HB 1256 — Virginia Redistricting Advisory Commission; established.
Last action — Failed to pass in House
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Redistricting; Virginia Redistricting Advisory Commission; standards and criteria. Establishes the Virginia Redistricting Advisory Commission (the Commission), a statutory legislative commission tasked with proposing districts for the United States House of Representatives and for the Senate and the House of Delegates of the General Assembly that adhere to certain constitutional and statutory criteria and that will be submitted for consideration and adoption by the General Assembly. The Commission will consist of eight legislative commissioners and eight citizen commissioners. The legislative commissioners 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 commissioners are chosen 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 bill contains eligibility requirements for the citizen commissioners, including restrictions on holding or having held partisan national or state public office. As part of the application process for service on the Commission, the Division of Legislative Services acts as a repository for applications submitted by interested persons and is tasked with screening out applicants who are ineligible or submit incomplete applications. The applications of the citizen candidates selected by political leadership and submitted for consideration to the selection committee are public records.The bill also directs the Division of Legislative Services to provide staff support to the Commission in the redistricting of congressional and state legislative districts. The Commission is required to submit to the General Assembly plans of districts within certain time periods, and the bill sets out criteria by which the districts are to be drawn, including equal population, racial and ethnic fairness, communities of interest, contiguity, and compactness. The bill prohibits a map of districts from unduly favoring or disfavoring any political party when considered on a statewide basis.The bill provides for the preparation and use of adjusted population data for redistricting and reapportionment purposes to reflect the reallocation of persons incarcerated in federal, state, and local correctional facilities. Persons incarcerated in such a facility whose address at the time of incarceration was in the Commonwealth are to be counted at that address and persons incarcerated in such a facility whose address at the time of incarceration was outside of the Commonwealth or cannot be determined are to be counted at the facility.Provisions to ensure public participation in the redistricting process are included, including requirements that meetings are video recorded and transcribed and the archived videos and transcripts be made available on the Commission's website. The bill also requires a series of public hearings to be conducted prior receipt of Census data and at least public hearings to be held prior to voting to submit any plan to the General Assembly. The General Assembly may reject initial plans developed by the Commission and provide information to the Commission regarding the reasons for rejecting such plans. The General Assembly is limited in its ability to amend plans until multiple plans have been submitted and rejected.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
1 added · 1 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of Bill HB 1256, a specific line has been added while another line has been removed. The addition clarifies certain regulations, making them easier to understand, while the removal of the other line simplifies the bill by eliminating outdated or unnecessary language. This matters because clearer legislation is easier for the public to follow and ensures that the law operates more effectively.
74.220.50.4874.220.50.216
View plain text versions (4)
- HB1256S2 View text Current html March 05, 2020
- HB1256S1 View text html March 02, 2020
- Committee Substitute Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1256H1 html February 07, 2020
- Impact statement from DPB (HB1256) View text html January 08, 2020
Action History
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Failed to pass in House
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No further action taken
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Passed by for the day
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Passed by temporarily
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Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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Defeated by Senate (17-Y 23-N)
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Passed by temporarily
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Passed by temporarily
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Amendment by Senator Bell agreed to
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Reading of amendment waived
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Amendment #2 by Senator Morrissey agreed to
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Reading of amendment waived
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Amendment #1 by Senator Morrissey agreed to
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Reading of amendment waived
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Substitute by Senator Barker agreed to 20109602D-S2
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Passed by temporarily
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Reading of substitute waived
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Committee substitute rejected 20109414D-S1
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Committee amendment rejected
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Read third time
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Floor substitute printed 20109602D-S2 (Barker)
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Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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Committee substitute printed 20109414D-S1
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Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
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Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
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Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (12-Y 3-N)
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Impact statement from DPB (HB1256H1)
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Constitutional reading dispensed
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VOTE: Passage (54-Y 45-N)
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Read third time and passed House (54-Y 45-N)
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Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1256H1
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Emergency clause deleted
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Committee substitute agreed to 20107764D-H1
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Read second time
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Read first time
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Committee substitute printed 20107764D-H1
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Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
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House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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Assigned P & E sub: Redistricting
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Impact statement from DPB (HB1256)
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/08/20 20104115D
Sponsors
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price · Primary
- Joseph C. Lindsey · Cosponsor
- Vivian E. Watts · Cosponsor
- Ibraheem S. Samirah · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 65 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (3)
- Joseph C. Lindsey
- Vivian E. Watts
- Samirah, Ibraheem S.
Not signed on (144)
144 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 144 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 43% | 58% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (16)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Barker, George L. | — | Yea |
| David W. Marsden | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Edwards, John S. | — | Not Voting |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Newman, Stephen D. | — | Yea |
| Norment, Thomas K., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Petersen, J. Chapman | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Not Voting |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 80% | 20% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" | — | Yea |
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Nay |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Nay |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Nay |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 53 | 45 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 53 | 45 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 45% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 55% | 41% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsey, Joseph C. | — | Yea |
| Adams, Dawn M. | — | Yea |
| Adams, Les R. | — | Nay |
| Askew, Alex Q. | — | Yea |
| Chris S. Runion | — | Nay |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Nay |
| Cole, Mark L. | — | Nay |
| Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. | — | Yea |
| David A. Reid | — | Yea |
| Israel D. O'Quinn | — | Nay |
| Levine, Mark H. | — | Yea |
| Marcia S. "Cia" Price | — | Yea |
| Marcus B. Simon | — | Yea |
| McGuire, John J., III | — | Nay |
| Orrock, Robert D., Sr. | — | Nay |
| Paul E. Krizek | — | Yea |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Nay |
| Rush, Nick | — | Nay |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Yea |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Not Voting |
| Shelly A. Simonds | — | Yea |
| Sickles, Mark D. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 33% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsey, Joseph C. | — | Yea |
| Askew, Alex Q. | — | Yea |
| Cole, Mark L. | — | Nay |
| David A. Reid | — | Yea |
| Marcia S. "Cia" Price | — | Not Voting |
| Marcus B. Simon | — | Yea |
| Orrock, Robert D., Sr. | — | Nay |
| Paul E. Krizek | — | Yea |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 1256 do?
- Redistricting; Virginia Redistricting Advisory Commission; standards and criteria. Establishes the Virginia Redistricting Advisory Commission (the Commission), a statutory legislative commission tasked with proposing districts for the United States House of Representatives and for the Senate and the House of Delegates of the General Assembly that adhere to certain constitutional and statutory criteria and that will be submitted for consideration and adoption by the General Assembly. The Commission will consist of eight legislative commissioners and eight citizen commissioners. The legislative commissioners 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 commissioners are chosen 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 bill contains eligibility requirements for the citizen commissioners, including restrictions on holding or having held partisan national or state public office. As part of the application process for service on the Commission, the Division of Legislative Services acts as a repository for applications submitted by interested persons and is tasked with screening out applicants who are ineligible or submit incomplete applications. The applications of the citizen candidates selected by political leadership and submitted for consideration to the selection committee are public records.The bill also directs the Division of Legislative Services to provide staff support to the Commission in the redistricting of congressional and state legislative districts. The Commission is required to submit to the General Assembly plans of districts within certain time periods, and the bill sets out criteria by which the districts are to be drawn, including equal population, racial and ethnic fairness, communities of interest, contiguity, and compactness. The bill prohibits a map of districts from unduly favoring or disfavoring any political party when considered on a statewide basis.The bill provides for the preparation and use of adjusted population data for redistricting and reapportionment purposes to reflect the reallocation of persons incarcerated in federal, state, and local correctional facilities. Persons incarcerated in such a facility whose address at the time of incarceration was in the Commonwealth are to be counted at that address and persons incarcerated in such a facility whose address at the time of incarceration was outside of the Commonwealth or cannot be determined are to be counted at the facility.Provisions to ensure public participation in the redistricting process are included, including requirements that meetings are video recorded and transcribed and the archived videos and transcripts be made available on the Commission's website. The bill also requires a series of public hearings to be conducted prior receipt of Census data and at least public hearings to be held prior to voting to submit any plan to the General Assembly. The General Assembly may reject initial plans developed by the Commission and provide information to the Commission regarding the reasons for rejecting such plans. The General Assembly is limited in its ability to amend plans until multiple plans have been submitted and rejected.
- Who sponsors HB 1256?
- HB 1256 is sponsored by Marcia S. "Cia" Price, Joseph C. Lindsey, Vivian E. Watts, and Samirah, Ibraheem S..
- What is the current status of HB 1256?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 1256?
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