Hopewell, City of; charter, passage of emergency measures, Hopewell Water Renewal Commission. (HB183)

Introduced By

Sen. Lashrecse D. Aird (D-Petersburg)

Progress

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

Description

Charter; City of Hopewell; passage of emergency measures; Hopewell Water Renewal Commission. Raises from four to five the number of city council member votes required to pass an emergency measure and changes the name of the Hopewell Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility Commission to the Hopewell Water Renewal Commission. The bill also raises from three to four the number of council member votes required for final passage of an ordinance and raises from four to five the number of council member votes required to dispense with the reading of an ordinance. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/24/2015Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103018D
12/24/2015Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/13/2016Impact statement from DHCD (HB183)
01/18/2016Assigned to sub: Subcommittee #1
01/18/2016Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
02/10/2016Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
02/12/2016Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/13/2016Read first time
02/15/2016Read second time and engrossed
02/16/2016Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/16/2016VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2016Constitutional reading dispensed
02/17/2016Referred to Committee on Local Government
02/23/2016Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2016Read third time
02/26/2016Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/01/2016Enrolled
03/01/2016Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB183ER)
03/01/2016Signed by Speaker
03/04/2016Signed by President
03/07/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016
03/07/2016Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
03/07/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
03/07/2016G Approved by Governor-Chapter 313 (effective 7/1/16)
03/07/2016G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0313)

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.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.



Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): MR. AIRD. CHARTERS TO THE CITY OF HOPE

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, THIS RAISE RZ FROM 4 TO 5 THE NUMBER OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS REQUIRED TO PASS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE. AND RAISES FROM 4 TO 5 THE NUMBER OF COUNSEL MEMBERS AND IN ADDITION, ALSO AMENDS TO AMEND THE CHARTER TO THE HOPEWELL WATER RENEWAL COMMISSION. I HOPE IT WILL BE THE PLEASURE OF THE HOUSE TO PASS THE BILL TO