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2015 SESSION
SB 1066 Elected offices; term of officer elected to fill vacancy, filling vacancies in U.S. Senate & House.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | 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 HB 1296.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100828D pdf
- 01/20/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15103969D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/13/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15105082D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/26/15 Senate: Conference substitute printed 15105574D-S2 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1066ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/15 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100828D
- 01/13/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/20/15 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
- 01/20/15 Senate: Committee substitute printed 15103969D-S1
- 01/22/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N)
- 01/23/15 Senate: Read second time
- 01/23/15 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/23/15 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 15103969D-S1
- 01/23/15 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1066S1
- 01/26/15 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/15 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
- 01/30/15 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/30/15 House: Read first time
- 01/30/15 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/06/15 House: Assigned P & E sub: Campaign Finance
- 02/11/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/15 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (19-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/15 House: Committee substitute printed 15105082D-H1
- 02/16/15 House: Read second time
- 02/17/15 House: Read third time
- 02/17/15 House: Committee substitute agreed to 15105082D-H1
- 02/17/15 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1066H1
- 02/17/15 House: Passed House with substitute (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/17/15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 1-N)
- 02/19/15 Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate (3-Y 35-N)
- 02/20/15 House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/20/15 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/24/15 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/15 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/24/15 Senate: Senators: Obenshain, Reeves, Smith
- 02/25/15 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/25/15 House: Delegates: Cole, Miller, Krupicka
- 02/26/15 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 02/26/15 Senate: Conference substitute printed 15105574D-S2
- 02/26/15 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (31-Y 7-N)
- 02/26/15 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/15 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/15 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/06/15 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1066ER)
- 03/06/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/15 Senate: 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 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/14/15 Senate: Placed on Calendar
- 04/15/15 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 21-N)
- 04/15/15 Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
- 04/15/15 Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
- 04/15/15 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/30/15 Governor: Vetoed by Governor