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2020 SESSION

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SB 257 Brodnax, Town of; amending charter, reduces number of town councilmen.

Introduced by: Frank M. Ruff, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Charter; Town of Brodnax; town council; membership; meetings. Reduces from seven to five the number of town councilmen for the Town of Brodnax. The bill also reduces from four to three the number of councilmen needed for a quorum and from four to two the number of councilmen needed to call a special meeting. The bill contains an emergency clause and is identical to HB 168.

FULL TEXT

• 01/03/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/08/20 20101084D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB257ER)  pdf
• 04/08/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0890)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/03/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/08/20 20101084D
• 01/03/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 01/22/20  Senate: Assigned Local Gov sub: Charters
• 01/27/20  Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/20  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 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 (SB257ER)
• 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
• 04/08/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 890 (effective 4/8/20)
• 04/08/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0890)