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2015 SESSION

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HB 1761 Portsmouth, City of; amending charter, election of mayor and city council members.

Introduced by: Matthew James (by request) | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Charter; City of Portsmouth. Allows any member of the city council to be a candidate for the office of mayor without resigning his office. Currently, the charter requires such a council member to resign by a specific date and sets out a procedure for filling the member's vacant seat. This bill is identical to SB 749.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102906D  pdf
• 02/25/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1761ER)  pdf
• 03/16/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0204)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/12/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102906D
• 01/12/15  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/21/15  House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
• 01/28/15  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/15  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (19-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/15  House: Read first time
• 02/03/15  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/04/15  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/15  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/05/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/17/15  Senate: Reported from Local Government (10-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 (HB1761ER)
• 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 204 (effective 7/1/15)
• 03/16/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0204)