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HB 1486 Redistricting & precinct changes; use of U.S. Census population count.
Introduced by: Jeannemarie Devolites | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Congressional, state legislative, and local election districts and precincts; redistricting and precinct changes; and use of United States Census population counts. Provides that the General Assembly and local governing bodies shall use the census population data provided by the United States Bureau of the Census that has been used to apportion the seats in the United States House of Representatives among the states. The apportionment counts are actual enumeration counts in contrast to population counts that are statistically modified to offset undercounted and overcounted population segments. The Bureau of the Census plans to release both sets of data at this time. The bill provides further that the present freeze on changes in precinct boundaries will end May 15, rather than June 1, 2001. The freeze is a feature of the Commonwealth’s participation in the United States Bureau of the Census program to provide 2000 census population data by defined election precincts. The bill also states explicitly that precinct changes may be adopted by ordinance and submitted for clearance under Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act before May 15, 2001, but precinct changes may not be implemented in elections prior to that date.
FULL TEXT
- 01/24/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 006918720 pdf
- 02/07/00 House: Committee substitute printed 007004720-H1 pdf
- 03/16/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1486ER) pdf
- 05/04/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0884) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/24/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 006918720
- 01/24/00 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/07/00 House: Committee substitute printed 007004720-H1
- 02/07/00 House: Reported from P. & E. w/substitute (15-Y 8-N)
- 02/08/00 House: Read first time
- 02/09/00 House: Read second time
- 02/09/00 House: Committee substitute agreed to 007004720-H1
- 02/09/00 House: Amendments by Del. Van Landingham rejected (42-Y 57-N)
- 02/09/00 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (42-Y 57-N)
- 02/09/00 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. 007004720-H1
- 02/10/00 House: Read third time and passed House (55-Y 43-N)
- 02/10/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (55-Y 43-N)
- 02/10/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/11/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/00 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/29/00 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 4-N)
- 03/01/00 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/00 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/00 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/03/00 Senate: Read third time
- 03/03/00 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/06/00 Senate: Read third time
- 03/06/00 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/06/00 Senate: Amendment by Sen. Byrne rejected (18-Y 21-N)
- 03/06/00 Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 03/06/00 Senate: VOTE: FLOOR AMEND 1 (18-Y 21-N)
- 03/06/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (21-Y 19-N)
- 03/16/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1486ER)
- 03/20/00 House: Enrolled
- 03/20/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/22/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 884 (effective 7/1/00)
- 05/04/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0884)