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SB 898 Electoral board members and general registrar staff; costs of defense shall be paid by State.
Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Defense of electoral board members and general registrar staff; costs. Requires the Division of Risk Management to select counsel and the Commonwealth to pay the costs and legal fees associated with the defense of electoral board members and general registrar's staff in any legal or equitable action. Under current law, such costs and fees are not supported in actions that do not seek monetary damages. This bill is identical to HB 2383.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/05 Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 056702780 pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/05 House: Committee substitute printed 050379780-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/05 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB898ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/30/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0492) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/05 Senate: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 056702780
- 01/11/05 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/25/05 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/05 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/05 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/05 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/31/05 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/05 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/05 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/08/05 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/05 House: Read first time
- 02/08/05 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/18/05 House: Reported from P. & E. w/substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/05 House: Committee substitute printed 050379780-H1
- 02/21/05 House: Read second time
- 02/22/05 House: Read third time
- 02/22/05 House: Committee substitute agreed to 050379780-H1
- 02/22/05 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB898H1
- 02/22/05 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/05 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/05 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/05 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/05 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB898ER)
- 03/09/05 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/09/05 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/05 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/05 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 492 (effective 7/1/05)
- 03/30/05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0492)