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2020 SESSION

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HB 629 Blacksburg, Town of; amending charter, public hearings.

Introduced by: Chris L. Hurst | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Charter; Town of Blacksburg; public hearings. Clarifies provisions related to public hearings in the Town of Blacksburg by providing that if the town council plans to conduct a public hearing related to a proposed ordinance but to delay action on the proposal, the date for the delayed vote shall be stated on the agenda. Furthermore, the bill allows the council, after conducting and closing the public hearing, to vote to delay action until its next regular meeting. This bill is identical to SB 454.

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101607D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/05/20  House: Printed as engrossed 20101607D-E  pdf
• 02/21/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB629ER)  pdf
• 03/04/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0128)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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

HISTORY

• 01/06/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101607D
• 01/06/20  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: Engrossed by House as amended HB629E
• 02/05/20  House: Printed as engrossed 20101607D-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 (HB629ER)
• 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 128 (effective 7/1/20)
• 03/04/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0128)