Portsmouth, City of; amending charter, election of mayor and city council members. (SB749)

Introduced By

Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth)

Progress

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

Description

Charter; City of Portsmouth. Allows any member of the city council to be a candidate for the office of mayor without resigning his office. Currently, the charter requires such a council member to resign by a specific date and sets out a procedure for filling the member's vacant seat. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/19/2014Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101734D
12/19/2014Referred to Committee on Local Government
01/20/2015Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/22/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
01/23/2015Read second time and engrossed
01/26/2015Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2015Placed on Calendar
01/30/2015Read first time
01/30/2015Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
02/13/2015Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2015Read second time
02/17/2015Read third time
02/17/2015Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/17/2015VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2015Enrolled
02/20/2015Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB749ER)
02/20/2015Signed by Speaker
02/23/2015Signed by President
02/24/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, March 30, 2015
02/24/2015Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/24/15
02/24/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
03/16/2015G Approved by Governor-Chapter 215 (effective 7/1/15)
03/16/2015G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0215)

Map

This bill mentions Portsmouth.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB1761.