SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2016 SESSION
SB 308 Vacancies in constitutional offices; petition to circuit court to request no special elections.
Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Vacancies in constitutional offices; special elections. Allows the governing body of a county or city in which a vacancy in a constitutional office has occurred to request in its petition for a writ of election that the circuit court order the special election to be held at the next ensuing general election and allows the court to issue such writ. The bill also authorizes the governing body to petition the circuit court to request that no special election be ordered when the vacancy occurs within the 12 months immediately preceding the end of the term of that office and requires the court to grant such a request. The bill contains technical amendments. This bill is identical to HB 832.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103711D pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16103711D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB308ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB308ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0511) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103711D
- 01/08/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/26/16 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/16 Senate: Read second time
- 01/29/16 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/29/16 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/29/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB308E
- 01/29/16 Senate: Printed as engrossed 16103711D-E
- 02/01/16 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/16 House: Read first time
- 02/03/16 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/08/16 House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
- 02/23/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/16 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/29/16 House: Read second time
- 03/01/16 House: Read third time
- 03/01/16 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/01/16 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 03/01/16 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (93-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/16 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/16 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB308ER)
- 03/07/16 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House reprinted (SB308ER)
- 03/07/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/16 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
- 03/11/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/25/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 511 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/25/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0511)