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type: "Bill"
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title: "Tazewell, Town of; amending charter, residency requirement for town manager."
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description: "Charter; Town of Tazewell. Amends the charter for the Town of Tazewell in Tazewell County to remove the strict residency requirement for the town manager. The bill provides that the town manager is encouraged to reside within the town limits and may reside within a reasonable distance outside the town limits upon majority approval of town council. This bill is identical to SB 153."
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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: "HB 62"
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citation: "Virginia HB 62 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["James W. Morefield"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2025-12-30"
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last_action: "2026-03-31"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a36fe6cd-8542-4670-b02b-0e17594e738a"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB62"
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source_hash: "acff128d27c8762a5b1a8c16acde7dd4dd9853a8bf1df25da0176904fd3aea2a"
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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 62 (2026) — Tazewell, Town of; amending charter, residency requirement for town manager.
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Charter; Town of Tazewell. Amends the charter for the Town of Tazewell in Tazewell County to remove the strict residency requirement for the town manager. The bill provides that the town manager is encouraged to reside within the town limits and may reside within a reasonable distance outside the town limits upon majority approval of town council. This bill is identical to SB 153.
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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/1082224.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214870.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182212.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- H VOTE: — **96–1** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Local Government — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **5–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- James W. Morefield — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-12-30** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101059D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-12-30** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-20** Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-23** Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-01-23** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-27** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-01-28** Passed by for the day
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- **2026-01-29** Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
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- **2026-01-29** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-30** Read third time and passed House (96-Y 1-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-02** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-02** Referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-23** Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-24** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-24** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-24** Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-02-25** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-25** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-02** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB62ER) `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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- **2026-03-31** Approved by Governor-Chapter 14 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-03-31** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0014)
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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/a36fe6cd-8542-4670-b02b-0e17594e738a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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