Charter; Town of Gate City. (SB608)

Introduced By

Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson)

Progress

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

Description

Charter; Town of Gate City.  Extends council terms from two to four years and staggers elections. The bill contains an emergency clause.

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/19/2012Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause 12103305D
01/19/2012Referred to Committee on Local Government
01/31/2012Reported from Local Government (11-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2012Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2012Read second time and engrossed
02/06/2012Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2012Placed on Calendar
02/13/2012Read first time
02/13/2012Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
02/20/2012Assigned CC & T sub: #1
02/22/2012Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
02/24/2012Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/27/2012Read second time
02/28/2012Read third time
02/28/2012Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/28/2012VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2012Enrolled
03/02/2012Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB608ER)
03/02/2012Signed by Speaker
03/05/2012Signed by President
03/23/2012G Approved by Governor-Chapter 390 (effective 3/23/12)
03/23/2012G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0390)

Map

This bill mentions Gate City.

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 40 seconds.