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2022 SESSION
HB 556 Bristol, City of; amending charter, election of councilmembers, etc.
Introduced by: Israel D. O'Quinn | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Charter; City of Bristol; election of councilmembers; city manager; chief financial officer monthly statement for presentation. Changes the date of elections in the City of Bristol from May to November and the start of terms from July to January. The bill clarifies the term inaugural or organizational meeting and changes meeting dates that referred to July to January. The bill changes the expiration dates and references to filling vacancies of other boards from June to December and July to January. The bill provides that the city manager's term commences at the inaugural or organizational meeting and changes the term expiration from June to December of the same calendar year. The bill provides that the chief financial officer's statement for presentation to the council by the city manager is to be submitted either no later than the twenty-fifth day of each month or as soon as practicable thereafter. The bill updates the term "councilman" to "councilmember" in the charter.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102710D pdf
- 03/07/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB556ER) pdf
- 04/07/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0143) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/22 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102710D
- 01/11/22 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/24/22 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/28/22 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/22 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/22 House: Read first time
- 02/09/22 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/10/22 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/22 House: VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/11/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/17/22 Senate: Assigned Local Gov sub: Charters
- 02/28/22 Senate: Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/22 Senate: Read third time
- 03/02/22 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 03/02/22 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/22 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/22 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB556ER)
- 03/08/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/22 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- 03/22/22 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- 04/07/22 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 143 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/07/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0143)