2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 498

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
File Code: State Government - General Assembly Prior Year Introduction As: HB 870/02 - HRU
Sponsored By:
Delegates Elliott, Bates, Cluster, Eckardt, George, Hogan, Hough, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Ready, Serafini, and Stocksdale
Entitled:
Legislative Districting - Single-Member Delegate Districts

Synopsis:

Requiring that each Delegate elected to the House of Delegates represent a single-member district; requiring that each legislative district contain three single-member delegate districts; requiring that each legislative district and delegate district be of substantially equal population, subject to a specified limitation; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/7
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/11
Unfavorable Report by House Rules and Executive Nominations Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Ron George, District 30
Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
Delegate Michael J. Hough, District 3B
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Michael A. McDermott, District 38B
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate H. Wayne Norman, Jr., District 35A
Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
Delegate Justin Ready, District 5A
Delegate Andrew A. Serafini, District 2A
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Boundaries
Constitutional Amendments
Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting
General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; Leg Policy Committee.
Reapportionment
Referendum

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - III Legislative Department
( 3 , 4 )
Article - XVIII Provisions of Limited Duration
( 6 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Not available at this time
Amendments: None offered
Committee Votes :
House
Rules and Executive Nominations