VirginiaElection of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts.
What it does
Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts. Allows the governing body of a locality that has been subject to a court order imposing a remedial election system under voting rights laws to adopt an ordinance to convert one or more at-large seats of such body to single-member districts, provided that the governing body also adopts and implements the remedial election system contained in the court order. The bill provides that members of such governing body in office on the effective date of such ordinance shall complete their terms of office.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2Senate sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Apr 2Passed by for the day
- Mar 25Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB814)
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB814ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20House Amendment agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N)Major
- Vote recorded House Amendment agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Passed House with amendment (51-Y 46-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House with amendment (51-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 19Delegate Convirs-Fowler Amendment agreed toMajor
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Read second timeMinor
- Feb 14Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Assigned PE sub: Election AdministrationMinor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Placed on Calendar
- Jan 27Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 24Engrossed by Senate
- Jan 24Read second timeMinor
- Jan 23Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 23Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Jan 23Rules suspended
- Jan 21Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB814)
- 2024
- Dec 30Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Dec 30Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101347DIntroduced