---
type: "Bill"
title: "Nassawadox, Town of; amending charter, updates to reflect town's shift of municipal elections."
description: "Charter; Town of Nassawadox. Updates thecharter for the Town of Nassawadox to reflect the town's shift ofmunicipal elections from May to November."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1749"
citation: "Virginia HB 1749 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robert S. Bloxom, Jr."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-12-08"
last_action: "2021-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50075d6c-4889-4ed5-b078-8725ae318d4b"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+sum+HB1749"
source_hash: "e240785dc84b7711dc95bbe0927288573151759a16b7360b739355385c25eb88"
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 HB 1749 (2021) — Nassawadox, Town of; amending charter, updates to reflect town's shift of municipal elections.

Charter; Town of Nassawadox. Updates thecharter for the Town of Nassawadox to reflect the town's shift ofmunicipal elections from May to November.

## Version chain

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

1. **CHAP0119** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+CHAP0119)
2. **HB1749ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1749ER)
3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100548D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?212+ful+HB1749)

## Votes

- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100548D `introduction`
- **2020-12-08** Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-13** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** Assigned CC & T sub: Charters `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- **2021-01-22** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-25** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2021-01-26** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2021-01-27** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-27** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- **2021-01-28** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2021-01-28** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-11** Assigned Local Gov sub: Charters `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-15** Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2021-02-17** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2021-02-17** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2021-02-22** Enrolled
- **2021-02-22** Signed by President
- **2021-02-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-02-25** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
- **2021-02-25** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- **2021-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 119 (effective 7/1/21) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50075d6c-4889-4ed5-b078-8725ae318d4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).