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2009 SESSION

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HB 1771 Constitutional offices; provides special election to fill vacancy therein in certain localities.

Introduced by: Albert C. Pollard, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Elections; vacancies in constitutional offices.  Provides that the special election to fill a vacancy in a constitutional office (clerk of the circuit court, attorney for the Commonwealth, sheriff, commissioner of the revenue, and treasurer) in localities with a population of 15,000 or less, or a constitutional office shared by localities with a combined population of 15,000 or less, shall be scheduled to be held at the next November general election rather than on a more promptly scheduled special election date.  Emergency.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/09  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098502690  pdf | impact statement
• 03/04/09  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1771ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/16/09  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0157)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/08/09  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098502690
• 01/08/09  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/15/09  House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional
• 01/26/09  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
• 01/30/09  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 1-N)
• 02/02/09  House: Read first time
• 02/03/09  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/04/09  House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N)
• 02/04/09  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (96-Y 1-N)
• 02/05/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/05/09  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/17/09  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/09  Senate: Read third time
• 02/20/09  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/20/09  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/20/09  Senate: Emergency clause added
• 02/20/09  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/09  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/20/09  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
• 02/20/09  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/23/09  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/09  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/09  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/25/09  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/09  House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/09  House: Enrolled
• 03/04/09  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1771ER)
• 03/05/09  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/06/09  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/16/09  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 157 (effective 3/16/09)
• 03/16/09  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0157)