Local officers; oath of office.
Summary
Local officers; oath of office. Provides that, notwithstanding the provisions of any local government charter, or any other provision of law, every elected county, city, town and district officer, on or before the day on which his term of office begins, shall qualify by taking the oath prescribed by general law. Current law allows a local government charter to prescribe a different procedure for taking the oath. This bill is identical to HB 2628.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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What changed between versions
Enrolled
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Chaptered
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2 edits
MINOR
This bill converts SB 997 from an enrolled draft to a chaptered law, making it officially part of the Virginia Code. The substantive content of the law regarding officer qualifications remains unchanged, though the formatting was adjusted to comply with official chaptering standards.
Scope change
None - the bill's scope and applicability remain the same
TECHNICAL
Formatting changes to convert the bill from enrolled draft format to official chaptered law format, including adding chapter number and approval date
Text reformatting to align with official code formatting standards while preserving all substantive language about officer qualification requirements
Floor votes · Senate Jan 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 12, 2025
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Jan 14, 2025
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 424 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB997ER)
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angelia Graves
DDemocratic
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