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2018 SESSION
HB 1405 Elections, State Board of; increases membership and terms appointment of Commissioner of Elections.
Introduced by: Margaret B. Ransone | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
State Board of Elections; membership; appointment of Commissioner of Elections. Increases the membership of the State Board of Elections (Board) from three members to six members and increases the terms of Board members from four years to six years. Equal representation shall be given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth at the last preceding gubernatorial election. Appointments are to be made with due consideration of geographical representation and no two Board members are to reside in the same congressional district. Terms are initially staggered. The bill also grants to the Board the authority to appoint and remove the Commissioner of Elections, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, to head the Department of Elections and to act as the principal administrative officer. The appointment or removal of the Commissioner shall require an affirmative vote of five of the six Board members. The bill requires the Board to submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2019.
FULL TEXT
- 01/15/18 House: Presented and ordered printed 18103919D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18105959D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/18 House: Substitute bill reprinted 18105959D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18107265D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/18 Senate: Floor substitute printed to LIS only 18107587D-S2 (Edwards) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/15/18 House: Presented and ordered printed 18103919D
- 01/15/18 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/22/18 House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/25/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
- 01/26/18 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (11-Y 10-N)
- 01/26/18 House: Committee substitute printed 18105959D-H1
- 01/26/18 House: Substitute bill reprinted 18105959D-H1
- 01/30/18 House: Read first time
- 01/31/18 House: Read second time
- 01/31/18 House: Committee substitute agreed to 18105959D-H1
- 01/31/18 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1405H1
- 02/01/18 House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)
- 02/01/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (51-Y 47-N)
- 02/02/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/20/18 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 2-N)
- 02/20/18 Senate: Committee substitute printed 18107265D-S1
- 02/22/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/26/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/27/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/28/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/01/18 Senate: Read third time
- 03/01/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/02/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/18 Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/18 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/05/18 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 18107265D-S1
- 03/05/18 Senate: Floor substitute printed to LIS only 18107587D-S2 (Edwards)
- 03/05/18 Senate: Substitute by Senator Edwards ruled out of order 18107587D-S2
- 03/05/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1405S1
- 03/05/18 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (27-Y 13-N)
- 03/06/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/06/18 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 18107265D-S1 (1-Y 94-N)
- 03/06/18 House: VOTE: REJECTED (1-Y 94-N)
- 03/07/18 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/18 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/08/18 House: House acceded to request
- 03/08/18 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/08/18 House: Delegates: Ransone, Cole, Lindsey
- 03/08/18 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/08/18 Senate: Senators: Edwards, Obenshain, Cosgrove
- 03/10/18 Senate: Conferees reappointed by Senate
- 03/10/18 Senate: Senators: Cosgrove, Edwards, Chafin
- 03/10/18 House: No further action taken
- 03/10/18 House: Failed to pass