VA HB296 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-11 - Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
Pending: House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Transition of towns to cities. Makes an exception to the current moratorium on the granting of new city charters by allowing towns with a population of greater than 50,000 that are transitioning to city status to seek a city charter. The bill contains a technical amendment.

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Title

Towns; transition to cities.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-02-11HouseLeft in Counties, Cities and Towns
2020-01-23HouseSubcommittee recommends striking from docket (7-Y 0-N)
2020-01-17HouseAssigned CC & T sub: Charters
2019-12-30HouseReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2019-12-30HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100934D

Code Citations

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

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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