Va. House speaker is expected to kill GOP Senate redistricting plan

[alp227]

Source: Washington Post

House Speaker William J. Howell intends to use a procedural move to kill the GOP’s surprise Senate redistricting plan Wednesday, according to several people familiar with his plans.

Howell (R-Stafford) is expected to rule that the new Senate map radically altered the legislation to which it was attached, according to three legislators and a Capitol staffer who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk candidly about private discussions involving the speaker.

“There are no guarantees in this business, but the expectation is” that Howell will rule the measure not germane Wednesday, said a lawmaker.

Howell spokesman Matthew Moran said Tuesday night that he could not comment on whether the speaker was prepared to rule against the measure, which is slated to appear on the House calendar Wednesday. “The Speaker will rule on any questions regarding the legislation when they are raised on the floor,” Moran wrote in an e-mail.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/va-politics/va-house-speaker-expected-to-kill-gop-redistricting-plan/2013/02/05/5e8ef482-6fe8-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_story.html

[freshwest]

1. Still remains to be seen. Thanks for the update, alp.