2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB742: Elections, State Board of; appointment of Commissioner of Elections.

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

1/9/2024
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103196D
House of Delegates
1/9/2024
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
House of Delegates
1/22/2024
Impact statement from DPB (HB742)
House of Delegates
2/2/2024
Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (Voice Vote)
House of Delegates
2/9/2024
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
House of Delegates
2/9/2024
Reconsidered by Privileges and Elections
House of Delegates
2/9/2024
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/9/2024
Committee substitute printed 24107508D-H1
House of Delegates
2/11/2024
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/12/2024
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/12/2024
Committee substitute agreed to 24107508D-H1
House of Delegates
2/12/2024
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB742H1
House of Delegates
2/12/2024
Impact statement from DPB (HB742H1)
House of Delegates
2/13/2024
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2024
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/14/2024
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
2/14/2024
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Senate
2/27/2024
Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
Senate
11/18/2024
Left in Privileges and Elections
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Continued to 2025 in Privileges and Elections (8-Y 7-N)
2/27/2024
8
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2/13/2024
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2/9/2024
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/12/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Privileges and Elections(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text2/9/202416.9 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/9/202417.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis7/8/202470.9 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis7/8/202464.6 KB