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type: "Bill"
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title: "Occoquan, Town of; new charter, previous charter repealed except section 2."
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description: "Charter; Town of Occoquan. Establishes a new charter for the Town of Occoquan in Prince William County and repeals the current charter, which was created in 1930. The proposed charter sets out the organization of the town's government and contains powers typically granted to towns. Changes from the current charter include (i) updating the description of the Town's boundary, (ii) changing the election dates for councilmembers and the mayor from May to November, (iii) changing the mayor's and councilmembers' terms of office from two years to four years, (iv) eliminating provisions that duplicate provisions in the Code of Virginia, and (v) deleting outdated provisions. This bill is identical to HB 822."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "SB 97"
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citation: "Virginia SB 97 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Scott A. Surovell"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2022-01-06"
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last_action: "2022-04-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/854dde3d-8ffa-4158-8a9b-9625ac758f02"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+SB97"
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source_hash: "4e95d85e1ff1ac855035cad15fab0880d04755edca830844b47cfb33bd4dfec4"
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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 97 (2022) — Occoquan, Town of; new charter, previous charter repealed except section 2.
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Charter; Town of Occoquan. Establishes a new charter for the Town of Occoquan in Prince William County and repeals the current charter, which was created in 1930. The proposed charter sets out the organization of the town's government and contains powers typically granted to towns. Changes from the current charter include (i) updating the description of the Town's boundary, (ii) changing the election dates for councilmembers and the mayor from May to November, (iii) changing the mayor's and councilmembers' terms of office from two years to four years, (iv) eliminating provisions that duplicate provisions in the Code of Virginia, and (v) deleting outdated provisions. This bill is identical to HB 822.
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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. **CHAP0536** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0536)
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2. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100499D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB97)
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3. **SB97ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+SB97ER)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Scott A. Surovell — primary (person)
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- Briana D. Sewell — cosponsor (person)
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- Luke E. Torian — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-06** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100499D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-06** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-21** Assigned Local Gov sub: Charters `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-31** Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-01** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-02** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-03** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-02-21** Placed on Calendar
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- **2022-02-21** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-21** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-25** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-01** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-02** Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-03-02** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-03-07** Enrolled
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- **2022-03-08** Signed by President
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- **2022-03-08** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
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- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 536 (effective 7/1/22) `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/854dde3d-8ffa-4158-8a9b-9625ac758f02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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