VA SB686 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-08 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-08 - Left in Privileges and Elections
Pending: House Privileges and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Presidential primary; voter pledge prohibited; emergency. Prohibits a political party holding a presidential primary from requiring voters to sign any pledge when offering to vote in that primary. Current law allows the political party to determine the requirements for participation in its primary, including the requirement that a voter sign a pledge of his intention to support the party's candidate. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Title
Presidential primary; voter pledge prohibited.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 5-N) (Y: 34 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N) (Y: 34 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 1-N 1-A) (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N) (Y: 34 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-04 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 1-N 1-A) (Y: 11 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-08 | House | Left in Privileges and Elections |
| 2016-02-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote |
| 2016-02-11 | House | Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional |
| 2016-02-11 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2016-02-11 | House | Read first time |
| 2016-02-11 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2016-02-08 | Senate | Passed Senate (34-Y 5-N) |
| 2016-02-08 | Senate | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-08 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 5-N) |
| 2016-02-05 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2016-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2016-02-02 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 1-N 1-A) |
| 2016-01-20 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2016-01-20 | Senate | Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause |
