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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia SB 289

Hopewell, City of; amending charter, membership of Hopewell Water Renewal Commission.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE

Charter; City of Hopewell; Hopewell Water Renewal Commission. Changes the membership makeup of the Hopewell Water Renewal Commission (the Commission) by providing that up to seven members shall be selected from nominees submitted by users, with each user being permitted to nominate one member. The bill specifies that each new nominating user shall provide a reasonable, market-based capital contribution based on expected facility usage and consistent with the net present value of the existing users' prior capital contributions. The bill also establishes that, in order for actions or decisions made by the Commission to be effective, they must be agreed to by (i) a majority of its members and (ii) either the city manager or the member of the city council serving on the Commission. Finally, the bill removes the city council's authority to overrule actions of the Commission and to prescribe further duties to the Commission.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Feb 25, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 20, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reportingpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 20, 2026
House		Reported from Counties, Cities and TownspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 22, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 20, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 19, 2026
Senate		Reported from Local Government with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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