republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2022/hb-1131.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Virginia Code Commission; work group to review public notices required to be published."
description: "Virginia Code Commission; work group to review public notices required to be published by localities. Directs the Virginia Code Commission to convene a work group to review requirements throughout the Code of Virginia for localities to provide public notice for intended actions and events, including (i) the varying frequency for publishing notices in newspapers and other print media, (ii) the number of days required to elapse between the publications of notices, and (iii) the amount of information required to be contained in each notice, and make recommendations for uniformity and efficiency. The bill requires the Commission to submit a report to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology summarizing the work and any recommendations of the work group by November 1, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 417."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1131"
citation: "Virginia HB 1131 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wren M. Williams"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7b8deb2-e1a4-4c92-86f0-f0b042340bd4"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB1131"
source_hash: "a3a241e0c5f67fee629827dc2c6cfb1dafac32cb9c047fbf9540a96d2bf8224f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1131 (2022) — Virginia Code Commission; work group to review public notices required to be published.

Virginia Code Commission; work group to review public notices required to be published by localities. Directs the Virginia Code Commission to convene a work group to review requirements throughout the Code of Virginia for localities to provide public notice for intended actions and events, including (i) the varying frequency for publishing notices in newspapers and other print media, (ii) the number of days required to elapse between the publications of notices, and (iii) the amount of information required to be contained in each notice, and make recommendations for uniformity and efficiency. The bill requires the Commission to submit a report to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology summarizing the work and any recommendations of the work group by November 1, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 417.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0129** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0129)
2. **HB1131ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1131ER)
3. **Presented and ordered printed 22104386D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB1131)

## Votes

- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) — **16–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wren M. Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-12** Presented and ordered printed 22104386D `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** Referred to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-27** Impact statement from DPB (HB1131)
- **2022-02-02** Assigned Rules sub: Studies `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-07** Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-02-08** Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-08** Referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Assigned App. sub: General Government and Capital Outlay `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-09** Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-11** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-14** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2022-02-15** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-15** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- **2022-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2022-02-16** Referred to Committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-04** Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-07** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2022-03-08** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-08** Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2022-03-10** Enrolled
- **2022-03-10** Impact statement from DPB (HB1131ER)
- **2022-03-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2022-03-11** Signed by President
- **2022-03-22** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 22, 2022
- **2022-03-22** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
- **2022-04-07** Approved by Governor-Chapter 129 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7b8deb2-e1a4-4c92-86f0-f0b042340bd4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).