VA HB978 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 30 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0452)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 30 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-30 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0452)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Charter; City of Falls Church. Shifts elections for city council from May to November. Council members shall have their four-year terms shortened by six months during the transition. The bill also provides that candidates shall be nominated only by petition in the manner prescribed by law for nonparty candidates and not by caucus, primary, convention, or other party-affiliated proceeding.
Title
Charter; City of Falls Church.
Sponsors
| Del. James Scott [D] |
Roll Calls
2012-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-14 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-14 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (Y: 102 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-10 - House - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-02-08 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-30 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0452) | |
| 2012-03-30 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 452 (effective 7/1/12) | |
| 2012-03-09 | Senate: Signed by President | |
| 2012-03-08 | House: Signed by Speaker | |
| 2012-03-08 | House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB978ER) | |
| 2012-03-08 | House: Enrolled | |
| 2012-03-02 | Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-03-02 | Senate: Read third time | |
| 2012-03-01 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-28 | Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-27 | Senate: Assigned Local Gov sub: Charter | |
| 2012-02-15 | Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government | |
| 2012-02-15 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed | |
| 2012-02-14 | House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-14 | House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-13 | House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB978H1 | |
| 2012-02-13 | House: Committee substitute agreed to 12105245D-H1 | |
| 2012-02-13 | House: Read second time | |
| 2012-02-12 | House: Read first time | |
| 2012-02-10 | House: Committee substitute printed 12105245D-H1 | |
| 2012-02-10 | House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-02-08 | House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) | |
| 2012-01-20 | House: Assigned CC & T sub: #1 | |
| 2012-01-11 | House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns | |
| 2012-01-11 | House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102986D |
Same As/Similar To
SB87 (Same As) 2012-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0255)
