The Virginia House voted in favor of a resolution that moves the commonwealth one step closer to a constitutional amendment establishing an independent redistricting commission after a handful of Democrats voted with the Republican minority.

With Friday’s House approval of Senate Joint Resolution 18, identical amendment language has passed both chambers of the General Assembly in two consecutive years, which is the first step required to approve a constitutional amendment. The proposed amendment will be placed on the ballot for Virginians to vote on in a referendum, which is the final step to add it to the state constitution.