HB 2497 Virginia House of Delegates · 2019 Regular Session

Bristol, City of; amending charter, city powers, council meetings, etc.

Summary
Amends the charter for the City of Bristol. Changes to the charter (i) update provisions related to special meeting notices and notices related to removal by city council of certain appointees, (ii) clarify the description of the city manager and state that employees of the police department and fire department are among those employees that may be removed by the city manager, (iii) update the responsibilities of the city manager and chief of police regarding certain police department complaints, (iv) set forth financial policies to be adopted by the finance department, (v) specify certain personnel department oversight duties, (vi) rename the planning department as the community development department, (vii) create the position of environs control official, (viii) set out the duties of the transportation planner, (ix) alter the terms of the city planning commission, and (x) reference the existing BVU Authority Board. The bill contains technical amendments.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 9, 2019 Signed Mar 19, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2019

How they voted

37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Feb 14, 2019
D Democratic17
17 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 19, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 633 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 14, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2497H1
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105337D-H1
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104003D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors