HB 792 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Lexington, City of; amending charter, relating to city council, city attorney, etc.

Summary
An Act to amend and reenact § 15, as amended, § 17.1, §§ 21 and 32, as severally amended, and §§ 33.1, 47, and 49 of Chapter 662 of the Acts of Assembly of 1966, which provided a charter for the City of Lexington, relating to city council, city manager, city attorney, courts, and school board.
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
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Signed Apr 8, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill has been formally enacted into law as Chapter 422 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the Lexington City Charter remains identical to the original enrolled version, with no changes to city council rules, court structures, or school board appointments. The only modifications are administrative, including the addition of the official chapter number, the approval date (April 8, 2026), and extensive formatting adjustments to align the document with final publication standards.
TECHNICAL

Added the official chapter number (Chapter 422) and the specific approval date (April 8, 2026) to the header.

Replaced the generic '2026 SESSION' header with the specific 'VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY - 2026 SESSION' and inserted the approval date.

Adjusted line breaks, indentation, and spacing throughout the document to conform to final legislative formatting requirements.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 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
Amendments
2
Apr 8, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 422 (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 (HB792ER)
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 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Terry Austin
Terry Austin
RRepublican
VA
37