SB 941 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Local government meetings; rescheduling a meeting due to weather, etc.

Summary
Local government meetings; weather. Authorizes any political subdivision, board of zoning appeals, or local government board, commission, or authority, by resolution adopted at a regular meeting, to fix the day or days to which a regular meeting shall be continued if the chairman, or vice-chairman if the chairman is unable to act, finds and declares that weather or other conditions are such that it is hazardous for members to attend the regular meeting. The bill requires that such findings be communicated to the members and the press as promptly as possible and that all hearings and other matters previously advertised be conducted at the continued meeting, and no further advertising is required.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 13, 2020 Signed Apr 11, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2020 · House of Delegates Feb 26, 2020

How they voted

40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 23, 2020
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Apr 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1143 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB941H1
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108744D-H1
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Land Use
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 13, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20104543D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Mamie Locke
Mamie Locke
DDemocratic
VA
23