SB 281 VA

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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a town manager, (iii) shifting certain duties from an elected mayor to a town manager, and (iv) repealing numerous outdated provisions. The bill contains an emergency clause.

• Lashrecse D. Aird Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; Offered 01-14-2026 26100473D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
3. Jan 13, 2026 Emergency clause added · upper
4. Jan 19, 2026 Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Jan 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Jan 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Jan 20, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Jan 20, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
9. Jan 21, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Jan 21, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Jan 22, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
12. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
13. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
15. Feb 17, 2026 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
16. Feb 20, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
17. Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) · lower
18. Feb 24, 2026 Read second time · lower
19. Feb 25, 2026 Read third time · lower
20. Feb 25, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
21. Feb 27, 2026 Enrolled · upper
22. Feb 27, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB281ER) · upper
23. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
24. Feb 27, 2026 Signed by President · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
27. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 339 (effective 4/6/2026) · executive
28. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0339) · 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