VA SB87 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 13 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0255)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Charter; City of Falls Church. Shifts elections for city council from May to November. Council members shall have their four-year terms shortened by six months during the transition. The bill also provides that candidates shall be nominated only by petition in the manner prescribed by law for nonparty candidates and not by caucus, primary, convention, or other party-affiliated proceeding.

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Title

Charter; City of Falls Church.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-02-23 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-21 - House - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 1-N) (Y: 101 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-17 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-19 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-17 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0255)
2012-03-13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 255 (effective 7/1/12)
2012-02-29 Senate: Signed by President
2012-02-28 House: Signed by Speaker
2012-02-28 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB87ER)
2012-02-28 Senate: Enrolled
2012-02-23 Senate: Title replaced 12105487D-S1
2012-02-23 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2012-02-21 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 1-N)
2012-02-21 House: Passed House with substitute (99-Y 1-N)
2012-02-21 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB87H1
2012-02-21 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105487D-H1
2012-02-21 House: Read third time
2012-02-20 House: Read second time
2012-02-17 House: Committee substitute printed 12105487D-H1
2012-02-17 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
2012-02-13 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2012-02-13 House: Read first time
2012-02-13 House: Placed on Calendar
2012-01-23 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2012-01-20 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
2012-01-19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2012-01-17 Senate: Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
2012-01-17 Senate: Assigned Local Gov sub: Charter
2012-01-09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
2012-01-09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101197D

Same As/Similar To

HB978 (Same As) 2012-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0452)

Subjects


Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+SB87
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB87+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB87H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+SB87ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0255+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+S07V0004+SB0087
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0041SB0087+SB0087
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0061SB0087+SB0087
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+H07V0101+SB0087
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+HV0961+SB0087
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+vot+SV0567SB0087+SB0087

Bill Comments

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