VA HB345 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 4 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0125)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Charter; Town of Scottsville; town council and other town officers. Provides staggered elections for the town council and removes authority of the town council to appoint other police officers besides the town sergeant. The bill authorizes the town council to appoint a town administrator, and authorizes the town council to appoint one person to multiple offices. The bill changes the term "president of the council" to "vice-mayor" and includes female pronouns with all instances of male pronouns.

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Title

Scottsville, Town of; amending charter, staggered elections for town council and other officers.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-18 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-06 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-31 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0125)
2020-03-04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 125 (effective 3/4/20)
2020-02-26 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020
2020-02-26HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020
2020-02-24SenateSigned by President
2020-02-21HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-02-21HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB345ER)
2020-02-21HouseEnrolled
2020-02-19SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19SenateReconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-19SenateRead third time
2020-02-18SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
2020-02-17SenateReported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)
2020-02-07SenateReferred to Committee on Local Government
2020-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2020-02-06HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
2020-02-06HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05HousePrinted as engrossed 20102298D-E
2020-02-05HouseEngrossed by House as amended HB345E
2020-02-05HouseEmergency clause added
2020-02-05HouseCommittee amendment agreed to
2020-02-05HouseRead second time
2020-02-04HouseRead first time
2020-01-31HouseReported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
2020-01-23HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N)
2020-01-17HouseAssigned CC & T sub: Charters
2020-01-01HouseReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2020-01-01HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102298D

Same As/Similar To

SB281 (Same As) 2020-04-22 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1252)

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB345
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB345+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB345E+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB345ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0125+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0701V0006+HB0345
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H07V0013+HB0345
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV0509+HB0345
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S07V0073+HB0345
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0702HB0345+HB0345
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0710HB0345+HB0345
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0730HB0345+HB0345
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0731HB0345+HB0345

Bill Comments

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