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1998 SESSION

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HB 85 Charter; City of Covington.

Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Charter; City of Covington. Updates the city boundary description. Other changes (i) incorporate a 1988 court decree regarding composition of council, (ii) move from one section of the charter to another a provision regulating appointment of a council member to an office of profit, (iii) delete provisions regarding council salaries, thereby defaulting to general law provisions, and (iv) delete outdated provisions regarding justices of the peace, city sergeants and employee residence requirements.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/98  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/98 983003202  pdf
• 03/02/98  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB85ER)  pdf
• 03/18/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/14/98  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/98 983003202
• 01/14/98  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/22/98  House: Assigned to C. C. T. sub-committee: 1
• 02/04/98  House: Reported from Count., Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/98  House: Read first time
• 02/06/98  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/09/98  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/98  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/98  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/10/98  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/98  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 (HB85ER)
• 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 139 (effective 7/1/98)
• 03/18/98  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139)