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2024 SESSION
HB 1511 Martinsville, City of; amending charter, granting of town status.
Introduced by: Eric Phillips | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Charter; City of Martinsville; town status; referendum. Amends the charter for the City of Martinsville to require the circuit court for the City of Martinsville, prior to notifying the Supreme Court of the City's adoption of an ordinance and petition for an order granting town status to the City, to first require an election to be held on the following question: "Shall the City of Martinsville become a town?" The bill provides that if a majority of the qualified voters of the City voting on the question are in favor of the transition from city to town status, the special court shall enter the order granting town status in accordance with the procedures, requirements, and provisions of general law.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/24 House: Presented and ordered printed 24105192D pdf
- 03/05/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1511ER) pdf
- 04/05/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/19/24 House: Presented and ordered printed 24105192D
- 01/19/24 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/02/24 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/24 House: Read first time
- 02/07/24 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/24 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/26/24 Senate: Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/27/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/24 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/24 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 03/05/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1511ER)
- 03/11/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/05/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 565 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/05/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0565)