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type: "Bill"
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title: "Tazewell, Town of; amending charter, residency requirement for town manager."
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description: "Charter; Town of Tazewell. Amends the charter for the Town of Tazewell in Tazewell County to remove the strict residency requirement for the town manager. The bill provides that the town manager is encouraged to reside within the town limits and may reside within a reasonable distance outside the town limits upon majority approval of town council. This bill is identical to HB 62."
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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: "SB 153"
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citation: "Virginia SB 153 (2026)"
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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: 24
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2026-01-07"
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last_action: "2026-03-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97f73ec2-c9c9-41ff-bbc5-f3d227663a63"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB153"
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source_hash: "fc09edfff0a226d8e5a35414352db5973fb77113a4e1f3a4ca378165d4104c45"
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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 153 (2026) — Tazewell, Town of; amending charter, residency requirement for town manager.
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Charter; Town of Tazewell. Amends the charter for the Town of Tazewell in Tazewell County to remove the strict residency requirement for the town manager. The bill provides that the town manager is encouraged to reside within the town limits and may reside within a reasonable distance outside the town limits upon majority approval of town council. This bill is identical to HB 62.
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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/1083523.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214964.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1168682.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Local Government — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (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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- **2026-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101170D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-07** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-19** Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-20** Rules suspended
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- **2026-01-20** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-01-20** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-21** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-21** Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-22** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-03** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-03** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-13** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-15** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-16** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-16** Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-02-18** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-02-18** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB153ER) `passage`
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- **2026-02-18** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-18** 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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- **2026-03-31** Approved by Governor-Chapter 15 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-03-31** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0015)
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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/97f73ec2-c9c9-41ff-bbc5-f3d227663a63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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