SB 179 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Williamsburg, City of; amending charter, change of municipal elections.

Summary

Charter; City of Williamsburg. Amends the charter for the City of Williamsburg to reflect the change of municipal elections from May to November as required by general law. The bill also replaces numerous references to "director of finance" with "chief financial officer" and clarifies language related to the transfer of unencumbered appropriated balances between funds. This bill is identical to HB 552.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 9, 2026 Signed Apr 6, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was formally enacted into law (Chaptered) for the 2026 session, finalizing the charter amendments for the City of Williamsburg. The substantive policy content regarding elections, finance departments, and budget transfers remains unchanged, though the text includes minor formatting corrections and a typo fix regarding the start of a city council member's term.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to govern the City of Williamsburg's charter.

TECHNICAL

The bill status changed from 'Enrolled' to 'Chaptered', indicating it has been officially enacted into law.

Minor formatting and spacing adjustments were made to the text layout.

A grammatical error in Section 9 was corrected, changing 'July 1 next January 1' to 'July 1 or January 1' to clarify when council terms begin.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Jan 20, 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

Key actions

Committee

Apr 6, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 170 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB179ER)

upper

Feb 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

upper

Jan 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

upper

Jan 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 9, 2026

Introduced

Introduced bill reprinted 26102226D

upper

Jan 9, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors