SB 281 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Scottsville, Town of; amending charter, staggered elections for town council and other officers.

Summary

Charter; Town of Scottsville; town council and other town officers. Provides staggered elections for the town council and removes authority of the town council to appoint other police officers besides the town sergeant. The bill authorizes the town council to appoint a town administrator, and authorizes the town council to appoint one person to multiple offices. The bill changes the term "president of the council" to "vice-mayor" and includes female pronouns with all instances of male pronouns. The bill contains an emergency clause and is identical to HB 345.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Feb 2020

Senate Passage

Apr 2020

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2020

Signed into Law

Apr 2020

Introduced Jan 3, 2020 Signed Apr 22, 2020

Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2020 · House of Delegates Apr 22, 2020

How they voted

39–1

Passed

Total votes 40

Apr 22, 2020

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

18 Yea 1 Nay

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 22, 2020

Executive · Passed

Governor's recommendation adopted

executive

Apr 22, 2020

Lower · Passed

House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 0-N)

lower

Apr 22, 2020

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N)

upper

Mar 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 28, 2020

Lower · Passed

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 20, 2020

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 13, 2020

Committee

Assigned CC & T sub: Charters

lower

Feb 3, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

lower

Jan 30, 2020

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 29, 2020

Introduced

Engrossed by Senate as amended SB281E

upper

Jan 29, 2020

Upper · Passed

Committee amendment agreed to

upper

Jan 29, 2020

Introduced

Reading of amendment waived

upper

Jan 27, 2020

Upper · Passed

Reported from Local Government with amendment (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 22, 2020

Committee

Assigned Local Gov sub: Charters

upper

Jan 3, 2020

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

Jan 3, 2020

Introduced

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100709D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors