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1997 SESSION

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HB 1788 Charter; City of Poquoson.

Introduced by: I. Vincent Behm, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Charter; City of Poquoson. Allows the council to request that the circuit court order either an advisory or binding referendum election to be held on any question. The referendum election shall be conducted and the results ascertained in accordance with general law, but there shall be no right of appeal from or recount of the results of an advisory referendum. This bill is identical to SB 728.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 974752127  pdf
• 03/05/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1788ER)  pdf
• 03/24/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0659)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 974752127
• 01/08/97  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/24/97  House: Reported from Count., Cities and Towns (20-Y 2-N)
• 01/24/97  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/01/97  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/97  House: Read first time
• 02/03/97  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/04/97  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/97  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/05/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/97  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/11/97  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/97  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/97  Senate: Read third time
• 02/13/97  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/97  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1788ER)
• 03/07/97  House: Enrolled
• 03/07/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/21/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 659 (effective 7/1/97)
• 03/24/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0659)