Virginia Senate Bill 204 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on December 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-04 - Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Redistricting; role of Supreme Court of Virginia. Directs the Supreme Court of Virginia to enact rules and procedures for implementing the constitutional requirement that the Court establish congressional or state legislative districts in the event districts fail to be enacted. The rules and procedures enacted by the Court are required to allow public participation in the Court's redistricting deliberations, to provide for the Division of Legislative Services to provide staff support and technical assistance to the Court, and to ensure districts established by the Court adhere to constitutional and statutory criteria. The bill directs the Court to appoint a special master to assist in the establishment of districts and authorizes the Court to adjust the date of the primary election and various related deadlines as may be necessary to allow for the establishment of districts. The bill has a contingent effective date of November 15, 2020, provided that the voters approve the amendments to Article II of the Constitution of Virginia, amending Section 6 and adding Section 6-A, at the November 2020 general election.

Redistricting; role of Supreme Court of Virginia.

Sen. Louise Lucas [D]

Sen. Mamie Locke [D]

Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]

Sen. Barbara Favola [D]

2020-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-13 - Senate - Senate: Rereferred from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-04	Senate	Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-13	Senate	Rereferred to Privileges and Elections
2020-01-13	Senate	Rereferred from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N)
2020-01-08	Senate	Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
2019-12-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
2019-12-30	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101143D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
24	2	314	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	3	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB204
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB204+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0019+SB0204
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S08V0104+SB0204