Courthouses; expansion to contiguous land.
Summary
Provides that expansion of a courthouse to contiguous land within the same county or city shall not trigger a referendum requirement. The existing statute refers only to relocation within the same county.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Mar 8, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 28, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
legislature
Jan 17, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Local Government
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101913D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EH
Emmett Hanger
RRepublican
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