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2023 SESSION
SB 1431 Elected and certain appointed officers; procedure for removal by courts.
Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Procedure for removal of elected and certain appointed officers by courts. Sets out the procedure by which, and clarifies the reasons for which, an elected officer or officer who has been appointed to fill an elective office may be removed from office. The bill requires, among other things, that the general registrar review the petition for removal of an officer and determine its sufficiency in accordance with the uniform standards approved by the State Board of Elections and that the attorney for the Commonwealth review such petition to determine if valid grounds exist to remove the officer. If the attorney for the Commonwealth is the elected official who is subject to the removal petition, the bill specifies that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia is tasked with appointing an alternate attorney for the Commonwealth to receive such petition. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference. This bill is identical to HB 2289.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100264D pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23100264D-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1431ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/26/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0664) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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HISTORY
- 01/11/23 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100264D
- 01/11/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/20/23 Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/31/23 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/23 Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/23 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/03/23 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/03/23 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/03/23 Senate: Amendments by Senator Surovell agreed to
- 02/03/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1431E
- 02/03/23 Senate: Printed as engrossed 23100264D-E
- 02/03/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/23 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/06/23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/23 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/23 House: Read first time
- 02/08/23 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/14/23 House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/15/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/23 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/23 House: Read second time
- 02/22/23 House: Read third time
- 02/22/23 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/22/23 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/23 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/23 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1431ER)
- 03/08/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/08/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/13/23 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/26/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 664 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/26/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0664)