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2009 SESSION
HB 1892 Elections, Board of; powers and duties.
Introduced by: Robert H. Brink | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
State Board of Elections; powers and duties. Addresses the Board's authority to oversee local election officials and imposes limits on the political activities of Board staff members. Specifically, electoral boards and registrars are required to follow (i) the elections laws and (ii) the rules and regulations of the Board insofar as they do not conflict with Virginia or federal law. The Board shall also set the training standards for the officers of election and ensure that members of its own staff refrain from overt political activity.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091257440 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/09 House: Committee substitute printed 095613440-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1892ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/09 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 091257440
- 01/12/09 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/15/09 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 02/03/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)
- 02/06/09 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/09 House: Committee substitute printed 095613440-H1
- 02/08/09 House: Read first time
- 02/09/09 House: Read second time
- 02/09/09 House: Committee substitute agreed to 095613440-H1
- 02/09/09 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1892H1
- 02/10/09 House: Read third time and passed House (66-Y 31-N)
- 02/10/09 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (66-Y 31-N)
- 02/11/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/17/09 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (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: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 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 (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/09 House: Enrolled
- 02/28/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1892ER)
- 02/28/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 407 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407)