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2011 SESSION
SB 880 Charter; City of Martinsville.
Introduced by: W. Roscoe Reynolds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Charter; City of Martinsville. Amends the charter of the City of Martinsville to change the date of the council member elections to the general election date in November. The measure also provides that three council members shall be elected on the November 2012 general election date and every four years thereafter, and the two other council members shall be elected on the November 2014 general election date and every four years thereafter. The terms of office of the council members begin in the January after their election, instead of the July after their election. This bill is similar to HB 1536.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102304D pdf
- 01/21/11 Senate: Printed as engrossed 11102304D-E pdf
- 02/18/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB880ER) pdf
- 03/25/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0598) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102304D
- 01/10/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/13/11 Senate: Assigned Local Gov sub: Charter
- 01/18/11 Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/11 Senate: Read second time
- 01/21/11 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/21/11 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/21/11 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB880E
- 01/21/11 Senate: Printed as engrossed 11102304D-E
- 01/24/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/11 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/11 House: Read first time
- 02/07/11 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/08/11 House: Assigned CC & T sub: #1
- 02/09/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/11 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/11 House: Read second time
- 02/15/11 House: Read third time
- 02/15/11 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/11 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/11 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB880ER)
- 02/18/11 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/11 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/25/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 598 (effective 7/1/11)
- 03/25/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0598)