VA HB1971 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-31 - Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 1-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 7 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-31 - Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 1-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Charter; City of Danville. Establishes a new charter for the City of Danville and repeals the current charter, which was created in 1982. The proposed charter sets out the organization of the city's government and contains powers typically granted to cities. Changes in the new charter include (i) replacing the current borrowing process with the process established by state law, (ii) eliminating the city council supermajority required to pass certain ordinances related to revenue and spending in conformance with state law, (iii) clarifying that certain council actions require a majority vote of those members present and voting rather than an absolute majority, (iv) eliminating the requirement that organizational changes to city departments and divisions be by ordinance, (v) reducing the maximum dollar limit required to be approved by ordinance to reflect a mandatory requirement of state law, and (vi) reducing from three to two the number of council members who can request a special meeting to reflect a mandatory requirement of state law. The bill makes numerous other clarifying and technical changes.
Title
Danville, City of; new charter (previous charter repealed).
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-01-31 - House - Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 1-N) (Y: 21 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-01-29 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-31 | House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 1-N) |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2025-01-20 | House | Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 2025-01-07 | House | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 2025-01-07 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102083D |
