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HB1620

Elections, State Board of; membership, appointment of Commissioner of Elections.

Status:
Vetoed

Chief Patron:
Margaret Ransone (R)

Session:
2019 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. State Board of Elections; membership; appointment of Commissioner of Elections.

Increases the membership of the State Board of Elections from three members to five members and increases the terms of Board members from four years to five years. Representation shall be given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of votes in the Commonwealth at the preceding gubernatorial election, with three Board members being of the party of the Governor. Terms are initially staggered. The bill also grants to the Board the authority to appoint the Commissioner of Elections, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and to remove the Commissioner of Elections. The appointment or removal of the Commissioner shall require an affirmative vote of four of the five Board members. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2020. This bill is identical to SB 1455. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 10/09/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100589D
  • 10/09/2018 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • 01/12/2019 - House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
  • 01/29/2019 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
  • 02/01/2019 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N)
  • 02/01/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1620)
  • 02/03/2019 - House: Read first time
  • 02/04/2019 - House: Read second time and engrossed
  • 02/05/2019 - House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N 1-A)
  • 02/05/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (51-Y 47-N 1-A)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/06/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/06/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • 02/12/2019 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 2-N 1-A)
  • 02/12/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106755D-S1
  • 02/13/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1620S1)
  • 02/14/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/15/2019 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19106755D-S1
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1620S1
  • 02/18/2019 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 7-N)
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/19/2019 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House 19106755D-S1 (5-Y 93-N)
  • 02/19/2019 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (5-Y 93-N)
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/20/2019 - Senate: Senate requested conference committee
  • 02/21/2019 - House: House acceded to request
  • 02/21/2019 - House: Conferees appointed by House
  • 02/21/2019 - House: Delegates: Ransone, Cole, Rush, Lindsey
  • 02/21/2019 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 02/21/2019 - Senate: Senators: Vogel, Barker, Chafin
  • 02/22/2019 - Conference: Amended by conference committee
  • 02/22/2019 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
  • 02/22/2019 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (53-Y 45-N)
  • 02/22/2019 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (53-Y 45-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/22/2019 - House: Passed by temporarily
  • 02/22/2019 - House: Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by House
  • 02/22/2019 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 47-N)
  • 02/22/2019 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (51-Y 47-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/07/2019 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/07/2019 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1620ER)
  • 03/07/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/08/2019 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1620ER)
  • 03/09/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/11/2019 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2019
  • 03/11/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
  • 03/26/2019 - House: Governor's recommendation received by House
  • 04/03/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 04/03/2019 - House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation #6 and 15 (98-Y 0-N)
  • 04/03/2019 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
  • 04/03/2019 - House: House rejected Governor's recommendation #1-5, 7-14 and 16 (47-Y 51-N)
  • 04/03/2019 - House: VOTE: REJECTED (47-Y 51-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 04/03/2019 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #6 and #15 (37-Y 0-N 1-A)
  • 04/03/2019 - Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted in-part
  • 04/03/2019 - House: Reenrolled
  • 04/03/2019 - House: Reenrolled bill text (HB1620ER2)
  • 04/03/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
  • 04/03/2019 - Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
  • 04/03/2019 - House: Reenrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 4/3/19
  • 04/03/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 3, 2019
  • 04/29/2019 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor

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