File Code: Elections
- Sponsored By:
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Delegate Weir
- Entitled:
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Commission to Study Single-Member Legislative Districting for the
General Assembly
Establishing the Commission to Study Single-Member Legislative
Districting for the General Assembly; providing for the membership of
the Commission; requiring the Commission to study the feasibility and
desirability of proposing that the voters of the State consider a
Constitutional amendment
instituting a system of single-member
legislative districts for the General Assembly; requiring the
Commission to make a report of its findings and recommendations by a
specified date; etc.
House Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- 2/11
- Hearing 3/4 at 1:15 p.m.
- 3/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/13
- Recommit to Committee Commerce and Government Matters (Delegate Wood)
- 4/2
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/31
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/1
- Motion vote previous question (Delegate Fulton) Adopted
- Third Reading Failed (47-76)
Senate Action
- No Action
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
- ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMPAIGN FINANCING; VOTING
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- AELR CMTE; LEGISLATIVE POLICY
- REAPPORTIONMENT
- REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 326064/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 2, 1998 at:
10:30 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 356769/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 10, 1998 at:
10:32 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- House
- April 1, 1998: Third Reading Failed (47-76)
