SB 385 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Front Royal, Town of; amending charter, relating to town manager.

Summary

An Act to amend and reenact § 14 of Chapter 44 of the Acts of Assembly of 1937, which provided a charter for the Town of Front Royal in Warren County, relating to town manager.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was formally enacted into law as Chapter 495 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the town manager charter for Front Royal remains unchanged, though the formatting was adjusted to align with the official chaptered style.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to govern the town manager position in the Town of Front Royal, Warren County.

TECHNICAL

The text was restructured from a single block to a multi-line format and added official chapter headers and approval dates, which are standard formatting changes when a bill becomes law.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 26, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 39

Jan 27, 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

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 495 (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

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB385ER)

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (94-Y 3-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed by for the day

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Jan 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Jan 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors