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1996 SESSION

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HB 20 Charter; City of Bristol.

Introduced by: Joseph P. Johnson, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Charter; City of Bristol. Makes numerous technical changes related to the transition of the school board from an appointed to an elected body. Also, the bill provides that (i) the council does not have to meet on Saturday for its inaugural meeting, (ii) lengthy ordinances may be read by title only, (iii) the city manager shall submit a report of the city's financial condition in December rather than October, (iv) the city manager shall submit the annual budget estimate in May rather than March, (v) the divisions within the public works department are to be renamed and (vi) the existing requirement that one member of the planning commission be a city employee is deleted. This bill is identical to SB 28.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/96  House: Pres. & ord. printed w/emg. clause pref.01/09/96 961328308  pdf
• 01/30/96  House: Printed as engrossed 961328308-E  pdf
• 02/27/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB20ER)  pdf
• 04/12/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0678)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/96  House: Pres. & ord. printed w/emg. clause pref.01/09/96 961328308
• 01/10/96  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/22/96  House: Assigned to C. C. T. sub-committee: 1
• 01/26/96  House: Reported from C. C. T. with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/96  House: Read first time
• 01/30/96  House: Read second time
• 01/30/96  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/30/96  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 01/30/96  House: Printed as engrossed 961328308-E
• 01/31/96  House: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/96  House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (94-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/96  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/01/96  Senate: Read first time
• 02/01/96  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/05/96  Senate: Assigned to L. G. sub-committee: Charters
• 02/20/96  Senate: Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/21/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/96  Senate: Read third time
• 02/22/96  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/22/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/27/96  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB20ER)
• 03/04/96  House: Enrolled
• 03/04/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/05/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/06/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 678 (effective 4/6/96)
• 04/12/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0678)