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2000 SESSION

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HB 679 Oaths of office; towns.

Introduced by: Glenn M. Weatherholtz | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Oaths of office; towns. Allows town council members and members of Boards of Supervisors to take their oaths before any officer authorized by law to administer oaths. The language regarding town council members was dropped from the Code by the Title 15.1 recodification. Also, council members and members of Boards of Supervisors who, on or after December 1, 1997, qualified by taking the oath of office before any officer authorized by law to administer oaths, are deemed to have satisfied the requirements of this section with regard to the taking of oaths.

FULL TEXT

• 01/21/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 005552984  pdf
• 03/10/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB679ER)  pdf
• 04/06/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0293)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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• Senate amendments engrossed

HISTORY

• 01/21/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 005552984
• 01/21/00  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/27/00  House: Assigned to C. C. T. sub-committee: 3
• 01/28/00  House: Reported from Count., Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/00  House: Read first time
• 02/01/00  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/02/00  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/00  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/03/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/03/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/22/00  Senate: Reported from Local Government w/amds (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/00  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/00  Senate: Read third time
• 02/24/00  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/24/00  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/24/00  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/24/00  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/00  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/28/00  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (93-Y 4-N)
• 02/28/00  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 4-N)
• 03/10/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB679ER)
• 03/16/00  House: Enrolled
• 03/16/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/17/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/03/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 293 (effective 7/1/00)
• 04/06/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0293)