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2012 SESSION

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SB 87 Charter; City of Falls Church.

Introduced by: Richard L. Saslaw | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Charter; City of Falls Church.  Shifts elections for city council from May to November. Council members shall have their four-year terms shortened by six months during the transition. The bill also provides that candidates shall be nominated only by petition in the manner prescribed by law for nonparty candidates and not by caucus, primary, convention, or other party-affiliated proceeding. This bill is identical to HB 978.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101197D  pdf
• 02/17/12  House: Committee substitute printed 12105487D-H1  pdf
• 02/28/12  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB87ER)  pdf
• 03/13/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0255)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101197D
• 01/09/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 01/17/12  Senate: Assigned Local Gov sub: Charter
• 01/17/12  Senate: Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
• 01/19/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/12  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/23/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/12  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/12  House: Read first time
• 02/13/12  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 02/17/12  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/17/12  House: Committee substitute printed 12105487D-H1
• 02/20/12  House: Read second time
• 02/21/12  House: Read third time
• 02/21/12  House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105487D-H1
• 02/21/12  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB87H1
• 02/21/12  House: Passed House with substitute (99-Y 1-N)
• 02/21/12  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 1-N)
• 02/23/12  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/12  Senate: Title replaced 12105487D-S1
• 02/28/12  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/28/12  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB87ER)
• 02/28/12  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/29/12  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/13/12  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 255 (effective 7/1/12)
• 03/13/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0255)