Bristol - Subject to local approval, moves the election date for council from the third Tuesday in May to the first Tuesday in November; requires the budget and tax rate to be adopted by ordinance rather than resolution; authorizes the council to designate the location of its meetings by resolution; authorizes the recorder to levy a 5 percent penalty on delinquent taxes; changes gender specific terms for council members to gender neutral terms; makes other revisions to the charter. - Amends Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Mar 2, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2022 · House Mar 21, 2022
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Mar 21, 2022
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
lower
Mar 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/15/2022
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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