File Code: Municipal Corporations
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 534/97 - CGM
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 213
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Craig, Green, Trotter, Middleton, Middlebrooks,
Neall, Pinsky, and
Stoltzfus
- Entitled:
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Municipal Corporations - Incorporation Process
Altering the process by which a group of at least 300 residents of an
unincorporated area may become a municipal corporation; requiring an
organizing community to obtain the minimum number of required
signatures on a petition to incorporate within 18 months; requiring a
county governing body to appoint a county liaison after verifying a
petition to incorporate; requiring an organizing committee to hold a
public meeting and present a specified report to the governing body
within 90 days of verification of a petition to incorporate; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/5
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 2/11
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/10
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 3/11
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/13
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- 4/7
- Return Passed
- 5/21
- Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
House Action
- 3/16
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/25
- Hearing 4/2 at 1:15 p.m.
- 4/6
- Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/31
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed (101-13)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator David R. Craig, District 34
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator C. Edward Middlebrooks, District 32
- Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
- Senator Robert R. Neall, District 33
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
- Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ATTORNEY GENERAL
- CHARTERS
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
- COUNTY COUNCILS
- ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMPAIGN FINANCING; VOTING
- HEARINGS
- INCOME TAX
- MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
- PETITIONS
- REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
- ZONING AND PLANNING
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 23A Corporations - Municipal
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- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 834512/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 11, 1998 at:
10:41 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 13, 1998: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- House
- April 1, 1998: Third Reading Passed (101-13)
