Poquoson, City of; amending charter, relating to school boards, terms of membership.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1, 2, and 3 of Article VI of Chapter 634 of the Acts of Assembly of 1976, which provided a charter for the City of Poquoson, relating to schools.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Charter; City of Poquoson. Amends the charter for the City of Poquoson to clarify the name and appointment process for the City's school board. The bill changes the term length from three years to four years, alters the composition of the school board from two members of each district and one at-large member to seven at-large members, and prohibits school board appointees from serving on any other city board, committee, or commission.
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 5, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 334 (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
J.D. "Danny" DiggsVirgil Thornton
Recorded votes
House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 40
Passed House with substitute (98-Y 1-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 98, N 1
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (20-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 20, X 1, N 1
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 20, N 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 6, N 1
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 40
Reported from Local Government (14-Y 1-N)Senate · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 14, N 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 334.