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1997 SESSION

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SB 768 Charter; City of Chesapeake.

Introduced by: Mark L. Earley | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Charter; City of Chesapeake. Adds a section allowing voters to petition the circuit court to hold an advisory referendum. The petition must be signed by voters equal in number to at least 25 percent of the vote cast in the City in the last presidential election.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 970353649  pdf
• 02/25/97  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB768ER)  pdf
• 03/18/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0312)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 970353649
• 01/08/97  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/14/97  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 1-N)
• 01/14/97  Senate: Rereferred to Local Government
• 01/21/97  Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/97  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/24/97  Senate: Read third time
• 01/24/97  Senate: Defeated by Senate (21-Y 14-N)
• 01/24/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (21-Y 14-N)
• 01/24/97  Senate: Needs 27 votes to pass (Charter Bill)
• 01/24/97  Senate: Rec. of defeat. action agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/97  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (37-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/97  Senate: Passed Senate (34-Y 4-N)
• 01/24/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (34-Y 4-N)
• 01/24/97  Senate: Communicated to House
• 01/27/97  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/28/97  House: Read first time
• 01/28/97  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/06/97  House: Assigned to P. & E. sub-committee: 2
• 02/12/97  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/97  House: Read second time
• 02/14/97  House: Read third time
• 02/14/97  House: Passed by for the day
• 02/17/97  House: Read third time
• 02/17/97  House: Passed House (89-Y 9-N)
• 02/17/97  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (89-Y 9-N)
• 02/25/97  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB768ER)
• 03/03/97  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/04/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/05/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/13/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 312 (effective 7/1/97)
• 03/18/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0312)