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HB 1404 VA
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Local government; appointment of youth representative.

VA · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 22, 2026

Latest action (Apr 6, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0313)

Summary

Appointment of youth representative to local governing body. Allows a local governing body to appoint a youth representative to serve as a nonvoting member of the governing body.

Sponsor (1)
64 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (24)
  1. Jan 22, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26104445D · lower
  2. Jan 22, 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) · lower
  5. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (17-Y 3-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 (65-Y 33-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 (10-Y 5-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 (28-Y 12-N 0-A) · upper
  17. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · lower
  18. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1404ER) · 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 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 313 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  24. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0313) · 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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