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2020 SESSION

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HB 846 Elkton, Town of; amending charter, town boundaries, council meetings.

Introduced by: Chris S. Runion | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Charter; Town of Elkton; town boundaries; council meetings. Codifies various annexation agreements between the Town of Elkton and Rockingham County. The bill increases from 30 to 45 days the maximum allowable period between a vacancy in the council and the filling of the vacancy. The bill also authorizes the Chief of Police to deliver via a designee a notice of a special or emergency meeting of the council. This bill is identical to SB 597.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103388D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/20  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB846ER)  pdf
• 03/04/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0135)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/07/20  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103388D
• 01/07/20  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 (6-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/20  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/20  House: Read first time
• 02/05/20  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 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 (HB846ER)
• 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 135 (effective 7/1/20)
• 03/04/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0135)