Dick Saslaw
- Democratic
Primary
Constitutional amendment; length of regular sessions convened in odd-numbered years. Amends the Constitution of Virginia to provide that a regular session of the General Assembly convened in an odd-numbered year shall continue for no longer than 46 days and may be extended for a period not exceeding 14 days. Under the current constitution, a regular session convened in an odd-numbered year shall continue for no longer than 30 days and may be extended for a period not exceeding 30 days.
Constitutional amendment (first reference);legislative sessions; length of regular sessions convened in odd-numberedyears. Provides that a regular session of the General Assemblyconvened in odd-numbered years shall be for no longer than 46 days.Currently, sessions convened in such years are to last for no longerthan 30 days. The authority of the General Assembly, with the concurrenceof two-thirds of the elected members, to extend regular sessionsfor a period of no more than 30 days is unchanged.
Tabled in Privileges and Elections (17-Y 2-N)
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Continued to Special Session 1 in Privileges and Elections
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Placed on Calendar
Reading of amendment waived
Amendment by Senator Deeds agreed to
Read second time
Passed by temporarily
Reading of amendment waived
Committee amendment rejected
Engrossed by Senate as amended SJ310E
Printed as engrossed 21102274D-E
Reading waived (37-Y 0-N)
Agreed to by Senate (23-Y 14-N 1-A)
Engrossed bill reprinted 21102274D-E
Reading waived (38-Y 0-N)
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (10-Y 5-N)
Introduced bill reprinted 21102274D
Presented and ordered printed 21102274D
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SJ310 | HTML |
| SJ310E | HTML |
| Document | Format |
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| Amendment: SJ310ASR | HTML |
| Amendment: SJ310AS | HTML |
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