VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

• Code of Virginia
• Virginia Administrative Code
• Constitution of Virginia
• Charters
• Authorities
• Compacts
• Uncodified Acts
• RIS Users (account required)

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

• Bills & Resolutions
  session legislation
• Bill Summaries
  session summaries
• Reports to the General Assembly
  House and Senate documents
• Legislative Liaisons
  State agency contacts

ACROSS SESSIONS

• Subject Index: Since 1995
• Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
• Summaries: Since 1994

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2018 SESSION

• | print version

HB 1240 Amherst, Town of; amending charter, alters election of members of town council.

Introduced by: Benjamin L. Cline | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Charter; Town of Amherst. Alters the election of members of the town council of the Town of Amherst from two-year terms to four-year staggered terms. This bill is identical to SB 871.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/18  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102878D  pdf
• 02/27/18  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1240ER)  pdf
• 03/19/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0330)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/18  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102878D
• 01/10/18  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/22/18  House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #3
• 02/01/18  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/18  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/18  House: Read first time
• 02/07/18  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/08/18  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/18  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/18  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/18  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/20/18  Senate: Reported from Local Government (12-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/18  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/18  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/18  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/18  House: Enrolled
• 02/27/18  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1240ER)
• 02/27/18  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/02/18  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/05/18  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2018
• 03/05/18  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
• 03/19/18  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 330 (effective 7/1/18)
• 03/19/18  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0330)