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2023 SESSION
HB 2471 General registrars; petition for removal.
Introduced by: Amanda E. Batten | 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 the members of the State Board of Elections or a majority of the members of the local electoral board. Currently, a local electoral board may remove a general registrar with a majority vote, while the State Board of Elections may petition the circuit court to remove a general registrar only after petitioning the local electoral board to remove the registrar and the electoral board fails to do so. 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. This bill is identical to SB 1514.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/23 House: Presented and ordered printed 23104108D pdf | impact statement
- 02/01/23 House: Printed as engrossed 23104108D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2471ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/22/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0256) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/20/23 House: Presented and ordered printed 23104108D
- 01/20/23 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/27/23 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/23 House: Read first time
- 02/01/23 House: Read second time
- 02/01/23 House: Amendment by Delegate Batten agreed to
- 02/01/23 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB2471E
- 02/01/23 House: Printed as engrossed 23104108D-E
- 02/02/23 House: Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/23 House: VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/14/23 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 1-N)
- 02/16/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/23 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2471ER)
- 02/22/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/24/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/23 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/22/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 256 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/22/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0256)