Newport News, City of; amending charter, inaugural meeting of newly elected council.
Summary
Authorizes the Newport News City Council to set the time of the inaugural meeting of the newly elected council that is held on the first regular meeting date in July after council elections. Current law requires that the meeting be held at 10:00 a.m. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Nov 28, 2018
Signed Feb 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 24, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 21, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 108 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Nov 28, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Nov 28, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101228D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mamie Locke
DDemocratic
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Monty Mason
DDemocratic
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