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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title: "Louisa, Town of; new charter, previous charter repealed."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 HB 657."
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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 462"
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citation: "Virginia SB 462 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Luther Cifers, III"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 32
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vote_count: 8
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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/36779492-ff36-47ee-b229-cb5e7bd28d81"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB462"
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source_hash: "2fa4b83db38be73f17716243755d0d23bec6a832252d2c2938e6fb8914e0102b"
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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 462 (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 HB 657.
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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/1090376.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216685.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1184748.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reconsider R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reconsider R — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed R — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Local Government — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **93–4** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Luther Cifers, III — 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 26102690D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-26** Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N 1-A) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-27** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-27** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-01-27** Rules suspended
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- **2026-01-27** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-27** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-01-28** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-28** Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-01-29** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-29** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-01-29** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-01-29** Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to
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- **2026-01-29** Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-04** Placed on Calendar
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- **2026-02-04** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** 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 (93-Y 4-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 (SB462ER) `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 195 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0195)
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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/36779492-ff36-47ee-b229-cb5e7bd28d81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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