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2020 SESSION

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SB 597 Elkton, Town of; amending charter, town boundaries, council meetings.

Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Charter; Town of Elkton; town boundaries; council meetings. Codifies various annexation agreements between the Town of Elkton and Rockingham County. The bill increases from 30 to 45 days the maximum allowable period between a vacancy in the council and the filling of the vacancy. The bill also authorizes the Chief of Police to deliver via a designee a notice of a special or emergency meeting of the council. This bill is identical to HB 846.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102408D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB597ER)  pdf
• 04/06/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0757)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/07/20  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102408D
• 01/07/20  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 01/22/20  Senate: Assigned Local Gov sub: Charters
• 01/27/20  Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/20  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/20  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/30/20  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/20  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/03/20  House: Read first time
• 02/03/20  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 02/13/20  House: Assigned CC & T sub: Charters
• 02/20/20  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/28/20  House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/20  House: Read second time
• 03/04/20  House: Read third time
• 03/04/20  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/20  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/20  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/07/20  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB597ER)
• 03/07/20  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/08/20  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/12/20  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
• 03/12/20  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
• 04/06/20  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 757 (effective 7/1/20)
• 04/06/20  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0757)