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 14, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 303 (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
Saddam Azlan Salim
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 12-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-03 · P · Y 28, N 12
Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 6-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 92, X 1, N 6
Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-23 · P · Y 38, X 2
House substitute rejected by SenateSenate · 2026-02-18 · F · N 38, X 1
Passed House with substitute (75-Y 22-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-16 · P · Y 75, N 22, X 3
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 5-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 16, X 1, N 5
Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 33, N 7
Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 38, X 2
Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 40
Read third time and defeated by Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 24, N 16
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Local Government (8-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-01-26 · P · Y 8, N 6, X 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 303.