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2015 SESSION

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SB 749 Portsmouth, City of; amending charter, election of mayor and city council members.

Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Charter; City of Portsmouth. Allows any member of the city council to be a candidate for the office of mayor without resigning his office. Currently, the charter requires such a council member to resign by a specific date and sets out a procedure for filling the member's vacant seat. This bill is identical to HB 1761.

FULL TEXT

• 12/19/14  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101734D  pdf
• 02/20/15  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB749ER)  pdf
• 03/16/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0215)  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/19/14  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101734D
• 12/19/14  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 01/20/15  Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N)
• 01/23/15  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/26/15  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/15  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/30/15  House: Read first time
• 01/30/15  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 02/13/15  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/15  House: Read second time
• 02/17/15  House: Read third time
• 02/17/15  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/15  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/15  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/20/15  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB749ER)
• 02/20/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/23/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/24/15  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/24/15
• 02/24/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
• 03/16/15  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 215 (effective 7/1/15)
• 03/16/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0215)