Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 63 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-04 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: Senate Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (first resolution); uniform schedule of elections for members of the General Assembly and statewide offices. Provides for a uniform schedule for general elections of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and General Assembly members that coincides with federal elections held in November of even-numbered years. The amendment requires the General Assembly to provide by law for the transition to the uniform schedule, and provides that members of the Senate elected in 2023 will serve a term of five years, members of the House of Delegates elected in 2025 will serve a term of three years, and the Governor, and by reference the Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General, elected in 2025 will serve a term of three years.

Constitutional amendment; uniform schedule of elections (first reference).

Sen. Adam Ebbin [D]

2020-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Continued to 2021 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-04	Senate	Left in Privileges and Elections
2020-01-21	Senate	Continued to 2021 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2020-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103598D

SJR63 (Carry Over) 2020-01-21 - Continued to 2021 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SJ63
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SJ63+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S08C0042+SJ0063