Newport News, City of; amending charter, inaugural meeting of newly elected council.
Summary
Authorizes the Newport News City Council to set the time of the inaugural meeting of the newly elected council that is held on the first regular meeting date in July after council elections. Current law requires that the meeting be held at 10:00 a.m. This bill incorporates
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Dec 24, 2018
Signed Mar 5, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 14, 2019
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Mar 5, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 198 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 14, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1766H1
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19105002D-H1
lower
Jan 14, 2019
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Dec 24, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Dec 24, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101199D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David E. Yancey
RRepublican
Co
Cia Price
DDemocratic
Co
Michael P. Mullin
DDemocratic
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