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SB 462 VA
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Louisa, Town of; new charter, previous charter repealed.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Apr 6, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0195)

Summary

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 HB 657.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (32)

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102690D · upper
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
  3. Jan 26, 2026 Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N 1-A) · upper
  4. Jan 27, 2026 Read first time · upper
  5. Jan 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  6. Jan 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  7. Jan 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  8. Jan 27, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  9. Jan 28, 2026 Read second time · upper
  10. Jan 28, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
  11. Jan 29, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  12. Jan 29, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  13. Jan 29, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  14. Jan 29, 2026 Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to · upper
  15. Jan 29, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  16. Feb 4, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  17. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
  18. Feb 4, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
  19. Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) · lower
  20. Feb 24, 2026 Read second time · lower
  21. Feb 25, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
  22. Feb 26, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
  23. Feb 26, 2026 Read third time · lower
  24. Feb 26, 2026 Passed House (93-Y 4-N 0-A) · lower
  25. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  26. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB462ER) · upper
  27. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  28. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
  30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  31. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 195 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  32. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0195) · executive

Text versions (6)

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

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