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SJ 18 — Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission (second reference).
Last action — Assigned Chapter 1196 (effective 7/1/20)
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
Constitutional amendment (second resolution); apportionment; Virginia Redistricting Commission. Establishes the Virginia Redistricting Commission, a 16-member Commission tasked with establishing districts for the United States House of Representatives and for the Senate and the House of Delegates of the General Assembly. The Commission consists of eight legislative members and eight citizen members. The legislative members 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 members are selected 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 Commission is required to submit to the General Assembly plans of districts for the Senate and the House of Delegates of the General Assembly no later than 45 days following the receipt of census data and plans of districts for the United States House of Representatives no later than 60 days following the receipt of census data, or July 1 of that year, whichever occurs later. The measure requires certain vote thresholds for plans, depending on the type of district, in order to be submitted to the General Assembly. No amendments may be made to a plan by the General Assembly, and any plan approved by the General Assembly becomes law without the signature of the Governor. The measure requires additional plans to be submitted, or additional time to be given to submit a plan, in certain circumstances, and further provides that districts will be drawn by the Supreme Court of Virginia if such efforts fail. This resolution incorporates SJ 12 and SJ 70.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
30 added · 29 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendment to Bill SJ 18 introduces changes to the process of redistricting in Virginia, specifically regarding the timeline and membership of the Redistricting Committee. It now specifies that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia must certify a list of retired judges by November 15 of census years, who will then be selected to form the committee responsible for drawing district lines. By clarifying these processes, the amendment aims to ensure that redistricting is handled efficiently and transparently, potentially leading to fairer representation in the state's legislative maps.
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SESSION history | hilite | pdf | print version VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER 1196 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.
View plain text versions (5)
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1196) View text Current html April 11, 2020
- Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ18ER) View text html March 18, 2020
- SJ18H1 View text html March 05, 2020
- Committee Substitute Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ18S1 html February 04, 2020
- Committee Substitute Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ18S1 html January 02, 2020
Action History
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Assigned Chapter 1196 (effective 7/1/20)
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Enrolled
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VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 46-N)
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Agreed to by House (54-Y 46-N)
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VOTE: REJECTED (46-Y 54-N)
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Amendments by Delegate Scott rejected (46-Y 54-N)
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House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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Pending question, not ordered
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VOTE: REJECTED (47-Y 53-N)
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Substitute by Delegate Simon rejected 20109646D-H1 (47-Y 53-N)
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Pending question ordered
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Taken up
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Motion to reconsider pass by for the day agreed to
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VOTE: Agree To (95-Y 0-N)
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Passed by for the day (95-Y 0-N)
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Floor substitute printed 20109646D-H1 (Simon)
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Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 8-N)
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Placed on Calendar
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Agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
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Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
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Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ18S1
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Committee substitute agreed to 20107759D-S1
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Reading of substitute waived
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Read second time
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Reading waived (38-Y 0-N)
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Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 1-N)
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Committee substitute printed 20107759D-S1
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Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
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Incorporates SJ70 (Hanger)
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Incorporates SJ12 (Cosgrove)
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Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 1-N)
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Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101031D
Sponsors
- Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. · Cosponsor
- Cosgrove, John A., Jr. · Cosponsor
- Richard L. Saslaw · Cosponsor
- George L. Barker · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 98 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (3)
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 | 45 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 45% | 55% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 46 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 46% | 54% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 54 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 54 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 55% | 45% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 94 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 94 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 36% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsey, Joseph C. | — | Nay |
| Adams, Dawn M. | — | Yea |
| Adams, Les R. | — | Yea |
| Askew, Alex Q. | — | Nay |
| Chris S. Runion | — | Yea |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Yea |
| Cole, Mark L. | — | Yea |
| Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. | — | Not Voting |
| David A. Reid | — | Nay |
| Israel D. O'Quinn | — | Yea |
| Levine, Mark H. | — | Nay |
| Marcia S. "Cia" Price | — | Nay |
| Marcus B. Simon | — | Nay |
| McGuire, John J., III | — | Yea |
| Orrock, Robert D., Sr. | — | Yea |
| Paul E. Krizek | — | Nay |
| Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Rush, Nick | — | Yea |
| Sam Rasoul | — | Yea |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Yea |
| Shelly A. Simonds | — | Yea |
| Sickles, Mark D. | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 5% | 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 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 6% | 0% | 0% |
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. | — | Nay |
| 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. | — | Yea |
| Saslaw, Richard L. | — | Yea |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 7% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (14)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Chafin, A. Benton "Ben" | — | Yea |
| McClellan, Jennifer L. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bryce E. Reeves | — | Yea |
| Ebbin, Adam P. | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Yea |
| Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" | — | Yea |
| R. Creigh Deeds | — | Yea |
| Ruff, Frank M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Ryan T. McDougle | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Surovell | — | Nay |
| Vogel, Jill Holtzman | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SJ 18 do?
- Constitutional amendment (second resolution); apportionment; Virginia Redistricting Commission. Establishes the Virginia Redistricting Commission, a 16-member Commission tasked with establishing districts for the United States House of Representatives and for the Senate and the House of Delegates of the General Assembly. The Commission consists of eight legislative members and eight citizen members. The legislative members 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 members are selected 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 Commission is required to submit to the General Assembly plans of districts for the Senate and the House of Delegates of the General Assembly no later than 45 days following the receipt of census data and plans of districts for the United States House of Representatives no later than 60 days following the receipt of census data, or July 1 of that year, whichever occurs later. The measure requires certain vote thresholds for plans, depending on the type of district, in order to be submitted to the General Assembly. No amendments may be made to a plan by the General Assembly, and any plan approved by the General Assembly becomes law without the signature of the Governor. The measure requires additional plans to be submitted, or additional time to be given to submit a plan, in certain circumstances, and further provides that districts will be drawn by the Supreme Court of Virginia if such efforts fail. This resolution incorporates SJ 12 and SJ 70.
- Who sponsors SJ 18?
- SJ 18 is sponsored by Hanger, Emmett W., Jr., Cosgrove, John A., Jr., Saslaw, Richard L., and Barker, George L..
- What is the current status of SJ 18?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 SJ 18?
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