2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB1990: Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts.

Legislative Summary

Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts. Allows the governing body of a locality that has been subject to a court order imposing a remedial election system under voting rights laws to adopt an ordinance to convert one or more at-large members of such body to single-member districts. The bill provides that members of such governing body in office on the effective date of such ordinance shall complete their terms of office.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102267D
House of Delegates
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
House of Delegates
1/15/2025
Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #1
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (13-Y 7-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 42-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/31/2025
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Senate
2/10/2025
Reported from Local Government with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
Senate
2/10/2025
Committee substitute printed 25107110D-S1
Senate
2/11/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/11/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/11/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/12/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/12/2025
Reading of substitute waived
Senate
2/12/2025
Local Government Substitute agreed to
Senate
2/12/2025
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Senate substitute agreed to by House (50-Y 46-N)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1990ER)
House of Delegates
2/19/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/22/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/3/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
House sustained Governor's veto
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Senate substitute agreed to by House (50-Y 46-N)
2/14/2025
50
Yea
46
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 17-N)
2/12/2025
21
Yea
17
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Local Government with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
2/10/2025
8
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 42-N)
1/30/2025
54
Yea
42
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (13-Y 7-N)
1/24/2025
13
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
1/22/2025
5
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Vetoed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/19/20254.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/10/20255.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/20255.3 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20251.0 KB