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type: "Bill"
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title: "Louisa, Town of; new charter, previous charter repealed."
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description: "Charter; Town of Louisa. Establishes a new charter for the Town of Louisa in Louisa County and repeals the current charter, which was created in 1972. The new charter sets out the organization of the town's government and contains powers typically granted to towns. This bill is identical to SB 462."
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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 657"
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citation: "Virginia HB 657 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Hyland F. \"Buddy\" Fowler, Jr."]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2026-01-13"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02b8397a-80bb-4db9-ad20-46da42d6353a"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB657"
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source_hash: "b1e876ec58032107d1a7cadef26ccaba7cc967971948e6e21a8d848df3e112a3"
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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 657 (2026) — Louisa, Town of; new charter, previous charter repealed.
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Charter; Town of Louisa. Establishes a new charter for the Town of Louisa in Louisa County and repeals the current charter, which was created in 1972. The new charter sets out the organization of the town's government and contains powers typically granted to towns. This bill is identical to SB 462.
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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/1085378.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216673.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1183233.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Local Government — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **5–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **93–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Luther Cifers, III — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104120D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-20** Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-23** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-01-23** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-27** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-28** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-01-29** Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
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- **2026-01-29** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-30** Read third time and passed House (93-Y 1-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-02** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-23** Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-24** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-24** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-24** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-25** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-25** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-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 (HB657ER) `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 194 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0194)
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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/02b8397a-80bb-4db9-ad20-46da42d6353a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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