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type: "Bill"
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title: "Occoquan, Town of; new charter, previous charter repealed except section 2."
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description: "Charter; Town of Occoquan. Establishes a new charter for the Town of Occoquan in Prince William County and repeals the current charter, which was created in 1930. The proposed charter sets out the organization of the town's government and contains powers typically granted to towns. Changes from the current charter include (i) updating the description of the Town's boundary, (ii) changing the election dates for councilmembers and the mayor from May to November, (iii) changing the mayor's and councilmembers' terms of office from two years to four years, (iv) eliminating provisions that duplicate provisions in the Code of Virginia, and (v) deleting outdated provisions. This bill is identical to SB 97."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "HB 822"
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citation: "Virginia HB 822 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Luke E. Torian"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2022-01-12"
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last_action: "2022-04-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be6a80e2-3570-4555-afa2-21beaf497b21"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB822"
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source_hash: "3ad1a55cc151fac90027795886f7a1b4feaa1338a4d3c9c610168bf0ffd78284"
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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 HB 822 (2022) — Occoquan, Town of; new charter, previous charter repealed except section 2.
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Charter; Town of Occoquan. Establishes a new charter for the Town of Occoquan in Prince William County and repeals the current charter, which was created in 1930. The proposed charter sets out the organization of the town's government and contains powers typically granted to towns. Changes from the current charter include (i) updating the description of the Town's boundary, (ii) changing the election dates for councilmembers and the mayor from May to November, (iii) changing the mayor's and councilmembers' terms of office from two years to four years, (iv) eliminating provisions that duplicate provisions in the Code of Virginia, and (v) deleting outdated provisions. This bill is identical to SB 97.
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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. **CHAP0537** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0537)
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2. **HB822ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB822ER)
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3. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102447D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB822)
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## Votes
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- VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N) — **22–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N) — **13–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Luke E. Torian — primary (person)
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- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102447D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-12** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-24** Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-28** Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-04** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-08** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-09** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-10** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-02-10** VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-11** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2022-02-11** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-21** Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-22** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-02-23** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-02-25** Enrolled
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- **2022-02-25** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-02-25** Signed by President
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- **2022-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
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- **2022-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 537 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`
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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/be6a80e2-3570-4555-afa2-21beaf497b21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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