HB 226 VA

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County manager plan of government; independent policing auditor. Allows the governing body of any county with the county manager plan of government (Arlington County) to appoint an independent policing auditor. The independent policing auditor shall support any law-enforcement civilian oversight body created by the governing body and shall have all the powers of the law-enforcement civilian oversight body, to the extent such powers are delegated to the independent policing auditor by the oversight body. The independent policing auditor shall serve at the pleasure of the governing body.

• Patrick A. Hope Democratic · primary

1. Jan 8, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101277D · lower
2. Jan 8, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
3. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3 · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N 1-A) · lower
5. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
8. Feb 5, 2026 Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A) · lower
9. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
10. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
11. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Local Government (8-Y 7-N) · upper
12. Feb 24, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
13. Feb 24, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
14. Feb 24, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
15. Feb 25, 2026 Read third time · upper
16. Feb 25, 2026 Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
17. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · lower
18. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB226ER) · lower
19. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
20. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by President · upper
21. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
22. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
23. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 372 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
24. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0372) · 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