VA SB150 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 29 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-29 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0536)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Elections; ascertainment of results by the electoral board; write-in votes. Changes one of the criteria for determining when an electoral board is required to ascertain the total votes for each write-in candidate for an office from when less than five percent of the total number of votes cast for that office are write-in votes to when less than 10 percent of the total number of votes cast for that office are write-in votes.

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Title

Elections; ascertainment of results by the electoral board, write-in votes.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-03-08 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (27-Y 13-N) (Y: 27 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-08 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (30-Y 10-N) (Y: 30 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-06 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-02 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-21 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N) (Y: 22 N: 17 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N) (Y: 38 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (6-Y 34-N) (Y: 6 N: 34 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2018-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 4-N) (Y: 9 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-29 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0536)
2018-03-29 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 536 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-03-20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
2018-03-20SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 20, 2018
2018-03-12SenateSigned by President
2018-03-10HouseSigned by Speaker
2018-03-10SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB150ER)
2018-03-10SenateEnrolled
2018-03-08SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (27-Y 13-N)
2018-03-08SenateReconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-03-08SenateTitle replaced 18107379D-H1
2018-03-08SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (30-Y 10-N)
2018-03-07SenatePassed by for the day
2018-03-06HouseVOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2018-03-06HousePassed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2018-03-06HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute SB150H1
2018-03-06HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 18107379D-H1
2018-03-06HouseRead third time
2018-03-05HouseRead second time
2018-03-02HouseReported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2018-03-02HouseCommittee substitute printed 18107379D-H1
2018-02-21HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
2018-02-08HouseAssigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #3
2018-02-05HouseReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2018-02-05HouseRead first time
2018-02-05HousePlaced on Calendar
2018-01-30SenatePrinted as engrossed 18102921D-E
2018-01-30SenatePassed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
2018-01-30SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
2018-01-30SenateEngrossed by Senate as amended SB150E
2018-01-30SenateAmendment by Senator Ebbin agreed to
2018-01-30SenateReading of amendment waived
2018-01-30SenateEngrossment reconsidered by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2018-01-29SenatePassed by for the day
2018-01-29SenateReconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-01-29SenateRead third time and defeated by Senate (6-Y 34-N)
2018-01-26SenateRead second time and engrossed
2018-01-25SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-01-23SenateReported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 4-N)
2017-12-28SenateReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2017-12-28SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102921D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242671(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB150
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB150+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB150E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB150H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB150ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0536+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S08V0038+SB0150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0131SB0150+SB0150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0175SB0150+SB0150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0182SB0150+SB0150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0207SB0150+SB0150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0208SB0150+SB0150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0209SB0150+SB0150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H1803V0014+SB0150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H18V0125+SB0150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV1305+SB0150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV1072SB0150+SB0150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV1074SB0150+SB0150
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV1075SB0150+SB0150

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