Mark H. Levine
- Democratic
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Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact. Enters Virginia into an interstate compact known as the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. Article II of the Constitution of the United States gives the states exclusive and plenary authority to decide the manner of awarding their electoral votes. Under the compact, Virginia agrees to award its electoral votes to the presidential ticket that receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The compact goes into effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes have joined the compact. A state may withdraw from the compact; however, a withdrawal occurring within six months of the end of a President's term shall not become effective until a President or Vice President has qualified to serve the next term. This bill incorporates HB 199.
Presidential electors; National Popular VoteCompact. Enters Virginia into an interstate compact known asthe Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by NationalPopular Vote. Article II of the Constitution of the United Statesgives the states exclusive and plenary authority to decide the mannerof awarding their electoral votes. Under the compact, Virginia agreesto award its electoral votes to the presidential ticket that receivesthe most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.The compact goes into effect when states cumulatively possessinga majority of the electoral votes have joined the compact. A statemay withdraw from the compact; however, a withdrawal occurring withinsix months of the end of a President's term shall not become effectiveuntil a President or Vice President has qualified to serve the next term.
Continued to 2021 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 1-N)
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Constitutional reading dispensed
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 46-N)
VOTE: Passage (51-Y 46-N)
Committee substitute agreed to 20107262D-H1
Impact statement from DPB (HB177H1)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB177H1
Read second time
Read first time
Incorporates HB199 (Price)
Committee substitute printed 20107262D-H1
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
Reconsidered by Privileges and Elections
Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (10-Y 12-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB177)
Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100671D
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| Impact statement from DPB (HB177) | HTML |
| Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB177H1 | HTML |
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