HB 1483 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Local government; elections, single-member districts required.

Summary

Election of certain governing bodies; single-member districts required. Requires every locality with a population of 400,000 or greater to elect the members of its governing body from single-member districts.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 1 edit · Mar 12, 2026

MINOR

The bill was formally enrolled and approved, transitioning from a draft introduced in January 2026 to an official act. The substantive policy text regarding election districts for large localities remains unchanged, but the document now includes standard legislative formatting and approval markings.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain exactly the same as the introduced version; no new laws or policy changes were added.

TECHNICAL

The document format changed from a draft bill introduction to an enrolled act, adding official headers, approval dates, and bill numbers while keeping the legal text identical.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Mar 3, 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 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 862 (effective 7/1/2026)

executive

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by Speaker

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by President

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1483ER)

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (26-Y 13-N 0-A)

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Local Government (8-Y 6-N)

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Rereferred from Privileges and Elections to Local Government (14-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (65-Y 32-N 0-A)

lower

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 7-N)

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Assigned HPE sub: Election Administration

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 26105530D

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors