SJ 18

  • Virginia Senate Joint Resolution
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 02, 2020
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission (second reference).

Abstract

Constitutional amendment (second resolution); apportionment; Virginia Redistricting Commission. Establishes the Virginia Redistricting Commission, a 16-member Commission tasked with establishing districts for the United States House of Representatives and for the Senate and the House of Delegates of the General Assembly. The Commission consists of eight legislative members and eight citizen members. The legislative members consist of four members of the Senate of Virginia and four members of the House of Delegates, with equal representation given to the political parties having the highest and next highest number of members in their respective houses. The citizen members are selected by a selection committee consisting of five retired judges of the circuit courts of Virginia, from lists submitted to the selection committee by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, the leader in the House of Delegates of the political party having the next highest number of members in the House of Delegates, the President pro tempore of the Senate of Virginia, and the leader in the Senate of the political party having the next highest number of members in the Senate. The Commission is required to submit to the General Assembly plans of districts for the Senate and the House of Delegates of the General Assembly no later than 45 days following the receipt of census data and plans of districts for the United States House of Representatives no later than 60 days following the receipt of census data, or July 1 of that year, whichever occurs later. The measure requires certain vote thresholds for plans, depending on the type of district, in order to be submitted to the General Assembly. No amendments may be made to a plan by the General Assembly, and any plan approved by the General Assembly becomes law without the signature of the Governor. The measure requires additional plans to be submitted, or additional time to be given to submit a plan, in certain circumstances, and further provides that districts will be drawn by the Supreme Court of Virginia if such efforts fail. This resolution incorporates SJ 12 and SJ 70.

Constitutional amendment (second resolution); apportionment; Virginia Redistricting Commission. Establishes the Virginia Redistricting Commission, a 16-member Commission tasked with establishing districts for the United States House of Representatives and for the Senate and the House of Delegates of the General Assembly. The Commission consists of eight legislative members and eight citizen members. The legislative members consist of four members of the Senate of Virginia and four members of the House of Delegates, with equal representation given to the political parties having the highest and next highest number of members in their respective houses. The citizen members are selected by a selection committee consisting of five retired judges of the circuit courts of Virginia, from lists submitted to the selection committee by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, the leader in the House of Delegates of the political party having the next highest number of members in the House of Delegates, the President pro tempore of the Senate of Virginia, and the leader in the Senate of the political party having the next highest number of members in the Senate. The Commission is required to submit to the General Assembly plans of districts for the Senate and the House of Delegates of the General Assembly no later than 45 days following the receipt of census data and plans of districts for the United States House of Representatives no later than 60 days following the receipt of census data, or July 1 of that year, whichever occurs later. The measure requires certain vote thresholds for plans, depending on the type of district, in order to be submitted to the General Assembly. No amendments may be made to a plan by the General Assembly, and any plan approved by the General Assembly becomes law without the signature of the Governor. The measure requires additional plans to be submitted, or additional time to be given to submit a plan, in certain circumstances, and further provides that districts will be drawn by the Supreme Court of Virginia if such efforts fail.

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Apr 11, 2020

House

Assigned Chapter 1196 (effective 7/1/20)

Mar 18, 2020

Senate

Enrolled

Mar 05, 2020

House

Agreed to by House (54-Y 46-N)

House

VOTE: REJECTED (46-Y 54-N)

House

Amendments by Delegate Scott rejected (46-Y 54-N)

House

House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

House

Pending question, not ordered

House

VOTE: REJECTED (47-Y 53-N)

House

Substitute by Delegate Simon rejected 20109646D-H1 (47-Y 53-N)

House

Pending question ordered

House

Taken up

House

Motion to reconsider pass by for the day agreed to

House

VOTE: Agree To (95-Y 0-N)

House

Floor substitute printed 20109646D-H1 (Simon)

House

Passed by for the day (95-Y 0-N)

House

VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 46-N)

Mar 02, 2020

House

Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 8-N)

Feb 21, 2020

House

Placed on Calendar

House

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Feb 11, 2020

Senate

Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ18S1

Senate

Committee substitute agreed to 20107759D-S1

Senate

Read second time

Senate

Reading of substitute waived

Senate

Agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)

Feb 10, 2020

Senate

Reading waived (38-Y 0-N)

Feb 06, 2020

Senate

Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 1-N)

Feb 04, 2020

Senate

Incorporates SJ12 (Cosgrove)

Senate

Committee substitute printed 20107759D-S1

Senate

Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Senate

Incorporates SJ70 (Hanger)

Senate

Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 1-N)

Jan 02, 2020

Senate

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

Senate

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101031D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ18S1 HTML
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ18S1 HTML
SJ18H1 HTML
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ18ER) HTML
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1196) HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Amendment: SJ18AHR HTML
Amendment: SJ18AH HTML

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