Charter; Clifton Forge (HB474)

Introduced By

Del. Jim Shuler (D-Blacksburg) with support from co-patron Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Charter; Clifton Forge. Moves the regular election date for town council from May to November. As a result, the current council members shall have their terms extended by six months. In addition, the mayor and vice-mayor shall be elected by the council in January of each odd-numbered year. Thus, the current mayor and vice-mayor shall continue in office as mayor and vice-mayor, respectively, until the first meeting of the council in January 2007. This bill contains an emergency clause. Read the Bill »

Status

02/23/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/09/2006Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/11/06 065417508
01/09/2006Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/20/2006Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
01/23/2006Read first time
01/24/2006Read second time and engrossed
01/25/2006Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
01/25/2006VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
01/25/2006Communicated to Senate
01/26/2006Constitutional reading dispensed
01/26/2006Referred to Committee on Local Government
02/07/2006Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
02/09/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/09/2006VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
02/10/2006Passed by for the day
02/13/2006Read third time
02/13/2006Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
02/13/2006VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
02/15/2006Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB474ER)
02/15/2006Enrolled
02/15/2006Signed by Speaker
02/15/2006Signed by President
02/23/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 17 (effective 2/23/06)
03/27/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0017)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB147.