Norfolk, City of; amending charter, general updates.
Summary
Charter; City of Norfolk; general updates.Changes from a judge or justice of the peace to the city clerk theperson to whom newly elected or appointed officials, other than membersof the city council, take their oaths of office. The bill also repealsa section related to the establishment of a home guard militia intimes of war or insurrection, and it removes references to paymentof poll taxes in relation to whether a signature is valid on a petitionfor the nomination of councilmen or in connection with an initiative, referendum, or recall.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Jan 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Dec 30, 2020
Signed Mar 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2021
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 21, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Mar 25, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 371 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Charters
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1128S1
upper
Jan 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21102553D-S1
upper
Jan 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government with substitute (12-Y 0-N 1-A)
upper
Jan 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
Assigned Local Gov sub: Charters
upper
Dec 30, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Dec 30, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100796D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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