Legislation

Title: Municipal Incorporation - County Commissioners or County Council - Required Approval of Referendum Request
Sponsored by: Delegates S. Johnson and A. Johnson
Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the county commissioners or county council to approve a certain referendum request if a valid petition to incorporate an area as a municipality is presented by not less than 40% of the registered voters who are residents of the area proposed to be incorporated.

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Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1226 Session: 2021 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2023 Legislative Date 2/06/2023 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2023 Legislative Date 2/07/2023 Action Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Municipal Incorporation - County Commissioners or County Council - Required Approval of Referendum Request Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2023 Legislative Date 4/10/2023 Action Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/06/2023	2/06/2023	First Reading Environment and Transportation
House	2/07/2023	2/07/2023	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Municipal Incorporation - County Commissioners or County Council - Required Approval of Referendum Request
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2023	4/10/2023	Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation

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