HB 887 VA

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Charter; Town of Herndon. Updates the charter for the Town of Herndon in Fairfax County to permit greater flexibility for the town council to contract with the town manager regarding the location of his residence, clarifies the duties of the town manager relative to employees, clarifies that the town council has the authority to appoint two officers: the town manager and town attorney, and establishes that the town manager has the authority to employ any deputies or assistants for the two appointed offices. The bill also removes outdated or duplicative provisions that occur as a result of the changes to the town manager's duties and authority and an obsolete reference to a Town of Herndon school board. This bill is identical to SB 343.

• Irene Shin Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105331D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
3. Jan 28, 2026 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 30, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106601D-H1 · lower
8. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
11. Feb 4, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
12. Feb 5, 2026 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
14. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
15. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N) · upper
16. Feb 24, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
17. Feb 24, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
18. Feb 24, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
19. Feb 25, 2026 Read third time · upper
20. Feb 25, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · lower
22. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB887ER) · lower
23. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
24. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by President · upper
25. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
26. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
27. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 691 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · PDF
• Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · PDF
• Counties, Cities and Towns Substitute · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML