Elections; removal of officers, recall elections, application for recall petition.
Summary
Elections; removal of officers; recall elections; petition. Provides for the removal of certain elected officers and officers appointed to elected offices by recall referendum. The bill requires a petition for recall be signed by 30 percent of the total number of votes cast at the last election for the office for which a recall is sought.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Mar 4, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2022
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Feb 9, 2022
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2023
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB495S1
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105067D-S1
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0-2)
senate
Feb 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (11-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101043D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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