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2020 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Local Government

Chair: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr.

Clerk: Maryann Horch, Caroline Wray
Staff: Jeff Sharp, David Barry
Date of Meeting: March 2, 2020
Time and Place: 9:00 a.m. Senate Room 3, Capitol

H.B. 1492 Parksley, Town of; amending, charter, moves May elections to November.

Patron: Bloxom

Charter; Town of Parksley; November elections. Moves elections for the town council and mayor of the Town of Parksley from May to November and decreases from four years to two years the length of terms of the mayor and council members.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 3.1, as amended, and 4.1 of Chapter 163 of the Acts of Assembly of 1979, which provided a charter for the Town of Parksley in the County of Accomack, relating to November elections.

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H.B. 1537 War memorials for veterans; removal, relocation, etc.

Patron: McQuinn


Memorials for war veterans. Provides that a locality may remove, relocate, or alter any monument or memorial for war veterans located in its public space, regardless of when erected. Current law makes it unlawful to disturb or interfere with such monuments or memorials or to prevent citizens from taking proper measures and exercising proper means for the protection, preservation, and care of such monuments or memorials.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 15.2-1812, 15.2-1812.1, and 18.2-137 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal Chapter 119 of the Acts of Assembly of 1890, relating to war memorials for veterans.

20107987D

H.B. 1572 Front Royal, Town of; industrial development authorities.

Patron: Collins

Industrial development authorities; Town of Front Royal. Provides that the Town of Front Royal may create its own independent industrial development authority, separate and apart for all purposes from any currently existing or future industrial development authority with all powers granted industrial development authorities generally. The current law does not explicitly allow for this due to the town's previous joint arrangement with Warren County. Such industrial development authority may also include Warren County in any of its economic development projects for a period of five years ending July 1, 2025.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-4905 of the Code of Virginia, relating to industrial development authorities; Town of Front Royal.

20104988D

H.B. 1588 Oversize and overweight vehicles; route designation to bypass City of Lexington.

Patron: Campbell, R.R.

Oversize and overweight vehicles; route designation; City of Lexington. Requires an entity issuing an oversize or overweight permit to a vehicle that is traveling through or near the City of Lexington, when the designation of a route is appropriate, to designate that such vehicle shall use U.S. Route 11 to travel between U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 64 without passing through the City of Lexington.

A BILL to authorize oversize and overweight vehicles to use U.S. Route 11 to avoid driving through the City of Lexington.

20105264D