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2020 SESSION

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HB 345 Scottsville, Town of; amending charter, staggered elections for town council and other officers.

Introduced by: Robert B. Bell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

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. The bill contains an emergency clause and is identical to SB 281.

FULL TEXT

• 01/01/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102298D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/05/20  House: Printed as engrossed 20102298D-E  pdf
• 02/21/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB345ER)  pdf
• 03/04/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0125)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• House amendments adopted

HISTORY

• 01/01/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102298D
• 01/01/20  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/17/20  House: Assigned CC & T sub: Charters
• 01/23/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/20  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/20  House: Read first time
• 02/05/20  House: Read second time
• 02/05/20  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/05/20  House: Emergency clause added
• 02/05/20  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB345E
• 02/05/20  House: Printed as engrossed 20102298D-E
• 02/06/20  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/20  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/17/20  Senate: Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/20  Senate: Read third time
• 02/19/20  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/20  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/20  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/20  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB345ER)
• 02/21/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/24/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/26/20  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020
• 02/26/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020
• 03/04/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 125 (effective 3/4/20)
• 03/04/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0125)