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1999 SESSION
SB 832 Charter; City of Newport News.
Introduced by: W. Henry Maxwell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Charter; City of Newport News. Provides for the election of six council members from districts for four-year staggered terms and for the at-largeelection of a mayor. A vacancy in the office of mayor shall be filled in the same manner as a member of council. The charter is updated to reflect the City's current practice for election of school board members. This bill is identical to HB 1614.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/99 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 993495705 pdf
- 03/03/99 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB832ER) pdf
- 04/08/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0799) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/13/99 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 993495705
- 01/13/99 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/26/99 Senate: Reported from Local Government (13-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/99 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/99 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/99 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/29/99 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
- 01/29/99 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (39-Y 1-N)
- 01/29/99 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/01/99 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/99 House: Read first time
- 02/02/99 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/19/99 House: Reported from Count., Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/99 House: Read second time
- 02/23/99 House: Read third time
- 02/23/99 House: Passed House (93-Y 2-N)
- 02/23/99 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 2-N)
- 03/03/99 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB832ER)
- 03/08/99 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/08/99 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/99 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/29/99 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 799 (effective 7/1/99)
- 04/08/99 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0799)