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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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
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
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
Co
Adele McClure
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Askew
DDemocratic
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Laufer
DDemocratic
Co
Atoosa Reaser
DDemocratic
Co
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Bonita Anthony
DDemocratic
Co
Briana Sewell
DDemocratic
Co
Candi King
DDemocratic
Co
Charniele Herring
DDemocratic
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