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2024 SESSION
HB 1512 Martinsville, City of; amending charter, notice of special meetings to council members.
Introduced by: Eric Phillips | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Charter; City of Martinsville. Amends the charter for the City of Martinsville by (i) allowing notice of special meetings to council members to be given by electronic mail, text message, or telephone call; (ii) providing for compensation to members of the city council to be in accordance with general law; (iii) providing for action by resolution of the city council to make appropriations or contract indebtedness; and (iv) requiring the city manager to become a resident of the City or reside within a certain distance of the City. The bill makes numerous technical changes and repeals several outdated sections.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/24 House: Presented and ordered printed 24105193D pdf
- 03/05/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1512ER) pdf
- 04/05/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0566) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/19/24 House: Presented and ordered printed 24105193D
- 01/19/24 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/23/24 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/02/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/24 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/24 House: Read first time
- 02/07/24 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/24 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/26/24 Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/24 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/24 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/05/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1512ER)
- 03/11/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/05/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 566 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/05/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0566)