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HB 1296 Elected offices; November or May general election.
Introduced by: Mark L. Cole | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Vacancies in elected offices; terms of office; special elections. Prohibits a special election to fill a vacancy in an office from being held on the same day as the general election at which that office is regularly scheduled to be filled. The bill further prohibits an election to fill a vacancy in the representation of the Commonwealth in the United States Congress from being ordered or held if the general or special election at which it is to be called is scheduled within 75 days of the end of the term of the office to be filled. The bill provides that the term of office of any person who is elected at a general election to an office that is vacant at the time of the election shall begin when the person so elected has qualified and taken the oath of office. This bill is identical to SB 1066.
FULL TEXT
- 11/03/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100533D pdf | impact statement
- 02/17/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15105226D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/15 House: Conference substitute printed 15105577D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1296ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 11/03/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100533D
- 11/03/14 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/13/15 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 01/29/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
- 01/30/15 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (20-Y 1-N)
- 02/02/15 House: Read first time
- 02/03/15 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/15 House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/04/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/05/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/17/15 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/17/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15105226D-S1
- 02/19/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/20/15 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15105226D-S1
- 02/20/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1296S1
- 02/20/15 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (20-Y 18-N)
- 02/20/15 Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N)
- 02/23/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/24/15 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 15105226D-S1 (2-Y 95-N)
- 02/24/15 House: VOTE: REJECTED (2-Y 95-N)
- 02/25/15 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/15 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 02/26/15 House: House acceded to request
- 02/26/15 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/26/15 House: Delegates: Cole, Miller, Krupicka
- 02/26/15 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/26/15 Senate: Senators: Obenshain, Reeves, Smith
- 02/26/15 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/26/15 House: Conference substitute printed 15105577D-H1
- 02/26/15 House: Conference report agreed to by House (94-Y 1-N)
- 02/26/15 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 1-N)
- 02/26/15 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (25-Y 13-N)
- 03/06/15 House: Enrolled
- 03/06/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1296ER)
- 03/06/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/15 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/10/15
- 03/10/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/27/15 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/14/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 04/15/15 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 0-N)
- 04/15/15 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 04/15/15 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 19-N)
- 04/15/15 Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 04/15/15 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
- 04/15/15 House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/30/15 Governor: Vetoed by Governor