2022 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB377: Vienna, Town of; amending charter, election and term dates.

Legislative Summary

Charter; Town of Vienna; elections; dates and terms. Changes the date of elections for the mayor and all councilmen from May 2022 to November 2023, with the accompanying start date changed to the first day of January 2024 and end date changed to the last day of December 2025. Starting in 2025, the bill changes the date for all subsequent elections to November, with the start date as the first day of January of the next year, and sets the term length for each councilman and mayor to two years.

Bill History

1/11/2022
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102149D
Senate
1/11/2022
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Senate
1/28/2022
Assigned Local Gov sub: Charters
Senate
2/7/2022
Reported from Local Government (11-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/8/2022
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/9/2022
Read second time and engrossed
Senate
2/10/2022
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/21/2022
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/21/2022
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/21/2022
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
House of Delegates
2/25/2022
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/1/2022
Read second time
House of Delegates
3/2/2022
Read third time
House of Delegates
3/2/2022
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/2/2022
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
3/7/2022
Enrolled
Senate
3/7/2022
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB377ER)
Senate
3/8/2022
Signed by President
Senate
3/8/2022
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
3/22/2022
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
Senate
3/22/2022
Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
4/11/2022
Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 515 (effective 7/1/22)
4/11/2022
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0515)

Roll Call Votes

House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
3/2/2022
100
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
2/25/2022
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
2/25/2022
22
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2/10/2022
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2/8/2022
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Reported from Local Government (11-Y 0-N)
2/7/2022
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/11/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

John Petersen
John Petersen
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/11/20222.3 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/7/20222.3 KB
Prefiled
Bill Text1/11/20222.6 KB