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SB 142 Charter; Town of Pocahontas.

Introduced by: Phillip P. Puckett | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

Charter; Town of Pocahontas.  Shifts the town's elections from May to November, shifts the date that elected officials enter into their duties from July 1 to January 1, and extends the terms of the mayor and councilmen serving at the time of the date change until December 31, 2012. The bill contains an emergency clause.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101300D  pdf
• 01/20/12  Senate: Printed as engrossed 12101300D-E  pdf
• 03/02/12  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB142ER)  pdf
• 03/21/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0314)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/12  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101300D
• 01/10/12  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 01/17/12  Senate: Assigned Local Gov sub: Charter
• 01/17/12  Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
• 01/19/12  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/12  Senate: Read second time
• 01/20/12  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 01/20/12  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/20/12  Senate: Emergency clause added
• 01/20/12  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB142E
• 01/20/12  Senate: Printed as engrossed 12101300D-E
• 01/23/12  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/12  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/12  House: Read first time
• 02/13/12  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 02/20/12  House: Assigned CC & T sub: #1
• 02/22/12  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/12  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/12  House: Read second time
• 02/28/12  House: Read third time
• 02/28/12  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/12  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/12  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/02/12  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB142ER)
• 03/02/12  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/05/12  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/21/12  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 314 (effective 3/21/12)
• 03/21/12  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0314)