SB 864 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Electoral board appointments; chief judge of judicial circuit or his designee make appointment.

Summary
Provides that appointments to the electoral board of each county and city are to be made by the chief judge of the judicial circuit for the county or city or that judge's designee, who shall be any other judge sitting in that judicial circuit. Currently, such appointments are made by a majority of the circuit judges and if a majority of the judges cannot agree, the senior judge makes the appointment. The bill also contains technical amendments.
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Jan 2017
Senate Passage
Jan 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2017
Governor
Introduced Dec 7, 2016 Last action Apr 5, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
4
Apr 5, 2017
Executive · Passed
Governor's recommendation adopted
executive
Apr 5, 2017
Legislature · Passed
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 1-N)
legislature
Feb 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Campaigns
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB864E
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amendment #1 by Senator Stuart agreed to
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Amended
Amendment #2 by Senator Stuart withdrawn
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Dec 7, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Dec 7, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100069D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors