Congressional and state legislative districts; written descriptions of boundaries not required.
Summary
Congressional and state legislative districts; written descriptions of boundaries not required. Removes the requirement that the Division of Legislative Services prepare written descriptions of the boundaries of congressional and state legislative districts. The bill does not affect provisions under current law that district boundaries are legally defined by the county and city boundaries reported in the decennial Census reports and by reference to precincts, parts of precincts, and census blocks listed in the Statistical Reports for each district.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Dec 12, 2019
Signed Apr 8, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
6
Committee
8
Apr 8, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 862 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
upper
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Redistricting
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Jan 24, 2020
Committee
Referred from Rules
lower
Dec 12, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Dec 12, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102534D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joseph C. Lindsey
DDemocratic
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