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HB123

Buchanan, Town of; amending charter, election of council member.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Terry Austin (R)

Session:
2018 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed Both Chambers. Town of Buchanan charter; elections; town council members; employees of town

. Staggers the elections of the town's four council members so that, beginning with the November general election in 2019, two members shall be elected to two-year terms in odd-numbered years, and two members and the mayor shall be elected to two-year terms in even-numbered years. The bill also makes the town clerk and town treasurer employees of the town, responsible to the town manager. The bill changes who shall appoint the town treasurer from the town council to the town manager. The bill contains technical amendments. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 12/18/2017 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101231D
  • 12/18/2017 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
  • 01/16/2018 - House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #3
  • 02/01/2018 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
  • 02/02/2018 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
  • 02/06/2018 - House: Read first time
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Read second time
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB123E
  • 02/07/2018 - House: Printed as engrossed 18101231D-E
  • 02/08/2018 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/08/2018 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/09/2018 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
  • 02/20/2018 - Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendment (12-Y 0-N)
  • 02/22/2018 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/23/2018 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/23/2018 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived
  • 02/23/2018 - Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
  • 02/23/2018 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
  • 02/23/2018 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (38-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2018 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/27/2018 - House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
  • 02/27/2018 - House: VOTE: ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
  • 03/01/2018 - House: Enrolled
  • 03/01/2018 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB123ER)
  • 03/01/2018 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/03/2018 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/07/2018 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 7, 2018
  • 03/07/2018 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
  • 03/23/2018 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 395 (effective 7/1/18)
  • 03/23/2018 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0395)