Israel O'Quinn
- Republican
- Delegate
- District 44
Primary
State Board of Elections; appointment of Commissioner of Elections. Provides for the appointment of the Commissioner of Elections to be made by the State Board of Elections; currently, the Governor makes such appointment. The appointment or removal of a Commissioner shall require an affirmative vote of four of the five members of the Board. The Commissioner shall be subject to confirmation and reconfirmation by the General Assembly every four years. If the Board fails to make or communicate an appointment of a Commissioner by the end of the term, the bill provides that the Commissioner serving at such time shall be deemed to be reappointed and shall be subject to reconfirmation at the next regular session. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025.
A BILL to amend and reenact ยงยง 2.2-106, 2.2-2905, and 24.2-102 of the Code of Virginia, relating to State Board of Elections; Commissioner of Elections. 24107508D
Left in Privileges and Elections
Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
Read second time
Committee substitute agreed to 24107508D-H1
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB742H1
Impact statement from DPB (HB742H1)
Read first time
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Committee substitute printed 24107508D-H1
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
Reconsidered by Privileges and Elections
Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
Impact statement from DPB (HB742)
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103196D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
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| Impact statement from DPB (HB742) | |
| Impact statement from DPB (HB742H1) |
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