Virginia House Bill 2497 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 19 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-19 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0633)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Charter; City of Bristol. Amends the charter for the City of Bristol. Changes to the charter (i) update provisions related to special meeting notices and notices related to removal by city council of certain appointees, (ii) clarify the description of the city manager and state that employees of the police department and fire department are among those employees that may be removed by the city manager, (iii) update the responsibilities of the city manager and chief of police regarding certain police department complaints, (iv) set forth financial policies to be adopted by the finance department, (v) specify certain personnel department oversight duties, (vi) rename the planning department as the community development department, (vii) create the position of environs control official, (viii) set out the duties of the transportation planner, (ix) alter the terms of the city planning commission, and (x) reference the existing BVU Authority Board. The bill contains technical amendments.

Bristol, City of; amending charter, city powers, council meetings, etc.

Del. Israel O'Quinn [R]

Del. Jeffrey Campbell [R]

2019-02-15 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-14 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Rules with substitute (16-Y 0-N) (Y: 16 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-19		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0633)
2019-03-19		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 633 (effective 7/1/19)
2019-02-27		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
2019-02-27	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019
2019-02-20	Senate	Signed by President
2019-02-20	House	Signed by Speaker
2019-02-20	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2497ER)
2019-02-20	House	Enrolled
2019-02-15	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2019-02-15	Senate	Read third time
2019-02-14	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2019-02-12	Senate	Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)
2019-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Local Government
2019-02-06	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2019-02-05	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-05	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2019-02-04	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2497H1
2019-02-04	House	Committee substitute agreed to 19105337D-H1
2019-02-04	House	Read second time
2019-02-03	House	Read first time
2019-01-31	House	Committee substitute printed 19105337D-H1
2019-01-31	House	Reported from Rules with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
2019-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Rules
2019-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104003D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2497
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2497+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2497H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2497ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0633+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+H20V0054+HB2497
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+HV2389+HB2497
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S07V0083+HB2497
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0662HB2497+HB2497
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+SV0706HB2497+HB2497