HB 98 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Glen Lyn, Town of; repealing charter.

Summary
Charter; Town of Glen Lyn; repeal. Repeals the charter for the Town of Glen Lyn in Giles County in accordance with the results of a voter referendum and an order of the circuit court for Giles County that annulled the town's charter as of February 1, 2025.
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
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 2, 2026 Signed Mar 31, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill has been formally enacted and assigned Chapter 13 for the 2026 session. The primary change is the addition of formatting elements, such as the approval date and chapter number, while the core legislative text remains identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL

Added formatting elements including the approval date (March 31, 2026) and chapter number (Chapter 13) to finalize the bill as an official act of the General Assembly.

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

How they voted

390
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

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Mar 31, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 13 (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 (HB98ER)
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 (96-Y 0-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 (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jason Ballard
Jason Ballard
RRepublican
VA
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