---
type: "Bill"
title: "Libraries, local and regional; boards not mandatory."
description: "Provides an exemption for counties with a charter from having to create a managing library board appointed by the local governing body. This bill is identical to"
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 1586"
citation: "Virginia SB 1586 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David R. Suetterlein"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-20"
last_action: "2017-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fcac17a1-01b1-4f38-914b-f3c2acdf270d"
source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+sum+SB1586"
source_hash: "12f584b2b84a8c6e6d6f9960bcdc4f8d850facd2e103e423547a7c70d73607d8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia SB 1586 (2017) — Libraries, local and regional; boards not mandatory.

Provides an exemption for counties with a charter from having to create a managing library board appointed by the local governing body. This bill is identical to

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0408)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0408)
2. **Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1586ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1586ER)
3. **Senate: Presented and ordered printed 17104200D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+SB1586)

## Votes

- Reported from General Laws — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported from General Laws and Technology — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
- Passed House BLOCK VOTE — **99–0** (pass) · legislature
- Read third time and passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- David R. Suetterlein — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-20** Presented and ordered printed 17104200D `introduction`
- **2017-01-20** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-08** Placed on Calendar
- **2017-02-08** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-16** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2017-02-17** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2017-02-22** Enrolled
- **2017-02-22** Signed by President
- **2017-02-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-23** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/17
- **2017-02-23** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- **2017-03-13** Approved by Governor-Chapter 408 (effective 7/1/17) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fcac17a1-01b1-4f38-914b-f3c2acdf270d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).