Norfolk, City of; amending charter, employees of officers, vagrants.
Summary
Charter; City of Norfolk; employees of officers; vagrants. Amends the charter for the City of Norfolk by changing from "election" to "appointment" the term used to describe the selection of certain officers by the city council and clarifying that employees of such officers serve at will. The bill also removes a provision authorizing the City to prevent persons having no visible means of support, paupers, and persons who may be dangerous to the peace or safety of the City from coming to the City and authorizing the City to expel such persons who have been in the City less than 90 days. This bill is identical to SB 96.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Mar 4, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 4, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 134 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 19, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Feb 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Charters
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101535D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones
DDemocratic
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