Town fiscal management.
Summary
Changes the population point that distinguishes a second class city from a third class city from 35,000 to 34,000. Authorizes a town with a population of more than 34,000 to create the office of town controller, appointed by the town legislative body.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 28, 2022
Signed Mar 10, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 24, 2022
How they voted
38–6
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
Jan 24, 2022
D
Democratic10
60% Nay
R
Republican36
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
4
Mar 10, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 2, 2022
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 320: yeas 46, nays 0
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Feb 23, 2022
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 254: yeas 92, nays 1
lower
Feb 21, 2022
Amended
Amendment #1 (Steuerwald) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 54: yeas 41, nays 6
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Amended
Amendment #1 (Young M) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Greg Steuerwald
RRepublican
P
John Crane
RRepublican
P
Mike Young
RRepublican
Co
Julie Olthoff
RRepublican
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
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