VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

• Code of Virginia
• Virginia Administrative Code
• Constitution of Virginia
• Charters
• Authorities
• Compacts
• Uncodified Acts
• RIS Users (account required)

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

• Bills & Resolutions
  session legislation
• Bill Summaries
  session summaries
• Reports to the General Assembly
  House and Senate documents
• Legislative Liaisons
  State agency contacts

ACROSS SESSIONS

• Subject Index: Since 1995
• Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
• Summaries: Since 1994

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2020 SESSION

• | print version

SB 454 Blacksburg, Town of; amending charter, public hearings.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (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 HB 629.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102442D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/29/20  Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102442D-E  pdf
• 03/07/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB454ER)  pdf
• 04/07/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0825)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments

HISTORY

• 01/07/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102442D
• 01/07/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 01/22/20  Senate: Assigned Local Gov sub: Charters
• 01/27/20  Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/20  Senate: Read second time
• 01/29/20  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 01/29/20  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/29/20  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB454E
• 01/29/20  Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102442D-E
• 01/30/20  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/20  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/03/20  House: Read first time
• 02/03/20  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 02/13/20  House: Assigned CC & T sub: Charters
• 02/20/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/20  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/20  House: Read second time
• 03/04/20  House: Read third time
• 03/04/20  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/20  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/20  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/07/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB454ER)
• 03/07/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/08/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/12/20  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
• 03/12/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 04/07/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 825 (effective 7/1/20)
• 04/07/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0825)