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2000 SESSION

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HB 841 Notice of referendum question on county police force.

Introduced by: Jo Ann S. Davis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Notice of referendum question on county police force. Provides that the notice shall contain the ballot question and a statement of not more than 500 words on the proposed question. The explanation shall be presented in plain English, shall be limited to a neutral explanation, and shall not present arguments by either proponents or opponents of the proposal. The county may expend public funds to provide neutral information, but shall not use public funds to promote a particular position on the question, either in the notice or in any other distribution of information to the public.

FULL TEXT

• 01/24/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 002923704  pdf
• 02/09/00  House: Printed as engrossed 002923704-E  pdf
• 03/10/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB841ER)  pdf
• 04/06/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0298)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
• Senate amendments
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HISTORY

• 01/24/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 002923704
• 01/24/00  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/07/00  House: Reported from P. & E. w/amendment (21-Y 2-N)
• 02/08/00  House: Read first time
• 02/09/00  House: Read second time
• 02/09/00  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/09/00  House: Amendment by Del. Davis agreed to
• 02/09/00  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/09/00  House: Printed as engrossed 002923704-E
• 02/10/00  House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/00  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/11/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/11/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/17/00  Senate: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
• 02/22/00  Senate: Reported from P. & E. with amendment (14-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 amendment waived
• 02/24/00  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/24/00  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/24/00  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (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 amendment agreed to by House (94-Y 2-N)
• 02/28/00  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 2-N)
• 03/10/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB841ER)
• 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 298 (effective 7/1/00)
• 04/06/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0298)