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type: "Bill"
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title: "Amherst, Town of; amending charter, alters election of members of town council."
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description: "Alters the election of members of the town council of the Town of Amherst from two-year terms to four-year staggered terms. This bill is identical to"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2018"
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identifier: "SB 871"
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citation: "Virginia SB 871 (2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Mark J. Peake"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2018-01-18"
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last_action: "2018-03-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33b31bb1-a97b-4e0e-98ba-ac70d12fd9c0"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+SB871"
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source_hash: "7e589165199a20e6e780e96167c77812928a19d7789837fb794a8a59a5c2ae00"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia SB 871 (2018) — Amherst, Town of; amending charter, alters election of members of town council.
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Alters the election of members of the town council of the Town of Amherst from two-year terms to four-year staggered terms. This bill is identical to
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB871ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB871ER)
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2. **Senate: Presented and ordered printed 18104117D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+SB871)
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## Votes
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- Read third time and passed Senate — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Local Government — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns — **21–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Passed House BLOCK VOTE — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Mark J. Peake — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-18** Presented and ordered printed 18104117D `introduction`
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- **2018-01-18** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-02** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2018-02-08** Placed on Calendar
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- **2018-02-08** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2018-02-08** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-20** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2018-02-21** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2018-02-21** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2018-02-22** Enrolled
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- **2018-02-26** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 26, 2018
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- **2018-02-26** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 5, 2018
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- **2018-03-02** Approved by Governor-Chapter 91 (effective 7/1/18) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33b31bb1-a97b-4e0e-98ba-ac70d12fd9c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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