Virginia House Bill 657
Session 2026
Louisa, Town of; new charter, previous charter repealed.
Active
Passed House on Jan 30, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
657
State
Virginia
Session
2026
Motion Text
Read third time and passed House (93-Y 1-N 0-A)
House Roll Call Votes
Didn't Vote
Charlie Schmidt
Yes
Didn't Vote
Yes
Ellen H. McLaughlin
Yes
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Gretchen M. Bulova
Yes
Yes
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Jessica L. Anderson
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John Chilton McAuliff
Yes
Yes
Didn't Vote
Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
Yes
Kimberly Pope Adams
Yes
Leslie Chambers Mehta
Yes
Lily V. Franklin
Yes
Margaret A. Franklin
Yes
Mark C. Downey
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Yes
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Stacey Annie Carroll
No
Yes
Yes
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Yes
Summary
A BILL to provide a new charter for the Town of Louisa in Louisa County and to repeal Chapter 68 of the Acts of Assembly of 1972, as amended, which provided a charter for the Town of Louisa.
Charter; Town of Louisa. Establishes a new charter for the Town of Louisa in Louisa County and repeals the current charter, which was created in 1972. The new charter sets out the organization of the town's government and contains powers typically granted to towns.
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02/02/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on Local Government
02/02/2026
Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
01/30/2026
House
Read third time and passed House (93-Y 1-N 0-A)
01/29/2026
House
Read second time and engrossed
01/29/2026
House
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
01/28/2026
House
Passed by for the day
01/27/2026
House
Read first time
01/23/2026
House
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N)
01/23/2026
House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
01/20/2026
House
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1
01/13/2026
House
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/13/2026
House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104120D
Sources
VA Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 20, 2026 9:35:06 PM
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2026 9:14:53 PM