SB 935 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Chesapeake, City of; amending charter, dates of elections, etc.

Summary

Charter; City of Chesapeake. Amends the charter for the City of Chesapeake to clarify the dates for (i) the election and terms of members of council and the mayor, (ii) when a sitting council member must resign when running for mayor, and (iii) the election of a successor in the event of a vacancy in office. This bill is identical to HB 1645.

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 6, 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 bill format to a chaptered act format, adding official chapter numbering and approval date. The substantive policy content regarding city elections and vacancy procedures remains unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive scope change; only formatting and official publication status changed from enrolled bill to chaptered act

TECHNICAL

Added chapter number (Chapter 19) and approval date (March 18, 2025) to formally publish the act

Reformatted header information from 'ENROLLED' to 'VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY - 2025 SESSION' with proper spacing

No substantive changes to election rules, council composition, or vacancy filling procedures

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 19 (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 (SB935ER)

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 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 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors