Bristol, City of; amending charter, changes to powers and organization. (HB2095)
Introduced By
Del. Israel O'Quinn (R-Bristol)
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 Bristol; powers and organization. Makes changes to various provisions of the charter for the City of Bristol, including: (i) removing the city's authority to adopt ordinances to provide for the prevention of immorality and for the suppression of gambling places and to authorize the appointment of law-enforcement officers in exchange with the City of Bristol, Tennessee; (ii) changing from city council to the city attorney the authority to appoint assistant city attorneys; (iii) removing the requirement that a citizen own real property to serve on the planning commission; (iv) aligning the requirements for appropriations outside of the appropriations ordinance with provisions of the Code of Virginia; (v) authorizing the city council to re-appropriate unexpended funds at the end of the fiscal year, regardless of whether obligated to an ongoing project; and (vi) authorizing the city attorney to make investigations into city affairs and removing such authority from other officers of boards and commissions. The bill contains technical amendments. Read the Bill »
Status
03/30/2021: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/12/2021 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101065D |
01/12/2021 | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
01/19/2021 | Assigned CC & T sub: Charters |
01/21/2021 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
01/22/2021 | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2021 | Read first time |
01/26/2021 | Read second time and engrossed |
01/27/2021 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
01/27/2021 | VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/28/2021 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
02/05/2021 | Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2021 | Assigned Local Gov sub: Charters |
02/15/2021 | Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2021 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2021 | Read third time |
02/17/2021 | Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/22/2021 | Enrolled |
02/22/2021 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2095ER) |
02/22/2021 | Signed by President |
02/24/2021 | Signed by Speaker |
02/25/2021 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021 |
02/25/2021 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021 |
03/30/2021 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 417 (effective 7/1/21) |
03/30/2021 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0417) |