SB 153 VA

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Charter; Town of Tazewell. Amends the charter for the Town of Tazewell in Tazewell County to remove the strict residency requirement for the town manager. The bill provides that the town manager is encouraged to reside within the town limits and may reside within a reasonable distance outside the town limits upon majority approval of town council. This bill is identical to HB 62.

• T. Travis Hackworth Republican · primary

1. Jan 7, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101170D · upper
2. Jan 7, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
3. Jan 19, 2026 Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) · upper
4. Jan 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
5. Jan 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
6. Jan 20, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
7. Jan 21, 2026 Read second time · upper
8. Jan 21, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
9. Jan 22, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
10. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
11. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
13. Feb 13, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) · lower
14. Feb 15, 2026 Read second time · lower
15. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time · lower
16. Feb 16, 2026 Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
17. Feb 18, 2026 Enrolled · upper
18. Feb 18, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB153ER) · upper
19. Feb 18, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
20. Feb 18, 2026 Signed by President · upper
21. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
22. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
23. Mar 31, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 15 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
24. Mar 31, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0015) · 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