City council salaries; permitted salaries.
Summary
City council salaries. Increases the statutory salary caps for members of city councils and requires a public hearing prior to adopting an ordinance to set city council salaries. The bill also provides that the maximum salaries may be adjusted in any year by an inflation factor not to exceed five percent.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024 · House of Delegates Jan 26, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
13
Committee
7
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 608 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB456ER)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (29-Y 10-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government with substitute (10-Y 4-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 29, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (64-Y 31-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (64-Y 31-N)
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed by for the day
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (14-Y 8-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Katrina Callsen
DDemocratic
Co
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Jones
DDemocratic
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