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HB 2034 Local electoral boards and general registrars; removal from office by circuit court, etc.
Introduced by: John J. McGuire, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
General registrars; petition for removal. Provides for the removal of a general registrar by the circuit court upon a petition signed by a majority of members of the local electoral board. Currently, a local electoral board may remove a general registrar with a majority vote. The bill requires the Virginia Division of Risk Management to assign counsel to the defense of any member of a local electoral board or general registrar subject to a petition for removal, upon that member's or registrar's application.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100419D pdf | impact statement
- 01/25/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19105130D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2034ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments not adopted
- Governor's veto explanation
HISTORY
- 01/07/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100419D
- 01/07/19 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/12/19 House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/17/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
- 01/25/19 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 10-N)
- 01/25/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19105130D-H1
- 01/29/19 House: Read first time
- 01/30/19 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/31/19 House: Read second time
- 01/31/19 House: Committee substitute agreed to 19105130D-H1
- 01/31/19 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2034H1
- 02/01/19 House: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 42-N)
- 02/01/19 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (53-Y 42-N)
- 02/04/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/12/19 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/14/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/19 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/19 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/18/19 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/18/19 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/18/19 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/19 Senate: Committee amendment reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/19 Senate: Committee amendment rejected
- 02/19/19 Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
- 02/22/19 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2034ER)
- 02/22/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/22/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/04/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
- 03/04/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/25/19 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/03/19 House: House sustained Governor's veto