Emerson, City of; provide new charter
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Emerson; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, vacancies, compensation, expenses, qualifications, prohibitions, conflicts of interest, and suspension and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal a specific Act; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2013
Committee Review
Feb 2013
House Passage
Feb 2013
Senate Passage
Feb 2013
Signed into Law
May 2013
Introduced Feb 7, 2013
Signed May 7, 2013
Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2013
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 7, 2013
Signed into law
Act 320
upper
May 7, 2013
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 26, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 26, 2013
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 14, 2013
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 13, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 13, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Battles
RRepublican
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