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type: "Bill"
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title: "Richlands, Town of; amending charter, relates to ordinance."
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description: "Charter; Town of Richlands. Amends the charter for the Town of Richlands in Tazewell County by requiring that proposed ordinances be presented, rather than read, at two regular meetings prior to adoption. The bill also requires the town manager to reside within the town within a contractually stated grace period, rather than during the tenure of office. This bill is identical to HB 2199."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 873"
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citation: "Virginia SB 873 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["T. Travis Hackworth"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2025-01-03"
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last_action: "2025-03-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c06e898a-7f44-48dc-ae2c-9982d9be5840"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB873"
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source_hash: "c7a3e622ed43ec5dea068708626c3591b2026e7d6c42b4a168d826bb4b48c9bd"
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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 873 (2025) — Richlands, Town of; amending charter, relates to ordinance.
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Charter; Town of Richlands. Amends the charter for the Town of Richlands in Tazewell County by requiring that proposed ordinances be presented, rather than read, at two regular meetings prior to adoption. The bill also requires the town manager to reside within the town within a contractually stated grace period, rather than during the tenure of office. This bill is identical to HB 2199.
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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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1013675.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071046.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1062184.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed House (97-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- T. Travis Hackworth — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-03** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25103022D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-03** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-13** Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-14** Rules suspended
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- **2025-01-14** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-01-14** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-01-15** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-16** Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-05** Placed on Calendar
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- **2025-02-05** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-05** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-05** Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-12** Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-14** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-18** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-19** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-19** Passed House (97-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB873ER) `passage`
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- **2025-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-11** Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-18** Approved by Governor-Chapter 42 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-18** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0042)
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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/c06e898a-7f44-48dc-ae2c-9982d9be5840`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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