SB 597 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Elkton, Town of; amending charter, town boundaries, council meetings.

Summary
Charter; Town of Elkton; town boundaries; council meetings. Codifies various annexation agreements between the Town of Elkton and Rockingham County. The bill increases from 30 to 45 days the maximum allowable period between a vacancy in the council and the filling of the vacancy. The bill also authorizes the Chief of Police to deliver via a designee a notice of a special or emergency meeting of the council. This bill is identical to HB 846.
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 7, 2020 Signed Apr 6, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 30, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2020

How they voted

39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 30, 2020
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Apr 6, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 757 (effective 7/1/20)
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 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102408D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EH
Emmett Hanger
RRepublican
VA
24