2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

HB2768: County manager plan of government; county board, powers.

Legislative Summary

County manager plan of government; county board; powers. Broadens several powers related to the county board size and manner of election for counties that have adopted the county manager plan of government by giving such counties the option of following general law, after voter approval by referendum, rather than the provisions specified in this optional form of county government. Currently, only Arlington County has adopted the county manager plan of government. The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2026 Session of the General Assembly.

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Bill History

1/17/2025
Presented and ordered printed 25101552D
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (11-Y 9-N)
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Read second time and engrossed
House of Delegates
1/30/2025
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 40-N)
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Senate
1/31/2025
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Senate
2/10/2025
Reported from Local Government with amendment (8-Y 7-N)
Senate
2/11/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
2/11/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/11/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
2/12/2025
Read third time
Senate
2/12/2025
Reading of amendment waived
Senate
2/12/2025
Local Government Amendment agreed to
Senate
2/12/2025
Engrossed by Senate as amended
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 18-N)
Senate
2/14/2025
Passed by for the day
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Senate Amendment agreed to by House (53-Y 44-N)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Enrolled
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2768ER)
House of Delegates
2/20/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/23/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/5/2025
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
House of Delegates
3/5/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/24/2025
Vetoed by Governor
4/2/2025
House sustained Governor's veto
House of Delegates

Amendments

Local Government Amendment

Local Government Amendment

Not Adopted

Senate Amendment

Senate Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Amendment agreed to by House (53-Y 44-N)
2/18/2025
53
Yea
44
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 18-N)
2/12/2025
21
Yea
18
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Local Government with amendment (8-Y 7-N)
2/10/2025
8
Yea
7
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed House (54-Y 40-N)
1/30/2025
54
Yea
40
Nay
0
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (11-Y 9-N)
1/24/2025
11
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Vetoed(3/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Patrick Hope
Patrick Hope
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/20/202515.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/202516.1 KB
Misc
Misc3/24/20250.7 KB