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type: "Bill"
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title: "Chesapeake, City of; amending charter, dates of elections, etc."
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description: "Charter; City of Chesapeake. Amends the charter for the City of Chesapeake to clarify the dates for (i) the election and terms of members of council and the mayor, (ii) when a sitting council member must resign when running for mayor, and (iii) the election of a successor in the event of a vacancy in office. This bill is identical to HB 1645."
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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 935"
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citation: "Virginia SB 935 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Christie New Craig"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-01-06"
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last_action: "2025-03-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09baf39c-a077-4f17-a09f-1fea47fb2bb7"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB935"
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source_hash: "3a2e7b13d8634879b240945167c02c39571e77af99c54c0ca2f9392a8ad789a0"
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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 935 (2025) — Chesapeake, City of; amending charter, dates of elections, etc.
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Charter; City of Chesapeake. Amends the charter for the City of Chesapeake to clarify the dates for (i) the election and terms of members of council and the mayor, (ii) when a sitting council member must resign when running for mayor, and (iii) the election of a successor in the event of a vacancy in office. This bill is identical to HB 1645.
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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/1013444.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1071098.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1062219.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passed House (97-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Christie New Craig — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-06** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102925D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-06** 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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- **2025-02-14** 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 (SB935ER) `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 19 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-18** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0019)
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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/09baf39c-a077-4f17-a09f-1fea47fb2bb7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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