VA HJR628 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-10 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-10 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); restoration of civil rights. Provides that no person convicted of a felony shall be qualified to vote unless he has served his full sentence and been released back to civil society. The proposed amendment removes the current constitutional language that provides for restoration of civil rights by the Governor or other appropriate authority.
Title
Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights.
Sponsors
| Del. Luke Torian [D] | Del. Sam Rasoul [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-10 | House | Left in Privileges and Elections |
| 2015-01-20 | House | Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments |
| 2015-01-14 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2015-01-14 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101978D |
Virginia State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+sum+HJ628 |
| Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HJ628+hil |
