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SB 1089 Constitutional office; filling a vacancy.

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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Constitutional office; filling a vacancy. Clarifies that the highest ranking deputy officer or, in the case of the office of attorney for the Commonwealth, the highest ranking full-time assistant attorney for the Commonwealth shall step in to fill a vacancy in a constitutional office until a special election to fill such a vacancy has been held, regardless of a county or city charter's alternative method for filling such a vacancy. The bill contains a technical amendment.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102165D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/15  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1089ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/26/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0648)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/13/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102165D
• 01/13/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/20/15  Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Elections
• 01/27/15  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 1-N)
• 01/29/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/15  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/02/15  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/15  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/06/15  House: Read first time
• 02/06/15  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/06/15  House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
• 02/16/15  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/15  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/15  House: Read second time
• 02/24/15  House: Read third time
• 02/24/15  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/15  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/15  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/27/15  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1089ER)
• 02/27/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/27/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/04/15  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/4/15
• 03/04/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
• 03/26/15  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 648 (effective 7/1/15)
• 03/26/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0648)