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type: "Bill"
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title: "Suffolk, City of; amending charter, clarifying membership of city council."
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description: "Charter; City of Suffolk. Corrects an error in the existing charter of the City of Suffolk to clarify that the city council shall consist of eight members to reflect the addition of the directly elected mayor to the city council. The bill also removes obsolete language to clarify the appointment process and responsibilities of the city clerk. Finally, the bill updates language to reflect the city manager's direct responsibility for the department directors, consistent with the City of Suffolk's established management and reporting structure. This bill is identical to SB 303."
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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 940"
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citation: "Virginia HB 940 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Nadarius E. Clark"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 6
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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/b299fb76-d1ff-4469-976a-5da25edb66aa"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB940"
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source_hash: "9a9c2bf3bcb5509b60d2eed490a624ec876ca86a6863928b77e7a0bed430bb10"
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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 940 (2026) — Suffolk, City of; amending charter, clarifying membership of city council.
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Charter; City of Suffolk. Corrects an error in the existing charter of the City of Suffolk to clarify that the city council shall consist of eight members to reflect the addition of the directly elected mayor to the city council. The bill also removes obsolete language to clarify the appointment process and responsibilities of the city clerk. Finally, the bill updates language to reflect the city manager's direct responsibility for the department directors, consistent with the City of Suffolk's established management and reporting structure. This bill is identical to SB 303.
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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/1086585.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217057.PDF)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182244.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Local Government — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Nadarius E. Clark — 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 26101864D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-28** Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-30** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2026-01-30** Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-04** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-05** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-06** 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 Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-24** Passed by for the day Block Vote (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 (HB940ER) `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 243 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0243)
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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/b299fb76-d1ff-4469-976a-5da25edb66aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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