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| Bill | Dumfries, Town of; amending charter, town powers, etc. | Charter; Town of Dumfries. Makes numerous amendments to the charter for the Town of Dumfries in Prince William County. Proposed changes (i) broaden the statement of the town's general grant of powers; (ii) reference general law for procedures for removing members of the town council who are convicted of certain crimes; (iii) clarify the duties of the mayor and vice mayor; (iv) create the position of chair pro tem on the town council; (v) clarify how vacancies on the town council will be filled; (vi) clarify the procedure for introducing and passing town ordinances and emergency ordinances; (vii) specify that members of town committees, boards, and commissions serve at the pleasure of the town council; (viii) clarify the duties of various town officers; (ix) specify that there is a town clerk and describe the town clerk's duties; (x) provide that town departments include departments concerning recreation and civic engagement; (xi) add a reference to town authority to impose civil penalties and cap any such civil penalties at $5,000; and (xii) make numerous technical changes to update the town's charter, first enacted in 1994. This bill is identical to HB 2352. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | SB 1300 | Virginia SB 1300 (2025) |
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Virginia SB 1300 (2025) — Dumfries, Town of; amending charter, town powers, etc.
Charter; Town of Dumfries. Makes numerous amendments to the charter for the Town of Dumfries in Prince William County. Proposed changes (i) broaden the statement of the town's general grant of powers; (ii) reference general law for procedures for removing members of the town council who are convicted of certain crimes; (iii) clarify the duties of the mayor and vice mayor; (iv) create the position of chair pro tem on the town council; (v) clarify how vacancies on the town council will be filled; (vi) clarify the procedure for introducing and passing town ordinances and emergency ordinances; (vii) specify that members of town committees, boards, and commissions serve at the pleasure of the town council; (viii) clarify the duties of various town officers; (ix) specify that there is a town clerk and describe the town clerk's duties; (x) provide that town departments include departments concerning recreation and civic engagement; (xi) add a reference to town authority to impose civil penalties and cap any such civil penalties at $5,000; and (xii) make numerous technical changes to update the town's charter, first enacted in 1994. This bill is identical to HB 2352.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Governor's Recommendation (committee substitute) — source
- Reenrolled (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Passed House (97-Y 0-N) — 97–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Jeremy S. McPike — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-09 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101209D
filing, introduction - 2025-01-09 Referred to Committee on Local Government
referral-committee - 2025-01-20 Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-01-21 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 2025-01-21 Rules suspended
- 2025-01-21 Passed by for the day
- 2025-01-22 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2025-01-23 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2025-02-04 Placed on Calendar
- 2025-02-04 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-02-04 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
referral-committee - 2025-02-04 Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #1
referral-committee - 2025-02-05 Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-07 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-02-11 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-02-12 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-12 Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
passage - 2025-02-17 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-02-17 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1300ER)
passage - 2025-02-17 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-02-20 Signed by President
passage - 2025-02-20 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2025
enrolled - 2025-02-20 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-24 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
executive-veto-line-item - 2025-04-02 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N)
- 2025-04-02 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N)
- 2025-04-02 Governor's recommendation adopted
executive-signature - 2025-04-02 Reenrolled
enrolled - 2025-04-02 Reenrolled bill text (SB1300ER2)
enrolled - 2025-04-02 Signed by President as reenrolled
enrolled, passage - 2025-04-02 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
enrolled, passage - 2025-04-02 Enacted, Chapter 623 (Effective 07/01/2025)
became-law - 2025-04-02 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0623)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6961c54e-a586-458c-bdac-70c4e19f328e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).