VirginiaConsolidation and scheduling of general elections; joint subcommittee to study.
What it does
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 some or all of Virginia's state or local elections to even-numbered years in order to coincide with the federal election schedule.
More detail
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. This resolution is identical to SJ 253.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 12Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ443ER)Passed 1st Chamber
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by SenateMinor
- Vote recorded Conference report agreed to by House (50-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 21Conference report agreed to by House (50-Y 46-N)Minor
- Feb 21Amended by conference committee
- Feb 20Senators: Surovell, Hashmi, Stuart
- Vote recorded Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Agreed to by Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N). Result: fail.Lower
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by Senate
- Feb 20Delegates: Simonds, Helmer, Kilgore
- Feb 20Conferees appointed by House
- Feb 20House acceded to request
- Feb 20Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Feb 20Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N)Major
- Feb 20Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N)
- Feb 20Agreed to by Senate with substitute (20-Y 19-N)
- Feb 20Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 20Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 20Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 20Rules Amendments rejectedMinor
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 17Committee substitute printed 25107699D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N)Minor
- Feb 14Reported from Rules with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (Voice Vote)Minor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 3Agreed to by House (50-Y 46-N)
- Vote recorded Agreed to by House (50-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Engrossed by House
- Feb 3Taken up
- Jan 29Reported from Rules (11-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rules (11-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101532DIntroduced