Charter; City of Portsmouth. (HB1961)
Introduced By
Del. Matthew James (D-Portsmouth) with support from co-patrons Sen. Harry Blevins (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Mamie Locke (D-Hampton), and Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Charter; City of Portsmouth. Changes the date for the closing of the polls in an election for the office of Mayor or City Council member from the first Tuesday in June to the second Tuesday of June of the year of election. The amendment also moves the deadline for appointing a campaign treasurer from the first to the second Tuesday of June and makes the technical change of allowing the circulation of petitions to begin on January 1, as permitted by the Code of Virginia, rather than on the first Tuesday in January. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/09/13 13102336D |
01/09/2013 | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
01/11/2013 | Assigned CC & T sub: #1 |
01/16/2013 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (10-Y 0-N) |
01/18/2013 | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2013 | Read first time |
01/22/2013 | Read second time |
01/22/2013 | Committee amendment agreed to |
01/22/2013 | Emergency clause deleted |
01/22/2013 | Engrossed by House as amended HB1961E |
01/22/2013 | Printed as engrossed 13102336D-E |
01/23/2013 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
01/23/2013 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/24/2013 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
02/12/2013 | Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2013 | Read third time |
02/15/2013 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2013 | Enrolled |
02/21/2013 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1961ER) |
02/21/2013 | Signed by Speaker |
02/21/2013 | Signed by President |
03/16/2013 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 432 (effective 7/1/13) |
03/16/2013 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0432) |
Map
This bill mentions Portsmouth.