SJ 231 Virginia Senate · 2017 Regular Session

Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission, criteria to redraw certain districts.

Summary
Establishes the seven-member Virginia Redistricting Commission (the Commission) to redraw congressional and General Assembly district boundaries after each decennial census. The Commission is directed to certify district plans for the General Assembly within 30 days of receipt of the new census data or by June 1 of the year following the census, whichever occurs later, and for the House of Representatives within 60 days of receipt of the census data or by July 1 of the year following the census, whichever occurs later. The amendment also establishes the standards to govern redistricting plans, which include the current constitutional standards on population equality, compactness, and contiguity and additional standards to minimize splits of localities and to prohibit consideration of incumbency and political data.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 30, 2016 Last action Feb 9, 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
19
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Elections
legislature
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SJ231ES1
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Amendment by Senator Hanger agreed to
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104950D-S1
legislature
Feb 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed by for the day
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Assigned to P&E sub: Constitutional Amendments
legislature
Nov 30, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Nov 30, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100989D
legislature
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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