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1996 SESSION

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SB 635 Charter; City of Richmond.

Introduced by: Joseph B. Benedetti | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

City of Richmond; election of mayor. Provides for the at-large, direct election of the mayor, beginning in May, 1998. The mayor shall be elected for a two-year term to coincide with other council members. The mayor shall be the tenth member of council, shall perform traditional mayoral duties and have the same right as other council members to speak, introduce legislation and serve on committees; however, the mayor shall have no right to vote except in the case of a tie. Also, the bill provides that council shall choose a vice-mayor to perform the mayor's duties during his temporary absence or disability; in such case, the vice-mayor shall retain full voting privileges.

FULL TEXT

• 02/16/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 961410613  pdf
• 02/27/96  Senate: Committee substitute printed 961419613-S1  pdf

HISTORY

• 02/16/96  Senate: Introduced at the request of Governor
• 02/16/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 961410613
• 02/16/96  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/20/96  Senate: Reported from Local Government w/amds. (9-Y 6-N)
• 02/21/96  Senate: Read first time
• 02/21/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/96  Senate: Motion for recommittal to committee agreed to
• 02/21/96  Senate: Recommitted to Local Government
• 02/27/96  Senate: Reported from Local Government w/sub. (9-Y 6-N)
• 02/27/96  Senate: Committee substitute printed 961419613-S1
• 02/28/96  Senate: Read second time
• 02/28/96  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/28/96  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 961419613-S1
• 02/28/96  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 961419613-S1
• 02/29/96  Senate: Read third time
• 02/29/96  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 03/01/96  Senate: Read third time
• 03/01/96  Senate: Motion for previous question ordered
• 03/01/96  Senate: Previous question ordered (26-Y 14-N)
• 03/01/96  Senate: VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION (26-Y 14-N)
• 03/01/96  Senate: Defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
• 03/01/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (20-Y 20-N)
• 03/01/96  Senate: Tie vote, chair votes nay
• 03/01/96  Senate: Rec. of defeat. action agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 03/01/96  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (39-Y 1-N)
• 03/01/96  Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
• 03/01/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (21-Y 19-N)
• 03/01/96  Senate: Communicated to House
• 03/04/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/05/96  House: Read first time
• 03/05/96  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 03/06/96  House: No action taken by Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote