Dickson - Subject to local approval, changes the date of biennial city elections for mayor and councilmen from the last Thursday to the second Thursday in September; clarifies that ordinances and amendments to ordinances are to be made available for inspection by the public rather than read in full; specifies that the mayor must nominate a member from the council as vice mayor, to be approved by the council rather then having the council to elect such person directly; expands role of city recorder to include any other administrative position the mayor determines to be beneficial to the operation of the city. - Amends Chapter 174 of the Private Acts of 1925; as amended and rewritten.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Mar 7, 2022
Signed Apr 19, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2022 · House Mar 28, 2022
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Apr 4, 2022
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Apr 19, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/24/2022
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/22/2022
lower
Mar 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
upper
Mar 14, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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