---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local government; appointment of youth representative."
description: "Appointment of youth representative to local governing body. Allows a local governing body to appoint a youth representative to serve as a nonvoting member of the governing body."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1404"
citation: "Virginia HB 1404 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Elizabeth R. Guzman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9608502e-8502-4e52-ac99-d5da7e1776dc"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1404"
source_hash: "5f5dd3507026d60635c3dec94d73755883f936cbacfa49ab03b6e6ae35a7331b"
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 1404 (2026) — Local government; appointment of youth representative.

Appointment of youth representative to local governing body. Allows a local governing body to appoint a youth representative to serve as a nonvoting member of the governing body.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1093727.PDF)
2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217370.PDF)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182497.PDF)

## Votes

- Passage R — **28–12** (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — **65–33** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns — **17–3** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Local Government — **10–5** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **6–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Elizabeth R. Guzman — primary (person)
- Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
- Atoosa R. Reaser — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Briana D. Sewell — cosponsor (person)
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Candi Mundon King — cosponsor (person)
- Charlie Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Charniele L. Herring — cosponsor (person)
- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
- Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
- Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
- Don Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Garrett McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- Gretchen M. Bulova — cosponsor (person)
- Holly M. Seibold — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
- JJ Singh — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
- Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica L. Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- John Chilton McAuliff — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua E. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — cosponsor (person)
- Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
- Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly Pope Adams — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
- Leslie Chambers Mehta — cosponsor (person)
- Lily V. Franklin — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsey Dougherty — cosponsor (person)
- Luke E. Torian — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret A. Franklin — cosponsor (person)
- Mark C. Downey — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- May Nivar — cosponsor (person)
- Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
- Phil M. Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
- Stacey Annie Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Virgil Thornton — cosponsor (person)
- Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22** Presented and ordered printed 26104445D `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- **2026-01-30** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (17-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-02-05** Read third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- **2026-02-06** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-23** Reported from Local Government (10-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-24** Rules suspended
- **2026-02-24** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- **2026-02-24** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- **2026-02-25** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N 0-A) `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2026-03-02** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1404ER) `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Signed by President `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 313 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0313)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9608502e-8502-4e52-ac99-d5da7e1776dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).