SB648
Counties, cities, & towns; members of governing body, continuing personal interest in transactions.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Russet Perry (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Local government; certain towns; suspension of officers, study, remedial plan, and meeting requirements.
Requires the court in a criminal proceeding against an officer of any town in Planning District 8 with a population between 8,000 and 10,000 alleging the commission of a felony offense to enter an order suspending the officer pending the resolution of such proceeding and any related proceeding for the ... (More) officer's removal. The bill requires any such town to also procure a study by a public institution of higher education to evaluate the condition and status of the town's debt, infrastructure, utilities, and other significant liability risks. Such town is required to adopt a plan consistent with the study to address such town's needs, as identified in the study, in a fiscally appropriate manner that does not jeopardize the town's bond rating. The bill also prohibits the town council of any such town from voting on matters that have not been properly published at least three days prior to the vote as part of a town council agenda or otherwise approved as additional agenda items or as amendments to existing agenda items by a three-fourths vote of all the members of the council at the start of the meeting. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105059D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Local Government (9-Y 5-N)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Read first time
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 01/28/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 9-N 1-A)
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/04/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/18/2026 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 02/20/2026 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
- 02/20/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108337D-H1
- 02/24/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/25/2026 - House: Read third time
- 02/25/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/25/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/25/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (70-Y 26-N 0-A)
- 02/27/2026 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate
- 03/02/2026 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 03/02/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/04/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Perry, Srinivasan, Diggs
- 03/06/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/06/2026 - House: House Conferees: McAuliff, Reid, Cherry
- 03/11/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/12/2026 - Senate: Conference substitute printed 26109684D-S1
- 03/12/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/12/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/12/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
- 03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (31-Y 6-N 0-A)
- 03/13/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (66-Y 28-N 0-A)
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB648ER)
- 03/30/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/31/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/31/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
- 03/31/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
