VirginiaWaverly, Town of; amending charter, transitioning town government.
What it does
Charter; Town of Waverly; emergency. Amends the charter for the Town of Waverly in Sussex County by transitioning the town from a strong mayor form of government to a council-manager form of government. Additional changes to the charter in the bill include (i) shifting town council elections from May to November, (ii) appointing a town manager, (iii) shifting certain duties from an elected mayor to a town manager, and (iv) repealing numerous outdated provisions.
More detail
The bill contains an emergency clause.
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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 6Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0339)Latest
- Apr 6Approved by Governor Abigail Spanberger-Chapter 339 (effective 4/6/2026)Became Law
- Mar 10Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026To Governor
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026Minor
- Feb 27Signed by PresidentMajor
- Feb 27Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Feb 27Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB281ER)Major
- Feb 27EnrolledMinor
- Feb 25Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25Read third timeMinor
- Feb 24Read second timeMinor
- Feb 20Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- Feb 17Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1Minor
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Placed on Calendar
- Jan 22Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- Jan 21Read second timeMinor
- Jan 20Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 20Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Jan 20Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Jan 20Rules suspended
- Jan 19Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Local Government. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 13Emergency clause added
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Local GovernmentMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; Offered 01-14-2026 26100473DIntroduced