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VA SB528

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/7/2020

Primary Sponsor

Ghazala Hashmi

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends the City of Richmond charter to require each council member to reside in the election district from which they were elected for the entirety of their term on council
  • Council members are elected from each of nine election districts for four-year terms beginning with elections held in 2008
  • Adds failure to comply with the new residency requirement as an explicit ground for removal of a council member by the council, alongside the existing grounds of malfeasance in office or neglect of duty
  • Council members facing removal for any reason retain the right to notice, a hearing, the ability to subpoena witnesses, and an appeal to the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond

Legislative Description

Richmond, City of; amending charter, residency of council members.

Last Action

Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0827)

4/7/2020

Committee Referrals

Counties, Cities and Towns2/13/2020
Local Government: Charters1/22/2020
Local Government1/7/2020

Full Bill Text

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