Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 187
Virginia Beach, City of; amending charter, transition to a city council, voting districts.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler (Democratic)
Cosponsors (2)
- Michael B. Feggans (Democratic)
- Alex Q. Askew (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION
Charter; City of Virginia Beach. Amends the charter for the City of Virginia Beach to reflect the City's transition to a city council consisting solely of single-member districts and the mayor. This bill is identical to SB 681 and contains an emergency clause.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Subcommittee #1 Subcommittee Amendment
- Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment
- Engrossed
- Enrolled
- Governor's Recommendation
- Reenrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Adopt Governor's Recommendation R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 26, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 Senate | Reconsider R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 23, 2026 Senate | Reported from Local Government | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 30, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 23, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 23, 2026 House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 10, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0011) - Mar 10, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter11(Effective 3/10/2026) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Reenrolled bill text (HB187ER2) - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Reenrolled - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N 0-A) - Mar 6, 2026 · House
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (66-Y 29-N 1-A) - Mar 4, 2026
Governor's recommendation received by House - Mar 3, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 10, 2026 - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 03, 2026 - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB187ER) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate (31-Y 9-N 0-A) - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Reconsideration of Senate passage rejected by Senate - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Defeated by Senate (25-Y 15-N 0-A) - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Local Government (10-Y 5-N) - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Local Government - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (83-Y 13-N 1-A) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Jan 29, 2026 · House
committee amendment agreed to - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Read second time - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Passed by for the day - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Read first time - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (15-Y 4-N) - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 1-N) - Jan 23, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1 - Jan 7, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns - Jan 7, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; Offered 01-14-2026 26101410D