 - Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); apportionment; political considerations prohibited. Prohibits electoral districts from being drawn for the purpose of favoring or disfavoring any political party, incumbent legislator or member of Congress, or potential candidate. The amendment also prohibits the use of political data when drawing electoral districts, except as may be necessary to ensure that racial or ethnic minorities are able to elect a preferred candidate of choice in a district drawn pursuant to the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); apportionment; political considerations prohibited.

Sen. Lynwood Lewis [D]

2017-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Privileges and Elections (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	Senate	Incorporated by Privileges and Elections
2017-01-20	Senate	Assigned to P&E sub: Constitutional Amendments
2017-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2017-01-10	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102725D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SJ280
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SJ280+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+vot+S08V0085+SJ0280