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2009 SESSION
SB 857 Charter; Town of Blacksburg.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Charter; Town of Blacksburg. Amends the charter of the Town of Blacksburg to change the date of the town council member and mayoral election from the first Tuesday in May to the general election date in November. Further amends the date the council members take office from July to January and states that the vice-mayor shall be selected at the first council meeting, which will take place in January following the November election, rather than in July. Other amendments clarify that the council may determine the annual salary of its members in accordance with state law and that vacancies on town council are also to be filled in an election subject to the requirement of state law. Lastly, the charter changes would permit the expanded use of civil penalties, in lieu of criminal penalties, for ordinance violations. This bill is identical to HB 1736.
FULL TEXT
- 12/29/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 092024228 pdf
- 02/18/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB857ER) pdf
- 02/28/09 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB857ER2) pdf
- 02/28/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0147) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/29/08 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 092024228
- 12/29/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/20/09 Senate: Reported from Local Government (12-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/09 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/26/09 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/09 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/30/09 House: Read first time
- 01/30/09 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/13/09 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/09 House: Read second time
- 02/17/09 House: Read third time
- 02/17/09 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/09 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/09 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB857ER)
- 02/18/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/18/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/09 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 02/27/09 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/09 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/09 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/09 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 02/28/09 House: Reenrolled
- 02/28/09 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB857ER2)
- 02/28/09 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 02/28/09 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 02/28/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0147)
- 03/06/09 House: Enacted, Chapter 147 (effective 7/1/09)