VA SB96 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 31 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-31 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0528)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Charter; City of Norfolk; employees of officers; vagrants. Amends the charter for the City of Norfolk by changing from "election" to "appointment" the term used to describe the selection of certain officers by the city council and clarifying that employees of such officers serve at will. The bill also removes a provision authorizing the City to prevent persons having no visible means of support, paupers, and persons who may be dangerous to the peace or safety of the City from coming to the City and authorizing the City to expel such persons who have been in the City less than 90 days.

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Title

Norfolk, City of; amending charter, employees of officers, vagrants.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-30 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-31 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0528)
2020-03-31 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 528 (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
2020-03-08HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-07SenateSigned by President
2020-03-07SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB96ER)
2020-03-07SenateEnrolled
2020-03-04HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
2020-03-04HousePassed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2020-03-04HouseRead third time
2020-03-03HouseRead second time
2020-02-28HouseReported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
2020-02-20HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2020-02-13HouseAssigned CC & T sub: Charters
2020-02-03HouseReferred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2020-02-03HouseRead first time
2020-02-03HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-01-30SenateRead third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-01-29SenateRead second time and engrossed
2020-01-28SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2020-01-27SenateReported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
2020-01-22SenateAssigned Local Gov sub: Charters
2019-12-03SenateReferred to Committee on Local Government
2019-12-03SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100674D

Same As/Similar To

HB749 (Same As) 2020-03-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0134)

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Bill Comments

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