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type: "Bill"
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title: "Local government; appointment of youth representative."
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description: "Appointment of youth representative to local governing body. Allows a local governing body to appoint a youth representative to serve as a nonvoting member of the governing body."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 1404"
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citation: "Virginia HB 1404 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Elizabeth R. Guzman"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-22"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9608502e-8502-4e52-ac99-d5da7e1776dc"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1404"
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source_hash: "5f5dd3507026d60635c3dec94d73755883f936cbacfa49ab03b6e6ae35a7331b"
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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 1404 (2026) — Local government; appointment of youth representative.
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Appointment of youth representative to local governing body. Allows a local governing body to appoint a youth representative to serve as a nonvoting member of the governing body.
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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/1093727.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217370.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182497.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage R — **28–12** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **65–33** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns — **17–3** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Local Government — **10–5** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **6–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — primary (person)
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- Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
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- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
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- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
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- Atoosa R. Reaser — cosponsor (person)
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- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
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- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
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- Briana D. Sewell — cosponsor (person)
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- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Candi Mundon King — cosponsor (person)
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- Charlie Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
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- Charniele L. Herring — cosponsor (person)
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- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
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- David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
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- Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
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- Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
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- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
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- Don Scott — cosponsor (person)
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- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Garrett McGuire — cosponsor (person)
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- Gretchen M. Bulova — cosponsor (person)
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- Holly M. Seibold — cosponsor (person)
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- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
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- JJ Singh — cosponsor (person)
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- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- Jessica L. Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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- John Chilton McAuliff — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua E. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — cosponsor (person)
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- Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
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- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
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- Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)
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- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
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- Kimberly Pope Adams — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
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- Leslie Chambers Mehta — cosponsor (person)
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- Lily V. Franklin — cosponsor (person)
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- Lindsey Dougherty — cosponsor (person)
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- Luke E. Torian — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
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- Margaret A. Franklin — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark C. Downey — cosponsor (person)
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- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
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- May Nivar — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
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- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
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- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicole Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
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- Phil M. Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
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- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
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- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
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- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
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- Stacey Annie Carroll — cosponsor (person)
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- Virgil Thornton — cosponsor (person)
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- Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-22** Presented and ordered printed 26104445D `introduction`
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- **2026-01-22** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-28** Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #3 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-01-30** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (17-Y 3-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-05** Read third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-06** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-23** Reported from Local Government (10-Y 5-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-24** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-24** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-24** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-25** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-25** Passed Senate (28-Y 12-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-02** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1404ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-10** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-10** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 313 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0313)
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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/9608502e-8502-4e52-ac99-d5da7e1776dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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