HB 2198 Virginia House of Delegates · 2021 Regular Session

Local elections for governing bodies; elections for school boards, qualification of voters.

Summary
Local elections for governing bodies; qualificationof voters. Clarifies that, notwithstanding any other provisionof law, general or special, in a locality that elects its governingbody at large from the locality, any qualified voter of the localityshall be entitled to vote for the at-large candidates, and in a localitythat elects its governing body from districts or wards, only thequalified voters of a district or ward shall be entitled to votefor the candidates of that district or ward. In a locality that electsits governing body from any combination of at-large and districtsor wards, any qualified voter of the locality shall be entitled tovote for the at-large candidates and only the qualified voters ofa district or ward shall be entitled to vote for the candidates ofthat district or ward.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 13, 2021 Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2021

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 18, 2021
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
44
Key actions
16
Committee
10
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 225 (effective 1/1/22)
executive
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2198H1
lower
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21103129D-H1
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Voting Rights
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102650D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors