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HB 183 Hopewell, City of; charter, passage of emergency measures, Hopewell Water Renewal Commission.
Introduced by: Lashrecse D. Aird | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Charter; City of Hopewell; passage of emergency measures; Hopewell Water Renewal Commission. Raises from four to five the number of city council member votes required to pass an emergency measure and changes the name of the Hopewell Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility Commission to the Hopewell Water Renewal Commission. The bill also raises from three to four the number of council member votes required for final passage of an ordinance and raises from four to five the number of council member votes required to dispense with the reading of an ordinance. This bill is identical to SB 103.
FULL TEXT
- 12/24/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103018D pdf | impact statement
- 03/01/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB183ER) pdf
- 03/07/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0313) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/24/15 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103018D
- 12/24/15 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/18/16 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/10/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/16 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/16 House: Read first time
- 02/15/16 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/16/16 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/16 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/23/16 Senate: Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/16 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/16 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/01/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB183ER)
- 03/01/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/07/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
- 03/07/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/07/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 313 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/07/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0313)