VA SB1246 | 2011 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0584)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Presidential primary. Moves the presidential primary date from the second Tuesday in February to the first Tuesday in March. The bill retains the first Tuesday in March as the primary date before the May general election.

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Title

Presidential primary; moves date to first Tuesday in March.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2011-02-15 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N) (Y: 99 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-11 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 22 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N) (Y: 39 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-01 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N) (Y: 37 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-01-25 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 1-N) (Y: 14 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2011-03-25 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0584)
2011-03-25 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 584 (effective 7/1/11)
2011-02-21 Senate: Signed by President
2011-02-18 House: Signed by Speaker
2011-02-18 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1246ER)
2011-02-18 Senate: Enrolled
2011-02-15 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N)
2011-02-15 House: Passed House (97-Y 1-N)
2011-02-15 House: Read third time
2011-02-14 House: Read second time
2011-02-11 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 1-N)
2011-02-07 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2011-02-07 House: Read first time
2011-02-07 House: Placed on Calendar
2011-02-01 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
2011-02-01 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2011-02-01 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
2011-01-31 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2011-01-28 Senate: Passed by for the day
2011-01-27 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2011-01-25 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 1-N)
2011-01-12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2011-01-12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103622D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
242515(n/a)See Bill Text
242544(n/a)See Bill Text
242545(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+sum+SB1246
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB1246+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+SB1246ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0584+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+S08V0046+SB1246
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0120SB1246+SB1246
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0155SB1246+SB1246
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0161SB1246+SB1246
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+SV0162SB1246+SB1246
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+H18V0076+SB1246
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+vot+HV0935+SB1246

Bill Comments

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