Chatham, Town of; amending charter, updating or removing outdated provisions.
Summary
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3 through 6, as severally amended, of Chapter 480 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, which provided a charter for the Town of Chatham in Pittsylvania County, and to amend Chapter 480 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942 by adding a section numbered 15.1, relating to town powers and town council.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 6, 2026
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was officially enacted into law as Chapter 259 of the 2026 Virginia Acts of Assembly. The text was reformatted to match the official style of the Virginia Code, including adding the chapter number, changing the approval date to April 6, 2026, and adjusting line breaks and spacing. The actual legislative content regarding the Town of Chatham's powers and charter remains substantively unchanged.
Scope change
The scope and applicability of the law remain unchanged; it still governs the Town of Chatham in Pittsylvania County.
TECHNICAL
The text was restructured to include the official chapter number (Chapter 259) and updated the approval date to April 6, 2026, reflecting the final enactment.
Line breaks and paragraph spacing were adjusted to conform to the standard formatting of the Virginia Code of Laws.
Minor punctuation and spacing inconsistencies in the original draft were corrected during the final publication process.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 25, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Jan 20, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 259 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB127ER)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Local Government Amendments agreed to (Voice Vote)
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate committee offered
upper
Jan 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tammy Mulchi
RRepublican
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