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2004 SESSION
HJ 9 Constitutional amendment; succession to office of Governor (second reference).
Introduced by: Lacey E. Putney | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Constitutional amendment (second resolution); succession to the office of Governor. Expands the list of successors to the office of Governor that presently includes the Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Speaker of the House of Delegates, in case of an emergency or enemy attack that prevents the House of Delegates from meeting to elect a governor. The additional successors would include successor speakers, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the majority leader of the Senate. The successor would be Acting Governor until the House of Delegates convened to elect a Governor. The amendment also includes authority for the General Assembly, by law, to provide for a waiver of certain eligibility requirements for the Attorney General and Speaker to succeed to the office of Governor in the event of an emergency or enemy attack upon the soil of Virginia. See also HB 37, companion referendum bill.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/01/03 044713476 pdf
- 04/15/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ9ER) pdf
- 04/26/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0982) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/01/03 044713476
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/23/04 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/04 House: Taken up
- 01/27/04 House: Engrossed by House
- 01/27/04 House: Agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/04 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/04 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/28/04 Senate: Reading waived
- 01/28/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/10/04 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/04 Senate: Read second time
- 02/13/04 Senate: Read third time
- 02/13/04 Senate: Agreed to by Senate (35-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/04 Senate: VOTE: AGREE TO (35-Y 0-N)
- 03/26/04 House: Enrolled
- 03/26/04 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/29/04 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/15/04 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ9ER)
- 04/15/04 House: Assigned Chapter 982 (effective 7/1/04)
- 04/26/04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0982)