SB 873 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Richlands, Town of; amending charter, relates to ordinance.

Summary

Charter; Town of Richlands. Amends the charter for the Town of Richlands in Tazewell County by requiring that proposed ordinances be presented, rather than read, at two regular meetings prior to adoption. The bill also requires the town manager to reside within the town within a contractually stated grace period, rather than during the tenure of office. This bill is identical to HB 2199.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 3, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill converts the legislative document from an enrolled draft to a formally approved chapter of Virginia law. The substantive policy content regarding town ordinances and town manager appointments remains unchanged, with only formatting and layout adjustments made to reflect official publication standards.

TECHNICAL

Changed document header from '2025 SESSION ENROLLED' to 'VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY - 2025 SESSION CHAPTER 42' with added approval date of March 18, 2025

Reformatted text layout with added spacing and indentation for official publication standards

Added page numbering and chapter designation to indicate this is now part of the official Virginia Acts of Assembly

Floor votes · Senate Jan 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 19, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 38

Jan 14, 2025

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican18

17 Yea 1

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 18, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 42 (Effective 07/01/25)

executive

Mar 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB873ER)

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (97-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors