VA SB1579 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Vetoed on April 29 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-29 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Status: Vetoed on April 29 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-29 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Standards and criteria for congressional and state legislative districts. Provides criteria by which congressional and state legislative districts are to be drawn, including equal population, racial and ethnic fairness, respect for existing political boundaries, contiguity, compactness, and communities of interest. The criteria set out would apply to those districts drawn following the 2020 United States Census and thereafter.
Title
Congressional and state legislative districts; standards and criteria.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2019-02-19 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (53-Y 46-N) (Y: 53 N: 46 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N) (Y: 21 N: 17 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-15 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N) (Y: 21 N: 17 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-24 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-22 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| 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 | Senate | Communicated to Governor |
| 2019-04-03 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2019-04-03 | Senate | Passed by temporarily |
| 2019-03-25 | Senate | Governor's recommendation received by Senate |
| 2019-03-04 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 | |
| 2019-03-04 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019 |
| 2019-02-22 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2019-02-22 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2019-02-22 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1579ER) |
| 2019-02-22 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2019-02-19 | House | VOTE: PASSAGE (53-Y 46-N) |
| 2019-02-19 | House | Passed House (53-Y 46-N) |
| 2019-02-19 | House | Read third time |
| 2019-02-18 | House | Read second time |
| 2019-02-15 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N) |
| 2019-02-12 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N) |
| 2019-02-04 | House | Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2019-01-30 | House | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2019-01-30 | House | Read first time |
| 2019-01-30 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2019-01-28 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N) |
| 2019-01-25 | Senate | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2019-01-24 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
| 2019-01-22 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 5-N) |
| 2019-01-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
| 2019-01-09 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101768D |
