2026 Regular Session
HB50
General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Proposing a Constitutional Amendment requiring that a special election be held at the same time as the regular statewide primary and general elections that are held in the second year of a term to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate or Senator in the General Assembly if the vacancy occurs on or before the date that is 55 days before the deadline for filing certificates of candidacy for the regular statewide election that is held in the second year of the term.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
110 yea–22 nay · 8 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Rules
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
January 14, 2026 · House
Government, Labor, and Elections
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Referred Rules
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House Third Reading Passed (110-22) View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed View roll call
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House Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Pre-filed