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| Bill | Herndon, Town of; amending charter, clarifies duties of town council. | Charter; Town of Herndon. Updates the charter for the Town of Herndon in Fairfax County to permit greater flexibility for the town council to contract with the town manager regarding the location of his residence, clarifies the duties of the town manager relative to employees, clarifies that the town council has the authority to appoint two officers: the town manager and town attorney, and establishes that the town manager has the authority to employ any deputies or assistants for the two appointed offices. The bill also removes outdated or duplicative provisions that occur as a result of the changes to the town manager's duties and authority and an obsolete reference to a Town of Herndon school board. This bill is identical to HB 887. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | SB 343 | Virginia SB 343 (2026) |
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Virginia SB 343 (2026) — Herndon, Town of; amending charter, clarifies duties of town council.
Charter; Town of Herndon. Updates the charter for the Town of Herndon in Fairfax County to permit greater flexibility for the town council to contract with the town manager regarding the location of his residence, clarifies the duties of the town manager relative to employees, clarifies that the town council has the authority to appoint two officers: the town manager and town attorney, and establishes that the town manager has the authority to employ any deputies or assistants for the two appointed offices. The bill also removes outdated or duplicative provisions that occur as a result of the changes to the town manager's duties and authority and an obsolete reference to a Town of Herndon school board. This bill is identical to HB 887.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Reported from Local Government — 14–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns — 21–0 (pass) · lower
- H VOTE: — 97–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed R — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Jennifer B. Boysko — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103308D
filing, introduction - 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on Local Government
referral-committee - 2026-01-26 Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-27 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-01-27 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-01-27 Rules suspended
- 2026-01-27 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-01-27 Passed by for the day
- 2026-01-28 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-01-28 Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-01-29 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-04 Placed on Calendar
- 2026-02-04 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-04 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
referral-committee - 2026-02-20 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-24 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-02-25 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-25 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-02-27 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-02-27 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB343ER)
passage - 2026-02-27 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-02-27 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 692 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0692)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7ac6033e-0ecb-4a83-8aee-9bd276809897. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).