VirginiaLocal officers; oath of office.
What it does
Local officers; oath of office. Provides that, notwithstanding the provisions of any local government charter, or any other provision of law, every elected county, city, town and district officer, on or before the day on which his term of office begins, shall qualify by taking the oath prescribed by general law. Current law allows a local government charter to prescribe a different procedure for taking the oath.
More detail
This bill is identical to SB 997.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 24Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0416)Latest
- Mar 24Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 416 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 3Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 3Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025Minor
- Feb 20Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 17Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 17Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2628ER)Major
- Feb 17EnrolledMinor
- Feb 12Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Read third timeMinor
- Feb 11Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 11Rules suspended
- Feb 10Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 31Referred to Committee on Local GovernmentMinor
- Jan 31Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Jan 30Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Jan 28Read first timeMinor
- Jan 24Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 20Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Jan 13Presented and ordered printed 25103067DIntroduced