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type: "Bill"
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title: "Localities; descriptions are replaced with locality names."
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description: "Sets out sections in Title 15.2 that are currently carried by reference only. Locality descriptions are replaced with locality names, and various technical amendments are made. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "HB 2305"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2305 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Counties", "Cities and Towns"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["James A. \"Jay\" Leftwich"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2019-01-08"
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last_action: "2019-03-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47be88d3-78c6-490d-b081-6892196342b7"
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source_url: "http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+HB2305"
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source_hash: "2cf19494e5582f61c98c4ff52339d48f19718572203626c9887834c453ee73db"
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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 HB 2305 (2019) — Localities; descriptions are replaced with locality names.
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Sets out sections in Title 15.2 that are currently carried by reference only. Locality descriptions are replaced with locality names, and various technical amendments are made. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission.
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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. **Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0632)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0632)
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2. **House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/subcommitteeaction.aspx?ses=191&bil=HB2305)
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3. **House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2305ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2305ER)
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4. **House: Committee substitute printed 19105628D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2305H1)
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5. **House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104295D** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+HB2305)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Local Government — **12–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- James A. "Jay" Leftwich — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-08** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19104295D `introduction`
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- **2019-01-08** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-14** Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2 `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2019-02-04** Committee substitute agreed to 19105628D-H1
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- **2019-02-04** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2305H1
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- **2019-02-05** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2019-02-06** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-15** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2019-02-20** Enrolled
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- **2019-02-20** Signed by Speaker
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- **2019-02-20** Signed by President
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- **2019-02-27** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019
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- **2019-02-27** Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
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- **2019-03-19** Approved by Governor-Chapter 632 (effective 7/1/19) `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/47be88d3-78c6-490d-b081-6892196342b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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