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SB 257 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Brodnax, Town of; amending charter, reduces number of town councilmen.

Summary
Charter; Town of Brodnax; town council; membership; meetings. Reduces from seven to five the number of town councilmen for the Town of Brodnax. The bill also reduces from four to three the number of councilmen needed for a quorum and from four to two the number of councilmen needed to call a special meeting. The bill contains an emergency clause and is identical to HB 168.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 3, 2020 Signed Apr 8, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Apr 8, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 890 (effective 4/8/20)
executive
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Charters
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
Assigned Local Gov sub: Charters
upper
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 3, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/08/20 20101084D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
FR
Frank Ruff
RRepublican
VA
9