VirginiaCounties, cities, & towns; members of governing body, continuing personal interest in transactions.
What it does
Local government; certain towns; suspension of officers, study, remedial plan, and meeting requirements. Provides that any member of a governing body in any locality, who has been employed by any governmental agency that is a component part of and that is subject to the ultimate control of the governing body of which he is a member, is deemed to have continuing personal interest in that agency for a period of two years following the termination of such employment. The bill also requires the court, in a criminal proceeding against an officer of any town in Planning District 8 with a population between 8,000 and 10,000 alleging the commission of a felony offense, to enter an order suspending the officer pending the resolution of such proceeding and any related proceeding for the officer's removal.
More detail
The bill requires any such town to also procure a study by a public institution of higher education to evaluate the condition and status of the town's debt, infrastructure, utilities, and other significant liability risks. Such town is required to adopt a plan consistent with the study to address such town's needs, as identified in the study, in a fiscally appropriate manner that does not jeopardize the town's bond rating. The bill also prohibits the town council of any such town from voting on matters that have not been properly published at least three days prior to the vote as part of a town council agenda or otherwise approved as additional agenda items or as amendments to existing agenda items by a three-fourths vote of all the members of the council at the start of the meeting. The bill requires that any full-time town manager of such town must be a resident of the Commonwealth unless the town council has waived such requirement by a majority vote. This bill is identical to HB 505.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Governor's recommendation received by SenateLatest
- Mar 31Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 31Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026Minor
- Mar 31Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 30Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 30Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB648ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 13Conference report agreed to by House (66-Y 28-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 13Conference report agreed to by Senate (31-Y 6-N 0-A)Minor
- Mar 12Passed by for the day
- Mar 12Conference Report released
- Mar 12Conference Report released
- Mar 11Conference Report released
- Mar 6House Conferees: McAuliff, Reid, Cherry
- Mar 6Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 4Senate Conferees: Perry, Srinivasan, Diggs
- Vote recorded Accede Conference Committee R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 4Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 2House requested conference committeeMinor
- Mar 2House insisted on substituteMajor
- Feb 27House substitute rejected by Senate
- Vote recorded Concur House Substitute R. Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 25Passed House with substitute (70-Y 26-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 25committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 25Read third timeMinor
- Feb 24Read second timeMinor
- Feb 20Committee substitute printed 26108337D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 5-N)Minor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Feb 4Read first timeMinor
- Feb 4Placed on Calendar
- Jan 29Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 9-N 1-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Jan 28Read second timeMinor
- Jan 27Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Jan 27Rules suspended
- Jan 27Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 27Read first timeMinor
- Jan 26Reported from Local Government (9-Y 5-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Local Government. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Local GovernmentMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105059DIntroduced