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1997 SESSION
SB 728 Charter; City of Poquoson.
Introduced by: Martin E. Williams | 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 HB 1788.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 977310759 pdf
- 03/04/97 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB728ER) pdf
- 03/24/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0633) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 977310759
- 01/08/97 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/14/97 Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/97 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/17/97 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/97 Senate: Rec. of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/97 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/97 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/97 Senate: Communicated to House
- 01/20/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/21/97 House: Read first time
- 01/21/97 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/07/97 House: Assigned to C. C. T. sub-committee: 3
- 02/14/97 House: Reported from Count., Cities and Towns (18-Y 4-N)
- 02/17/97 House: Read second time
- 02/18/97 House: Read third time
- 02/18/97 House: Amendment by Mr. Hall agreed to
- 02/18/97 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/18/97 House: Passed House with amendment (94-Y 5-N)
- 02/18/97 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (94-Y 5-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/20/97 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 02/20/97 Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (1-Y 38-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (1-Y 38-N)
- 02/20/97 House: House insisted on amendments
- 02/20/97 House: House requested conference committee
- 02/20/97 Senate: Senate acceded to request (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: VOTE: ACCEDE CONFERENCE COMM. (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/20/97 Senate: Senators: Williams, Maxwell, Benedetti
- 02/20/97 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/20/97 House: Delegates: Behm, Hall, Hamilton
- 02/21/97 House: Conference report agreed to by House (83-Y 14-N)
- 02/21/97 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (83-Y 14-N)
- 02/21/97 Conference: House amendment rejected by conference committee
- 02/21/97 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 02/21/97 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/97 Senate: VOTE: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE RPT (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/97 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB728ER)
- 03/07/97 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/21/97 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 633 (effective 7/1/97)
- 03/24/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0633)