County manager plan of government; independent policing auditor.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-709.3, relating to county manager plan of government; independent policing auditor.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
County manager plan of government; independent policing auditor. Allows the governing body of any county with the county manager plan of government (Arlington County) to appoint an independent policing auditor. The independent policing auditor shall support any law-enforcement civilian oversight body created by the governing body and shall have all the powers of the law-enforcement civilian oversight body, to the extent such powers are delegated to the independent policing auditor by the oversig
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 8, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 372 (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
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Patrick A. Hope
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 21, N 19
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 (8-Y 7-N)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 8, N 7
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 63, N 34, X 3
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 20, X 1, N 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N 1-A)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 6, X 1, A 1
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 372.