Fairfax, City of; amending charter, elections, compensation for members of boards or commissions.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2, 3.1 and 5.2, as amended, of Chapter 319 of the Acts of Assembly of 1966, which provided a charter for the City of Fairfax, relating to financial powers; city elections; council powers.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Charter; City of Fairfax; financial powers; elections; compensation for members of boards or commissions. Amends the charter for the City of Fairfax by replacing a cap on the transient occupancy tax with a reference to general law. The bill also amends the charter to align it with current law requiring municipal elections to be held at the November general election. Finally, the bill removes the limit of $50 per meeting for compensation of members of boards and commissions and provides that such
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 302 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Gretchen M. BulovaSaddam Azlan Salim
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (93-Y 6-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 93, N 6
Passed Senate with substitute (34-Y 6-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-26 · P · Y 34, N 6
Reconsideration of Senate passage rejected by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 40
Passed Senate with substitute (24-Y 16-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 24, N 16
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-24 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Local Government with substitute (10-Y 5-N)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 10, N 5
Read third time and passed House (89-Y 9-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 89, N 9, X 2
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 7
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 302.