HB 1404 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Local government; appointment of youth representative.

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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill has been formally enacted into law as Chapter 313 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive policy content regarding the appointment of youth representatives to local governing bodies remains unchanged, though the formatting and layout of the text have been adjusted to match the official chaptered style.
TECHNICAL

The text was restructured from an enrolled bill format to a chaptered act format, including the addition of the chapter number (313), the specific approval date (April 6, 2026), and standardized spacing.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 5, 2026

How they voted

380
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 313 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1404ER)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (10-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (17-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26104445D
lower
1 primary · 53 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
LG
Liz Guzmán
DDemocratic
VA
22
Co
Photo of Adele McClure
Adele McClure
DDemocratic
VA
2
Co
Photo of Alex Askew
Alex Askew
DDemocratic
VA
95
Co
Photo of Alfonso Lopez
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
VA
3
Co
Photo of Amy Laufer
Amy Laufer
DDemocratic
VA
55
Co
Photo of Atoosa Reaser
Atoosa Reaser
DDemocratic
VA
27
Co
Photo of Betsy Carr
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
VA
78
Co
Photo of Bonita Anthony
Bonita Anthony
DDemocratic
VA
92
Co
Photo of Briana Sewell
Briana Sewell
DDemocratic
VA
25
Co
Photo of Candi King
Candi King
DDemocratic
VA
23
Co
Photo of Charniele Herring
Charniele Herring
DDemocratic
VA
4