Electoral boards, local; terms to begin January 1.
Summary
Local electoral boards; terms to begin January 1. Provides for terms of local electoral board members to begin on January 1. If the results of an election have not been certified by the board or a recount of an election has not concluded, the term will expire at midnight on the day the results are certified or the recount is concluded, instead of December 31. Under current law, terms begin March 1.
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
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 30, 2019
Signed Mar 11, 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
28
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Mar 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 287 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (35-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB237E
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (20-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Gubernatorial Appointments
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Dec 30, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101266D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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