HB 1696

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2017 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 06, 2017
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Filling vacancies in the United States Senate.

Abstract

Removes the language limiting the date at which a special election can be held to fill a vacancy occurring in the representation of the Commonwealth in the United States Senate. The bill also removes the authority of the Governor to make a temporary appointment to fill such a vacancy. The bill allows the Governor to immediately issue a writ to call an election upon receipt of written notification by a Senator or Senator-elect of his resignation and makes such resignation irrevocable after the date stated by him for his resignation or after the forty-fifth day before the date set for the special election.

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Feb 17, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Chair votes No

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time

Jan 26, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Constitutional reading dispensed

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Jan 25, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N)

Jan 24, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 23, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Read first time

Jan 11, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Assigned P & E sub: Campaigns

Jan 06, 2017

Virginia General Assembly

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101077D

Virginia General Assembly

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

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