VA HB1511 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Charter; City of Martinsville; town status; referendum. Amends the charter for the City of Martinsville to require the circuit court for the City of Martinsville, prior to notifying the Supreme Court of the City's adoption of an ordinance and petition for an order granting town status to the City, to first require an election to be held on the following question: "Shall the City of Martinsville become a town?" The bill provides that if a majority of the qualified voters of the City voting on the question are in favor of the transition from city to town status, the special court shall enter the order granting town status in accordance with the procedures, requirements, and provisions of general law.
Title
Martinsville, City of; amending charter, granting of town status.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N) (Y: 38 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N 1-A) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-05 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565) | |
| 2024-04-05 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 565 (effective 7/1/24) | |
| 2024-03-11 | Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 | |
| 2024-03-11 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1511ER) |
| 2024-03-05 | House | Enrolled |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N) |
| 2024-02-28 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate | Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N 1-A) |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 2024-02-08 | House | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2024-02-06 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-02 | House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-01-19 | House | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 2024-01-19 | House | Presented and ordered printed 24105192D |
