VA SB549 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 7 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-03-04 - Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
Pending: House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 7 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-03-04 - Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
Pending: House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
Travel expenses; local officials. Provides that any travel expense of a local official, as defined in the bill, to be paid from public funds, as defined in the bill, that is anticipated to exceed $5,000 shall be subject to approval in advance by a vote of the local governing body in an open meeting. The bill specifies that if the final travel expense exceeds the previously approved amount, such expense shall be reported to the governing body and noted in the meeting agenda or meeting minutes within 60 days of the determination. The bill requires a local official to repay to the locality any travel expense that the governing body determines such local official misappropriated within 10 days and to furnish a copy of any receipts for such expense at the next public meeting. The bill allows a locality to adopt more stringent standards for local officials' travel expenses. Travel expenses; local officials. Provides that any travel expense of a local official, as defined in the bill, to be paid from public funds, as defined in the bill, that is anticipated to exceed $5,000 shall be subject to approval in advance by a vote of the local governing body in an open meeting. The bill specifies that if the final travel expense exceeds the previously approved amount, such expense shall be reported to the governing body and noted in the meeting agenda or meeting minutes within 60 days of the determination. The bill requires a local official to repay to the locality any travel expense that the governing body determines such local official misappropriated within 10 days and to furnish a copy of any receipts for such expense at the next public meeting. The bill allows a locality to adopt more stringent standards for local officials' travel expenses.
Title
Travel expenses; local officials.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-02-27 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N) (Y: 4 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 9-N 1-A) (Y: 29 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendments (10-Y 3-N 2-A) (Y: 10 N: 3 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 9-N 1-A) (Y: 29 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-06 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendments (10-Y 3-N 2-A) (Y: 10 N: 3 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-04 | House | Left in Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N) |
| 2024-02-19 | House | Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #3 |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-02-15 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (29-Y 9-N 1-A) |
| 2024-02-08 | Senate | Passed by for the day |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Printed as engrossed 24101797D-E |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB549E |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Committee amendments agreed to |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Reading of amendments waived |
| 2024-02-07 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2024-02-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
| 2024-02-05 | Senate | Reported from Local Government with amendments (10-Y 3-N 2-A) |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101797D |
