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1998 SESSION

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HB 51 Charter; City of Portsmouth.

Introduced by: Kenneth R. Melvin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Charter; City of Portsmouth. Authorizes the city to acquire, but not by condemnation, land for the purpose of encouraging economic development. This bill is identical to Senate Bill 32.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/98  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/29/97 987279352  pdf
• 02/16/98  House: Printed as engrossed 987279352-E  pdf
• 03/02/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB51ER)  pdf
• 03/18/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0138)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/14/98  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/29/97 987279352
• 01/14/98  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/22/98  House: Assigned to C. C. T. sub-committee: 4
• 02/14/98  House: Reported from C. C. T. with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/98  House: Read first time
• 02/16/98  House: Read second time
• 02/16/98  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/16/98  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/16/98  House: Constitutional reading dispensed (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  House: VOTE: CONSTITUTIONAL READING (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/98  House: Printed as engrossed 987279352-E
• 02/17/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/17/98  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/24/98  Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/98  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/98  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/98  Senate: Read third time
• 02/26/98  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/98  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB51ER)
• 03/05/98  House: Enrolled
• 03/05/98  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/98  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/16/98  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 138 (effective 7/1/98)
• 03/18/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0138)