HB1696
Filling vacancies in the United States Senate.
Summary
As Introduced. Filling vacancies in the United States Senate.
Removes the language limiting the date at which a special election can be held to fill a vacancy occurring in the representation of the Commonwealth in the United States Senate. The bill also removes the authority of the Governor to make a temporary appointment to fill such a vacancy. The ... (More) bill allows the Governor to immediately issue a writ to call an election upon receipt of written notification by a Senator or Senator-elect of his resignation and makes such resignation irrevocable after the date stated by him for his resignation or after the forty-fifth day before the date set for the special election. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2017 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101077D
- 01/06/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/11/2017 - House: Assigned P & E sub: Campaigns
- 01/17/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1696)
- 01/19/2017 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
- 01/20/2017 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 7-N)
- 01/23/2017 - House: Read first time
- 01/24/2017 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/25/2017 - House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N)
- 01/25/2017 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (64-Y 34-N) Close Floor Vote
- 01/26/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/26/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/14/2017 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/16/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2017 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/2017 - Senate: Defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/17/2017 - Senate: Chair votes No
