VA SB856 | 2020 | Regular Session

Virginia Senate Bill 856 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 2 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0619)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

State Board of Elections; increasing membership ; Commissioner of Elections; role and eligibility; report. Increases the membership of the State Board of Elections from three members to five members. Representation is 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 provides that a Commissioner of Elections, who acts as the principal administrative officer of the Department of Elections, shall be appointed by the Governor. Persons engaging in certain partisan activities, persons related to persons engaging in certain partisan activities, and persons related to members of the State Board are prohibited from serving as the Commissioner of Elections. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2021.

Title

Elections, State Board of; increasing membership, staggering terms, role and eligibility, report.

Roll Calls

2020-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Passage (91-Y 7-N) (Y: 91 N: 7 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (18-Y 2-N) (Y: 18 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N) (Y: 34 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (11-Y 2-N) (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-04-02		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0619)
2020-04-02		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 619 (effective 1/1/21)
2020-03-12		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12	Senate	Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-08	House	Signed by Speaker
2020-03-07	Senate	Signed by President
2020-03-07	Senate	Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB856ER)
2020-03-07	Senate	Enrolled
2020-03-04	House	VOTE: Passage (91-Y 7-N)
2020-03-04	House	Passed House (91-Y 7-N)
2020-03-04	House	Read third time
2020-03-03	House	Read second time
2020-02-28	House	Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
2020-02-25	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24	House	Assigned App. sub: Compensation & General Government
2020-02-21	House	Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2020-02-21	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections (18-Y 2-N)
2020-02-17	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
2020-02-14	House	Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
2020-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2020-02-13	House	Read first time
2020-02-13	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-03	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 6-N)
2020-01-31	Senate	Printed as engrossed 20103597D-E
2020-01-31	Senate	Engrossed by Senate as amended SB856E
2020-01-31	Senate	Committee amendments agreed to
2020-01-31	Senate	Reading of amendments waived
2020-01-31	Senate	Read second time
2020-01-30	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-01-28	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (11-Y 2-N)
2020-01-08	Senate	Introduced bill reprinted 20103597D
2020-01-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2020-01-08	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103597D

Same As/Similar To

HB236 (Same As) 2020-03-12 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0353)

Code Citations

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

Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB856
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB856+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB856E+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB856ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0619+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S08V0068+SB0856
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0244SB0856+SB0856
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0276SB0856+SB0856
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H1802V0011+SB0856
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H18V0143+SB0856
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0202V0060+SB0856
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0432+SB0856
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0472+SB0856
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H02V0512+SB0856
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1831+SB0856