Richmond, City of; amending charter, residency of council members. (SB528)
Introduced By
Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D-Midlothian)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Charter; City of Richmond. Requires a council member to reside in the election district from which the member was elected throughout the member's term on the council. A council member may be removed from office for failure to comply with the residency requirement. This bill is identical to HB 1064. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/07/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102256D |
| 01/07/2020 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 01/12/2020 | Impact statement from DHCD (SB528) |
| 01/18/2020 | Impact statement from DHCD (SB528) |
| 01/22/2020 | Assigned Local Gov sub: Charters |
| 01/27/2020 | Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2020 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 01/30/2020 | Passed by for the day |
| 01/31/2020 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/03/2020 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/13/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/13/2020 | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 02/13/2020 | Assigned CC & T sub: Charters |
| 02/20/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 02/28/2020 | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/03/2020 | Read second time |
| 03/04/2020 | Read third time |
| 03/04/2020 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
| 03/04/2020 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/07/2020 | Enrolled |
| 03/07/2020 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB528ER) |
| 03/07/2020 | Signed by President |
| 03/08/2020 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/12/2020 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020 |
| 03/12/2020 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020 |
| 04/07/2020 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 827 (effective 7/1/20) |
| 04/07/2020 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0827) |
Comments
Yes, let's require all city council representatives reside in the district they represent.