VA HB427 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on January 31 2018 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-02-27 - Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (10-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Filling vacancies in the United States Senate. Removes the language limiting the date at which a special election can be held to fill a vacancy occurring in the representation of the Commonwealth in the United States Senate. Currently, when such a vacancy occurs, the date for the special election to fill the vacancy is either the next November general election or the second next November general election. Current law also gives the Governor the authority to make a temporary appointment to fill such a vacancy; the bill removes that authority. The bill allows the Governor to immediately issue a writ to call an election upon receipt of written notification by a Senator or Senator-elect of his resignation, rather than wait for the vacancy to actually occur, and makes the Senator's or Senator-elect's resignation irrevocable after the date stated by him for his resignation or after the forty-fifth day before the date set for the special election.

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Title

United States Senate; filling vacancies.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-01 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (50-Y 48-N) (Y: 50 N: 48 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2018-01-26 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 10-N) (Y: 11 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2018-01-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N) (Y: 4 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-02-27SenatePassed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (10-Y 0-N)
2018-02-02SenateReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2018-02-02SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2018-02-01HouseVOTE: PASSAGE (50-Y 48-N)
2018-02-01HouseRead third time and passed House (50-Y 48-N)
2018-01-31HouseRead second time and engrossed
2018-01-30HouseRead first time
2018-01-26HouseReported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 10-N)
2018-01-24HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 3-N)
2018-01-22HouseAssigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #3
2018-01-06HouseReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2018-01-06HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100383D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242207(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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