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2012 SESSION

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HB 978 Charter; City of Falls Church.

Introduced by: James M. Scott | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Charter; City of Falls Church.  Shifts elections for city council from May to November. Council members shall have their four-year terms shortened by six months during the transition. The bill also provides that candidates shall be nominated only by petition in the manner prescribed by law for nonparty candidates and not by caucus, primary, convention, or other party-affiliated proceeding. This bill is identical to SB 87.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102986D  pdf
• 02/10/12  House: Committee substitute printed 12105245D-H1  pdf
• 03/08/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB978ER)  pdf
• 03/30/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0452)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/11/12  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102986D
• 01/11/12  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 01/20/12  House: Assigned CC & T sub: #1
• 02/08/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/12  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/10/12  House: Committee substitute printed 12105245D-H1
• 02/12/12  House: Read first time
• 02/13/12  House: Read second time
• 02/13/12  House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105245D-H1
• 02/13/12  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB978H1
• 02/14/12  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/12  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/15/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 02/27/12  Senate: Assigned Local Gov sub: Charter
• 02/28/12  Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/12  Senate: Read third time
• 03/02/12  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/12  House: Enrolled
• 03/08/12  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB978ER)
• 03/08/12  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/09/12  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/30/12  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 452 (effective 7/1/12)
• 03/30/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0452)