HB 345 — Scottsville, Town of; amending charter, staggered elections for town council and other officers.
Last action — Approved by Governor-Chapter 125 (effective 3/4/20)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 01, 2020. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 7 recorded votes so far.
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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 SB 281.
Bill Text
- Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0125) View text Current html March 04, 2020
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB345ER) View text html February 21, 2020
- Amended Engrossed by House as amended HB345E html February 05, 2020
- Impact statement from DHCD (HB345) View text html January 01, 2020
Action History
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Approved by Governor-Chapter 125 (effective 3/4/20)
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Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 4, 2020
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Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 26, 2020
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Signed by President
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Signed by Speaker
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Enrolled
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Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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Read third time
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Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
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Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)
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Referred to Committee on Local Government
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Constitutional reading dispensed
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VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
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Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
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Printed as engrossed 20102298D-E
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Engrossed by House as amended HB345E
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Emergency clause added
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Committee amendment agreed to
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Read second time
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Read first time
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Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
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House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N)
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Impact statement from DHCD (HB345)
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Assigned CC & T sub: Charters
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Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102298D
Sponsors
- Robert B. Bell · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (40)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Spruill, Lionell, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Bell, John J. | — | Yea |
| Bill DeSteph | — | Yea |
| Chase, Amanda F. | — | Yea |
| Dunnavant, Siobhan S. | — | Yea |
| Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Howell, Janet D. | — | Yea |
| Jeremy S. McPike | — | Yea |
| Kiggans, Jennifer A. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Yea |
| William M. Stanley, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 98 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 98 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (99)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (22)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Askew, Alex Q. | — | Yea |
| Campbell, Jeffrey L. | — | Yea |
| Carter, Lee J. | — | Yea |
| Coyner, Carrie E. | — | Yea |
| Danica A. Roem | — | Yea |
| Gooditis, Wendy W. | — | Yea |
| Guy, Nancy D. | — | Yea |
| Heretick, Steve E. | — | Yea |
| James A. "Jay" Leftwich | — | Yea |
| James W. Morefield | — | Yea |
| Jenkins, Clinton L. | — | Yea |
| Jones, Jerrauld C. "Jay" | — | Yea |
| Joseph P. McNamara | — | Not Voting |
| Kory, Kaye | — | Yea |
| LaRock, Dave A. | — | Yea |
| M. Keith Hodges | — | Yea |
| Mugler, Martha M. | — | Yea |
| Murphy, Kathleen | — | Yea |
| Poindexter, Charles D. | — | Yea |
| Samirah, Ibraheem S. | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Wyatt | — | Yea |
| Subramanyam, Suhas | — | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
How each member voted (9)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Gooditis, Wendy W. | — | Not Voting |
| Samirah, Ibraheem S. | — | Not Voting |
| Subramanyam, Suhas | — | Yea |
| Jenkins, Clinton L. | — | Yea |
| Poindexter, Charles D. | — | Yea |
| LaRock, Dave A. | — | Yea |
| Kory, Kaye | — | Not Voting |
| Danica A. Roem | — | Yea |
| Scott A. Wyatt | — | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 345 do?
- 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 SB 281.
- Who sponsors HB 345?
- HB 345 is sponsored by Bell, Robert B..
- What is the current status of HB 345?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 01, 2020. Enacted.
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