Virginia 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 1579 — Congressional and state legislative districts; standards and criteria.

Last action — Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1

  2. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

  3. Read first time

  4. Placed on Calendar

  5. Read second time and engrossed

  6. Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

  7. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101768D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Read third time and passed Senate

Passed 21 Yea · 17 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211700
Total 211700
% of votes cast 55%45%0%0%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Barker — Nay
Dance — Nay
Hanger — Yea
Norment — Yea
Petersen — Yea
Howell — Nay
Mason — Nay
McClellan — Nay
Black — Yea
Carrico — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Chase — Yea
Cosgrove — Yea
Dunnavant — Yea
Edwards — Nay
Lewis — Nay
Newman — Yea
Ruff — Yea
Saslaw — Nay
Vogel — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Nay
Barbara A. Favola — Nay
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Nay
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Nay
Jeremy S. McPike — Nay
L. Louise Lucas — Nay
Mamie E. Locke — Nay
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Nay
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Nay

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Constitutional reading dispensed

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Barker — Yea
Black — Yea
Cosgrove — Yea
Hanger — Yea
Norment — Yea
Petersen — Yea
Howell — Yea
Mason — Yea
McClellan — Yea
Spruill — Yea
Carrico — Yea
Chafin — Yea
Chase — Yea
Dance — Yea
Dunnavant — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Newman — Yea
Ruff — Yea
Saslaw — Yea
Vogel — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 1579?
SB 1579 is sponsored by David R. Suetterlein and Chase, Amanda F..
What is the current status of SB 1579?
This bill died with 2019 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.
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