SB814
Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts.
Summary
As Introduced. Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts.
Allows the governing body of a locality that has been subject to a court order imposing a remedial election system under voting rights laws to adopt an ordinance to convert one or more at-large seats of such body to single-member districts. The bill provides that members of such governing body ... (More) in office on the effective date of such ordinance shall complete their terms of office. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/30/2024 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101347D
- 12/30/2024 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/21/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB814)
- 01/21/2025 - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/04/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/09/2025 - House: Assigned PE sub: Election Administration
- 02/09/2025 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 02/10/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/13/2025 - House: Placed on Privileges and Elections Agenda
- 02/14/2025 - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/18/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/19/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/19/2025 - House: Delegate Convirs-Fowler Amendment agreed to
- 02/19/2025 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/19/2025 - House: Passed House with amendment (51-Y 46-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: House Amendment agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N) Close Floor Vote
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB814ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB814)
- 03/11/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/25/2025 - Senate: Governor's Veto Received by Senate
- 03/25/2025 - Vetoed by Governor
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto
