Virginia 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 1964 — Newport News, City of; amending charter, alters certain advertising requirements.

Last action — Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0066)

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) on March 21, 2023.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

18 added · 21 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to HB 1964 update the advertising requirements for the City of Newport News regarding the sale or lease of real property related to its waterworks system. Now, the city is required to advertise any proposed changes in a local newspaper once a week for two consecutive weeks. This change is significant because it aims to improve transparency and public awareness about decisions that could affect city water services.

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SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY –– CHAPTER E An Act to amend and reenact § 17.05 of Chapter 576 of the Acts of Assembly of 1978, which provided a charter for the City of Newport News, relating to certain advertising requirements;
VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- 2023 SESSION CHAPTER 66 An Act to amend and reenact § 17.05 of Chapter 576 of the Acts of Assembly of 1978, which provided a charter for the City of Newport News, relating to certain advertising requirements;
R O Approved [H 1964] L L Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
[H 1964] Approved March 21, 2023 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
follows:§ 17.05 of Chapter 576 of the Acts of Assembly of 1978 is amended and reenacted as E § 17.05.
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That § 17.05 of Chapter 576 of the Acts of Assembly of 1978 is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 17.05.
D All of the provisions, obligations, and directions of Chapter 530, Acts of Assembly, 1926, and all amendments thereto, except as otherwise changed by this chapter, concerning the waterworks system forth in such act.
All of the provisions, obligations, and directions of Chapter 530, Acts of Assembly, 1926, and all amendments thereto, except as otherwise changed by this chapter, concerning the waterworks system shall continue in full force and effect as though the consolidated city was in the original act the city set forth in such act.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Chapter 530, Acts of Assembly, 1926, orty set any other provision of law, the city may sell, convey, lease, or otherwise dispose of any real property belonging or appertaining to the waterworks system after a descriptive notice of the ordinance successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the city.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Chapter 530, Acts of Assembly, 1926, or any other provision of law, the city may sell, convey, lease, or otherwise dispose of any real property belonging or appertaining to the waterworks system after a descriptive notice of the ordinance proposing to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of said real property is advertised once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the city.
advertised once a week Bor two 4 R
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Action History

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0066)

  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 66 (effective 7/1/23)

  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023

  4. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023

  5. Signed by President

  6. Signed by Speaker

  7. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1964ER)

  8. Enrolled

  9. Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

  10. Read third time

  11. Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

  12. Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)

  13. Referred to Committee on Local Government

  14. Constitutional reading dispensed

  15. VOTE: Passage (96-Y 0-N)

  16. Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)

  17. Read second time and engrossed

  18. Read first time

  19. Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)

  20. Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)

  21. Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1

  22. Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

  23. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100801D

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

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