HB 1634

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 03, 2025
  • Passed House Jan 24, 2025
  • Passed Senate Feb 12, 2025
  • Governor

Charter; City of Portsmouth.

Abstract

Charter; City of Portsmouth. Amends the charter for the City of Portsmouth by authorizing the City Manager to require city departments to implement appropriate enhancement or remedial measures consistent with prevailing law wherever there exists (i) a compelling government interest, (ii) an analysis that documents a statistically significant disparity between the availability and utilization of minority-owned and women-owned businesses, or (iii) direct evidence by minority-owned businesses or women-owned businesses of the impact of race by discrimination. This bill is identical to SB 872.

An Act to amend Chapter 640 of the Acts of Assembly of 2011, which provided a charter for the City of Portsmouth, by adding sections numbered 13.03 and 13.04, relating to city manager; minority-owned and women-owned businesses.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Apr 02, 2025

House

House sustained Governor's veto

Mar 24, 2025

Office of the Governor

Vetoed by Governor

Mar 03, 2025

Office of the Governor

Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025

House

Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025

Feb 20, 2025

Senate

Signed by President

Feb 17, 2025

House

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1634ER)

House

Signed by Speaker

House

Enrolled

Feb 12, 2025

Senate

Passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)

Senate

Read third time

Feb 11, 2025

Senate

Rules suspended

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)

Senate

Passed by for the day

Feb 10, 2025

Senate

Reported from Local Government (11-Y 1-N 2-A)

Jan 27, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Local Government

Senate

Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

Jan 24, 2025

House

Read third time and passed House (91-Y 5-N)

Jan 23, 2025

House

Read second time and engrossed

Jan 22, 2025

House

Passed by for the day

Jan 21, 2025

House

Read first time

Jan 17, 2025

House

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 10-N)

Jan 15, 2025

House

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)

Jan 13, 2025

House

Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #1

Jan 03, 2025

House

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102241D

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Governor's Veto Explanation HTML
Enrolled HTML PDF
Introduced HTML PDF

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