HB 657 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Louisa, Town of; new charter, previous charter repealed.

Summary

Charter; Town of Louisa. Establishes a new charter for the Town of Louisa in Louisa County and repeals the current charter, which was created in 1972. The new charter sets out the organization of the town's government and contains powers typically granted to towns. This bill is identical to SB 462.

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 13, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill has transitioned from an 'Enrolled' draft to a 'Chaptered' final version, meaning it has been officially approved and assigned to Chapter 194 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive legal text of the Town of Louisa charter remains unchanged, though the formatting has been adjusted to include standard legislative headers and page breaks.

TECHNICAL

Added official chapter number (194) and approval date (April 6, 2026) to the header, and removed draft session labels.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing throughout the document to match the final printed format of the Virginia Acts of Assembly.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026 · House of Delegates Jan 30, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Feb 25, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 6, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 194 (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 (HB657ER)

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (93-Y 1-N 0-A)

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed by for the day

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Committee

Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor