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SB750Introduced in the Senate

Clarifying process for filling vacancies in Legislature

IntroducedSenate Judiciary

Introduced by Mark Maynard, District 6

What does this bill do?

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Official description

The purpose of this bill is to clarify the responsibility of the Governor to fill a vacancy in the state legislature. The bill provides a process for the selection of three legally qualified persons to fill a vacancy in the office of state senator or House of Delegates, allows for virtual candidate interviews where more than three candidates apply, and clarifies the interview process. It also provides that a party county chairman appoint a subcommittee to act as vacancy committee where a senate or delegate district is wholly within one county.

Where it stands

To Judiciary

February 5, 2026

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Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Judiciary

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. To Judiciary

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