HB 62 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 SB 153.

• James W. Morefield Republican · primary

1. Dec 30, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101059D · lower
2. Dec 30, 2025 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
3. Jan 20, 2026 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1 · lower
4. Jan 23, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Jan 23, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Read first time · lower
7. Jan 28, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
8. Jan 29, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
9. Jan 29, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
10. Jan 30, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N 0-A) · lower
11. Feb 2, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
12. Feb 2, 2026 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
13. Feb 23, 2026 Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N) · upper
14. Feb 24, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
15. Feb 24, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
16. Feb 24, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
17. Feb 25, 2026 Read third time · upper
18. Feb 25, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
19. Mar 2, 2026 Enrolled · lower
20. Mar 2, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB62ER) · lower
21. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
22. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by President · upper
23. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
24. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
25. Mar 31, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 14 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
26. Mar 31, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0014) · 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