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type: "Bill"
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title: "Suffolk, City of; amending charter, clarifying membership of city council."
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description: "Charter; City of Suffolk. Corrects an error in the existing charter of the City of Suffolk to clarify that the city council shall consist of eight members to reflect the addition of the directly elected mayor to the city council. The bill also removes obsolete language to clarify the appointment process and responsibilities of the city clerk. Finally, the bill updates language to reflect the city manager's direct responsibility for the department directors, consistent with the City of Suffolk's established management and reporting structure. This bill is identical to HB 940."
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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 303"
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citation: "Virginia SB 303 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Emily M. Jordan"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 5
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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/c58e5fa6-91c5-4980-b80f-f6a04f42e179"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB303"
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source_hash: "08b971fcfebead5c68accebe299469a5e6c2704b6f9e524c7a9202c0f6993b7f"
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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 303 (2026) — Suffolk, City of; amending charter, clarifying membership of city council.
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Charter; City of Suffolk. Corrects an error in the existing charter of the City of Suffolk to clarify that the city council shall consist of eight members to reflect the addition of the directly elected mayor to the city council. The bill also removes obsolete language to clarify the appointment process and responsibilities of the city clerk. Finally, the bill updates language to reflect the city manager's direct responsibility for the department directors, consistent with the City of Suffolk's established management and reporting structure. This bill is identical to HB 940.
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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/1088883.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217061.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184734.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Local Government — **15–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **96–1** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Emily M. Jordan — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-13** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101987D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** 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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- **2026-01-20** Passed by for the day
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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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- **2026-02-20** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-24** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-25** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-02-26** Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
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- **2026-02-26** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-26** Passed House (96-Y 1-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-02** Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB303ER) `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 244 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0244)
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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/c58e5fa6-91c5-4980-b80f-f6a04f42e179`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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