SB 96 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Norfolk, City of; amending charter, employees of officers, vagrants.

Summary
Charter; City of Norfolk; employees of officers; vagrants. Amends the charter for the City of Norfolk by changing from "election" to "appointment" the term used to describe the selection of certain officers by the city council and clarifying that employees of such officers serve at will. The bill also removes a provision authorizing the City to prevent persons having no visible means of support, paupers, and persons who may be dangerous to the peace or safety of the City from coming to the City and authorizing the City to expel such persons who have been in the City less than 90 days. This bill is identical to HB 749.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 3, 2019 Signed Mar 31, 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
Mar 31, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 528 (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
Dec 3, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Dec 3, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100674D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors