HB 226

Virginia House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 8, 2026.

County manager plan of government; independent policing auditor.

Bill ID VA-2026-HB-226
Session 2026
Status enacted
Committee Counties, Cities and Towns; Local Government
House of Delegates enacted 2026-04-08
Summary

County manager plan of government; independent policing auditor. Allows the governing body of any county with the county manager plan of government (Arlington County) to appoint an independent policing auditor. The independent policing auditor shall support any law-enforcement civilian oversight body created by the governing body and shall have all the powers of the law-enforcement civilian oversight body, to the extent such powers are delegated to the independent policing auditor by the oversight body. The independent policing auditor shall serve at the pleasure of the governing body.

Sponsor
Hope
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-08 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-08 Status enacted
2026-04-08 Latest Action Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0372)
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