Hampton, City of; amending charter, election of mayor.
Summary
Charter; City of Hampton; election and term dates. Changes dates of elections and terms from May toNovember and from July to January. The bill changes the effectiveresignation date of a candidate for mayor from June 30 to the daybefore his successor commences his term, and removes the specifiedcommencement date.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 11, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2022 · House of Delegates Mar 9, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 3, 2022
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Apr 11, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 584 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB253S1
upper
Feb 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22104898D-S1
upper
Jan 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Assigned Local Gov sub: Charters
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101376D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mamie Locke
DDemocratic
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