Virginia 2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 58 — Portsmouth, City of; amending charter, city council, noninterference.

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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Charter; City of Portsmouth; city council; noninterference. Provides that any member of the Portsmouth City Council who violates certain charter provisions related to noninterference in appointments or removals of officers and employees of the city, upon motion of another member of the City Council and a majority vote of all members of the City Council, shall be subject to public censure and a fine not to exceed $100.

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What changed in the latest version

30 added · 26 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to SB 58 removes the potential criminal penalty for City Council members who interfere with administrative appointments or removals. Instead of classifying such actions as a misdemeanor that could result in losing their office, the revised bill allows for public censure and a fine of up to $100. This change may make it easier for council members to navigate their roles without the fear of serious legal repercussions, potentially encouraging more collaboration between the City Council and the City Manager.

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SESSION INTRODUCED 22101373D I SENATE BILL NO.
SESSION ENGROSSED 22101373D SENATE BILL NO.
58 Offered January 12, 2022 N Prefiled January 1, 2022 T A Bcharter for the City of Portsmouth, relating to recall of elective officers.11, which providRd a –––––––––– Patron––Locke O –––––––––– D Referred to Committee on Local Government U Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
58 Senate Amendments in [ ] - February 2, 2022 Prefiled January 1, 2022 A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.11 of Chapter 640 of the Acts of Assembly of 2011, which provided a charter for the City of Portsmouth, relating to [ recall of elective officers city council;
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noninterference ] .
That § 3.11 of Chapter 640 of the Acts of Assembly of 2011 is amended and reenacted as C follows:
–––––––––– Patron Prior to Engrossment––Senator Locke E –––––––––– Referred to Committee on Local Government N –––––––––– G 1.
E § 3.11.
That § 3.11 of Chapter 640 of the Acts of Assembly of 2011 is amended and reenacted as R follows:
§ 3.11.
person to or the removal of any person from any office or employment by the City Manager or by any of the Manager's subordinates, or in any way take part in the appointment of or removal of officers and employees of the city except as specifically provided in this Charter.
O Neither the City Council nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment of aSy person to or the removal of any person from any office or employment by the City Manager or by any employees of the city except as specifically provided in this Charter.
Neither the City Council nor any member thereof shall give orders either publicly or section or voting for a motion, resolution or ordinance in violation of this section shall be guilty of a class three misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall forfeit office as a Council Member.
Neither the City Council nor any member thereof shall give orders either publDcly or privately to any subordinate of the City Manager.
ASy Council Member who violates this section, upon motion of another member of the City Council and5a majority vote of all members of the City Council, shall be subject to public censure and a fine not to exceed $100.
[ Any Council Member violating the provisions of this section or voting for a motion, resolution or ordinance in violation of this section shall be guilty of a Council Member who violates this section, upon motion of another member of the City Council and any majority vote of all members of the City Council, shall be subject to public censure and a fine not to exceed $100.
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Action History

  1. Left in Counties, Cities and Towns

  2. Rereferred to Counties, Cities and Towns

  3. VOTE: Agree To (52-Y 46-N)

  4. Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to (52-Y 46-N)

  5. Read second time

  6. Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (13-Y 7-N)

  7. Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2

  8. Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

  9. Read first time

  10. Placed on Calendar

  11. Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

  12. Printed as engrossed 22101373D-E

  13. Engrossed by Senate as amended SB58E

  14. Committee amendments agreed to

  15. Reading of amendments waived

  16. Read second time

  17. Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

  18. Reported from Local Government with amendments (15-Y 0-N)

  19. Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  20. Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

  21. Assigned Local Gov sub: Charters

  22. Referred to Committee on Local Government

  23. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101373D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 53 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

VOTE: Agree To (52-Y 46-N)

Passed 51 Yea · 46 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 514602
Total 514602
% of votes cast 52%46%0%2%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Greenhalgh, Karen S. — Yea
March, Marie E. — Yea
Adams, Dawn M. — Nay
Adams, Les R. — Yea
Alfonso H. Lopez — Nay
Angelia Williams Graves — Nay
Anne Ferrell Tata — Yea
Avoli, G. "John" — Yea
Batten, Amanda E. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Nay
Bill Wiley — Yea
Bourne, Jeffrey M. — Nay
Briana D. Sewell — Nay
Bulova, David L. — Nay
Byron, Kathy J. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Nay
Campbell, Jeffrey L. — Yea
Campbell, Ronnie R. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Nay
Chris S. Runion — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Convirs-Fowler, Kelly K. — Nay
Cordoza, A.C. — Yea
Coyner, Carrie E. — Yea
Dan I. Helmer — Nay
Danica A. Roem — Nay
David A. Reid — Nay
Davis, Glenn R. — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Nay
Don Scott — Nay
Edmunds, James E., II — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Nay
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Yea
Filler-Corn, Eileen — Nay
Fowler, Hyland F."Buddy," Jr. — Yea
Freitas, Nicholas J. — Yea
Gooditis, Wendy W. — Nay
Guzman, Elizabeth R. — Nay
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Hudson, Sally L. — Nay
Irene Shin — Nay
Israel D. O'Quinn — Yea
Jackie H. Glass — Nay
James A. "Jay" Leftwich — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Yea
Jeion A. Ward — Nay
Jenkins, Clinton L. — Nay
Jessica L. Anderson — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Not Voting
Kathy K.L. Tran — Nay
Keam, Mark L. — Nay
Knight, Barry D. — Yea
Kory, Kaye — Nay
LaRock, Dave A. — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Nay
Luke E. Torian — Nay
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Maldonado, Michelle Lopes — Nay
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Nay
Marcus B. Simon — Nay
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
Michael J. Webert — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Mullin, Michael P. — Not Voting
Mundon King, Candi — Nay
Murphy, Kathleen — Nay
Nadarius E. Clark — Nay
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Nay
Paul E. Krizek — Nay
Phillip A. Scott — Yea
Plum, Kenneth R. — Nay
R. Lee Ware — Yea
Ransone, Margaret B. — Yea
Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — Nay
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Robinson, Roxann L. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Nay
Sam Rasoul — Nay
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Nay
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Nay
Sickles, Mark D. — Nay
Subramanyam, Suhas — Nay
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Taylor, Kim A. — Yea
Terry G. Kilgore — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea
Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — Yea
Tony O. Wilt — Yea
Vivian E. Watts — Nay
Wampler, William C., III — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea
Wren M. Williams — Yea

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Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (13-Y 7-N)

Passed 13 Yea · 7 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13702
Total 13702
% of votes cast 59%32%0%9%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
March, Marie E. — Not Voting
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Avoli, G. "John" — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
Cordoza, A.C. — Nay
Danica A. Roem — Yea
Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — Yea
Gooditis, Wendy W. — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Not Voting
Irene Shin — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Jason S. Ballard — Nay
Jenkins, Clinton L. — Yea
Joseph P. McNamara — Nay
Kory, Kaye — Yea
LaRock, Dave A. — Nay
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Nay
Mullin, Michael P. — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Nay
Scott A. Wyatt — Nay
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea

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Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Local Government with amendments (15-Y 0-N)

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — 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
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 58 do?
Charter; City of Portsmouth; city council; noninterference. Provides that any member of the Portsmouth City Council who violates certain charter provisions related to noninterference in appointments or removals of officers and employees of the city, upon motion of another member of the City Council and a majority vote of all members of the City Council, shall be subject to public censure and a fine not to exceed $100.
Who sponsors SB 58?
SB 58 is sponsored by Mamie E. Locke.
What is the current status of SB 58?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.
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