SJ253
General elections; joint subcommittee to study consolidation and scheduling.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Study; joint subcommittee to study the consolidation and scheduling of general elections in Virginia; report.
Creates a two-year legislative study on the consolidation and scheduling of general elections in Virginia. A 13-member joint subcommittee is established, consisting of eight members of the General Assembly, four nonlegislative citizen members, and one ex officio member, and is tasked with weighing the potential and probable effects of moving ... (More) some or all of Virginia's state or local elections to even-numbered years in order to coincide with the federal election schedule. Any recommendations by the joint subcommittee to consolidate or reschedule Virginia's general elections must include recommendations for any amendments to the Constitution of Virginia and the Code of Virginia needed to effectuate the shift. The joint subcommittee is given two years to complete its study, with its final report due no later than the first day of the 2027 Regular Session of the General Assembly. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100844D
- 01/06/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (Voice Vote)
- 01/17/2025 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
- 01/27/2025 - Senate: Read first time
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Amendment by Senator agreed to
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 01/28/2025 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 25100844D-E
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 01/29/2025 - Senate: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- 02/05/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/16/2025 - House: Placed on Rules Agenda
- 02/17/2025 - House: Reported from Rules with amendment(s) (12-Y 6-N)
- 02/19/2025 - House: Placed on House Calendar for Feb 19, 2025
- 02/20/2025 - House: Taken up
- 02/20/2025 - House: Rules Amendments agreed to
- 02/20/2025 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/20/2025 - House: Agreed to by House with amendments (51-Y 47-N) Close Floor Vote
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ253ER)
