VA HB192 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 27 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-29 - Tabled in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Transition of certain towns to cities. Provides an exception to the current moratorium on the granting of new city charters for towns with a population of at least 40,000 desiring to transition to city status.

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Title

Towns, certain; provides an exception to current moratorium on granting of new city charters.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 5-N) (Y: 6 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2016-01-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-01-29HouseTabled in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote
2016-01-27HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 5-N)
2016-01-18HouseAssigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
2015-12-27HouseReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2015-12-27HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103118D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1523201(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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