HB 887 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Herndon, Town of; amending charter, clarifies duties of town council.

Summary

Charter; Town of Herndon. Updates the charter for the Town of Herndon in Fairfax County to permit greater flexibility for the town council to contract with the town manager regarding the location of his residence, clarifies the duties of the town manager relative to employees, clarifies that the town council has the authority to appoint two officers: the town manager and town attorney, and establishes that the town manager has the authority to employ any deputies or assistants for the two appointed offices. The bill also removes outdated or duplicative provisions that occur as a result of the changes to the town manager's duties and authority and an obsolete reference to a Town of Herndon school board. This bill is identical to SB 343.

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 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Substitute → Enrolled · 2 edits · Mar 2, 2026

MINOR

The document changed from a House substitute bill to its final enrolled version, indicating it has passed all legislative stages and is now official law. The substantive content regarding the Town of Herndon's charter remains consistent, with the primary difference being the removal of draft metadata and the addition of final approval language.

Scope change

None; the bill's scope and applicability to the Town of Herndon remain unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft identifiers, committee attribution, and patron information associated with the House substitute version.

Added final enactment language, including the 'ENROLLED' header, chapter designation, and approval status to signify the bill is now law.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 5, 2026

How they voted

39–0

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

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Committee

Apr 13, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor-Chapter 691 (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 (HB887ER)

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 Block Vote (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Local Government

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

House subcommittee offered

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors