Virginia House Bill 1620 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Vetoed on April 29 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-29 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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.

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

Del. Margaret Ransone [R]	Del. Mark Cole [R]	Del. Jeffrey Campbell [R]	Del. Matt Fariss [R]
Del. Hyland Fowler [R]	Del. Steven Landes [R]	Del. Dave LaRock [R]	Del. James Leftwich [R]
Del. Israel O'Quinn [R]	Del. Robert Thomas [R]	Del. Tony Wilt [R]

2019-04-03 - Senate - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendations #6 and #15 (37-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-04-03 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (47-Y 51-N) (Y: 47 N: 51 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-04-03 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION #2 (51-Y 47-N) (Y: 51 N: 47 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-22 - House - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (53-Y 45-N) (Y: 53 N: 45 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-22 - Senate - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N) (Y: 38 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: REJECTED (5-Y 93-N) (Y: 5 N: 93 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 7-N) (Y: 33 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (8-Y 2-N 1-A) (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (51-Y 47-N 1-A) (Y: 51 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-01 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

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

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
2	2	106	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
24	2	103	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB1620
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1620+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1620S1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1620ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB1620ER2+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H1801V0019+HB1620
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H18V0015+HB1620
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2449+HB1620
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S08V0110+HB1620
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0662HB1620+HB1620
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0746HB1620+HB1620
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3038+HB1620
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0843HB1620+HB1620
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV1055HB1620+HB1620
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3306+HB1620
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3314+HB1620
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3373+HB1620
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV3374+HB1620
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV1162HB1620+HB1620