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2000 SESSION
HB 1537 Special elections; vacancies in constitutional offices.
Introduced by: M. Kirkland Cox | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Special elections; vacancies in constitutional offices. Requires an immediate special election to fill a vacancy in a constitutional office and eliminates the appointment of an interim constitutional officer by the judges of the circuit court of the county or city except in unusual circumstances. The constitutional offices are the clerk of the circuit court, attorney for the Commonwealth, sheriff, commissioner of the revenue, and treasurer. This bill takes effect October 1, 2000.
FULL TEXT
- 01/31/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 003737210 pdf
- 02/13/00 House: Committee substitute printed 007009210-H1 pdf
- 02/14/00 House: Printed as engrossed 007009210-EH1 pdf
- 03/20/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1537ER) pdf
- 05/23/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1070) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House amendments
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Conference amendments
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 01/31/00 House: Introduced at the request of Governor
- 01/31/00 House: Presented & ordered printed 003737210
- 01/31/00 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/13/00 House: Reported from P. & E. w/substitute (11-Y 5-N)
- 02/13/00 House: Committee substitute printed 007009210-H1
- 02/13/00 House: Read first time
- 02/14/00 House: Read second time
- 02/14/00 House: Committee substitute agreed to 007009210-H1
- 02/14/00 House: Amendment by Del. Cox agreed to
- 02/14/00 House: Engrossed by House - com. sub. w/amd. 007009210-EH1
- 02/14/00 House: Printed as engrossed 007009210-EH1
- 02/15/00 House: Read third time and passed House (69-Y 26-N)
- 02/15/00 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (69-Y 26-N)
- 02/15/00 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/16/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/16/00 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/22/00 Senate: Reported from P. & E. with amendment (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/00 Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/00 Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/00 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/24/00 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/24/00 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/25/00 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/28/00 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/00 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/29/00 Senate: Read third time
- 02/29/00 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/29/00 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/00 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/02/00 House: Senate amendment rejected by House (11-Y 86-N)
- 03/02/00 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (11-Y 86-N)
- 03/06/00 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/00 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/08/00 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/09/00 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/09/00 Senate: Reconsidered passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/00 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/00 Senate: Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/00 Senate: VOTE: INSIST & REQUEST (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/09/00 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/09/00 House: House acceded to request
- 03/09/00 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/09/00 House: Delegates: Cox, Griffith, Wardrup
- 03/09/00 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/09/00 Senate: Senators: Schrock, Stolle, Forbes
- 03/10/00 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 03/10/00 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (37-Y 1-N)
- 03/10/00 Senate: VOTE: CONF. COMMITTEE RPT (37-Y 1-N)
- 03/10/00 Conference: Senate amendment rejected by conference committee
- 03/10/00 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/10/00 House: Conference report agreed to by House (74-Y 23-N)
- 03/10/00 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (74-Y 23-N)
- 03/20/00 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1537ER)
- 03/23/00 House: Enrolled
- 03/24/00 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/25/00 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/10/00 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/19/00 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/19/00 House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (90-Y 6-N)
- 04/19/00 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (90-Y 6-N)
- 04/19/00 Senate: Senate rejected Gov's recommendation (3-Y 36-N)
- 04/19/00 Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOV.'S RECOMM. (3-Y 36-N)
- 04/19/00 House: Communicated to Governor
- 05/19/00 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1070 (effective 10/1/00)
- 05/23/00 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1070)