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2015 SESSION
HB 1284 Branchville, Town of; amending charter, elections, terms of office of council members.
Introduced by: Roslyn C. Tyler | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Charter; Town of Branchville. Moves the date of election of the mayor and members of the town council from June to November and extends their terms from two years to four years. Council members serving on council who were elected in May 2014 shall have their terms of office shortened by six months but shall continue in office until their successors have been elected at the November general election and have been qualified to serve. The bill contains an emergency clause.
FULL TEXT
- 09/17/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/14/15 15100291D pdf
- 01/27/15 House: Printed as engrossed 15100291D-E pdf
- 02/25/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1284ER) pdf
- 03/16/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0187) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 09/17/14 House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/14/15 15100291D
- 09/17/14 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/16/15 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/21/15 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/15 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/15 House: Read first time
- 01/27/15 House: Read second time
- 01/27/15 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/27/15 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1284E
- 01/27/15 House: Printed as engrossed 15100291D-E
- 01/28/15 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/15 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/15 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/17/15 Senate: Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/15 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/15 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/15 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/15 House: Enrolled
- 02/25/15 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1284ER)
- 02/25/15 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/26/15 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/26/15 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/26/15
- 02/26/15 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
- 03/16/15 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 187 (effective 3/16/15)
- 03/16/15 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0187)