Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 296 — Towns; transition to cities.

Last action — Left in Counties, Cities and Towns

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Transition of towns to cities. Makes anexception to the current moratorium on the granting of new city chartersby allowing towns with a population of greater than 50,000 that aretransitioning to city status to seek a city charter. The bill containsa technical amendment.

Bill Text

  • Impact statement from DPB (HB296) View text Current html December 30, 2019

Action History

  1. Left in Counties, Cities and Towns

  2. Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (7-Y 0-N)

  3. Impact statement from DPB (HB296)

  4. Assigned CC & T sub: Charters

  5. Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

  6. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100934D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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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.

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Votes

Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (7-Y 0-N)

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7002
Total 7002
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
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 — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 296 do?
Transition of towns to cities. Makes anexception to the current moratorium on the granting of new city chartersby allowing towns with a population of greater than 50,000 that aretransitioning to city status to seek a city charter. The bill containsa technical amendment.
Who sponsors HB 296?
HB 296 is sponsored by Gooditis, Wendy W..
What is the current status of HB 296?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 296?
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