Virginia - Session 2026
Title: Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts.
Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts. Allows the governing body of a locality that has been subject to a court order imposing a remedial election system under voting rights laws to adopt an ordinance to convert one or more at-large seats of such body to single-member districts, provided that the governing body also adopts and implements the remedial election system contained in the court order. The bill provides that members of such governing body in office on the effective date of such ordinance shall complete their terms of office.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-24 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-09 | Status | enacted |
| 2026-03-09 | Latest Action | Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0008) |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SB 494 | Higher educational institutions, public; membership of governing boards. | enrolled |
| HB 1263 | Public employees; repeals existing prohibition on collective bargaining, etc. | enrolled |
| HB 318 | Virginia Parole Board; powers and duties, juvenile offenders, parole procedures and considerations. | enrolled |
| HB 1385 | Higher educational institutions, public; membership of governing boards. | enrolled |
| HB 1444 | Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. | enrolled |
| HB 286 | Virginia National Guard; reports to General Assembly, state militias, etc. | enrolled |
| HB 306 | Wills and estates; claims to exempt property and allowances. | enrolled |
| HB 316 | Virginia Stock Corporation Act; changes to Act. | enrolled |