Localities; publication of notice in newspaper.
Summary
Publication of notice by localities. Provides that in any instance in which a locality has submitted a correct and timely notice request to a newspaper published or having general circulation in the locality and such newspaper fails to publish the notice, or publishes the notice incorrectly, such locality shall be deemed to have met the appropriate notice requirements so long as the notice was published in the next available edition of a newspaper having general circulation in the locality.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 22, 2022
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 478 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (33-0)
senate
Feb 21, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Feb 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (77-Y 23-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (16-Y 6-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102634D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Margaret Ransone
RRepublican
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