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 SB 648.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13Governor's recommendation received by HouseLatest
- 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 House and Senate (HB505ER)Major
- Mar 30EnrolledMinor
- Mar 13Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Committee Report R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12Conference report agreed to by House (69-Y 29-N 0-A)Minor
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11Conference Report released
- Mar 10Senate Conferees: Rouse, Perry, Bennett-Parker
- Mar 10Conferees appointed by Senate
- Mar 9House Conferees: McAuliff, Reid, Cherry
- Mar 9Conferees appointed by House
- Mar 9House acceded to request
- Mar 6Senate requested conference committeeMinor
- Vote recorded Insist & Request R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 6Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Mar 4Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 94-N 0-A)
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: fail.Lower
- Mar 2Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Mar 2Privileges and Elections Substitute agreed to
- Feb 27Passed by for the day
- Feb 27Read third timeMinor
- Feb 26Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 26Rules suspended
- Feb 25Committee substitute printed 26108616D-S1Major
- Feb 25Senate committee offered
- Feb 24Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (11-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Feb 18Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 17Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)Passed House
- Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 16committee substitute agreed toMajor
- Feb 16Read second timeMinor
- Feb 15Read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Committee substitute printed 26107972D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 8-N)Minor
- Feb 12House committee offered
- Feb 9Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9House subcommittee offered
- Feb 6Assigned HPE sub: Election AdministrationMinor
- Jan 12Referred to Committee on Privileges and ElectionsMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103307DIntroduced