HB 657 VA

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Charter; Town of Louisa. Establishes a new charter for the Town of Louisa in Louisa County and repeals the current charter, which was created in 1972. The new charter sets out the organization of the town's government and contains powers typically granted to towns. This bill is identical to SB 462.

• Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. Republican · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104120D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
4. Jan 23, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Jan 23, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Read first time · lower
7. Jan 28, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
8. Jan 29, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
9. Jan 29, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
10. Jan 30, 2026 Read third time and passed House (93-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
11. Feb 2, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
12. Feb 2, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
13. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) · upper
14. Feb 24, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
15. Feb 24, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 24, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Feb 25, 2026 Read third time · upper
18. Feb 25, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · lower
20. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB657ER) · lower
21. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
22. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by President · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
24. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
25. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 194 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
26. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0194) · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Chaptered · PDF
• Chaptered · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML