HB 940 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Suffolk, City of; amending charter, clarifying membership of city council.

Summary
Charter; City of Suffolk. Corrects an error in the existing charter of the City of Suffolk to clarify that the city council shall consist of eight members to reflect the addition of the directly elected mayor to the city council. The bill also removes obsolete language to clarify the appointment process and responsibilities of the city clerk. Finally, the bill updates language to reflect the city manager's direct responsibility for the department directors, consistent with the City of Suffolk's established management and reporting structure. This bill is identical to SB 303.
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 6, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Chaptered · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally approved and enacted into law as Chapter 243 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The text of the act itself, which governs the City of Suffolk's council composition and department oversight, remains unchanged from its previous version.
TECHNICAL

Added standard legislative formatting, including the official approval date (April 6, 2026) and chapter number (Chapter 243), to finalize the bill as law.

Removed the 'Enrolled' status header, as the bill has now been approved and is officially a 'Chaptered' act.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 5, 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
24
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 243 (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 (HB940ER)
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 (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (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 Nadarius Clark
Nadarius Clark
DDemocratic
VA
84