VA SB941 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 11 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1143)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Local government meetings; weather. Authorizes any political subdivision, board of zoning appeals, or local government board, commission, or authority, by resolution adopted at a regular meeting, to fix the day or days to which a regular meeting shall be continued if the chairman, or vice-chairman if the chairman is unable to act, finds and declares that weather or other conditions are such that it is hazardous for members to attend the regular meeting. The bill requires that such findings be communicated to the members and the press as promptly as possible and that all hearings and other matters previously advertised be conducted at the continued meeting, and no further advertising is required.

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Title

Local government meetings; weather.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-02-28 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-21 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-21 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-04-11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1143)
2020-04-11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1143 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-12 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-12SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
2020-03-07SenateSigned by President
2020-03-06HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-05SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB941ER)
2020-03-05SenateEnrolled
2020-02-28SenateTitle replaced 20108744D-H1
2020-02-28SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26HousePassed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
2020-02-26HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute SB941H1
2020-02-26HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 20108744D-H1
2020-02-26HouseRead third time
2020-02-25HouseRead second time
2020-02-21HouseCommittee substitute printed 20108744D-H1
2020-02-21HouseReported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2020-02-20HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2020-02-13HouseAssigned CC & T sub: Land Use
2020-02-13HouseReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2020-02-13HouseRead first time
2020-02-13HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-01-23SenateRead third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-01-22SenateRead second time and engrossed
2020-01-21SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-01-20SenateReported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-13SenateReferred to Committee on Local Government
2020-01-13SenatePresented and ordered printed 20104543D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
152111(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB941
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB941+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB941H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB941ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1143+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S07V0017+SB0941
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0109SB0941+SB0941
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0126SB0941+SB0941
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0702V0131+SB0941
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H07V0113+SB0941
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1544+SB0941
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1245SB0941+SB0941

Bill Comments

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