SB581
Fairfax, City of; amending charter, elections, compensation for members of boards or commissions.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Chief Patron:
Saddam Azlan Salim (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. 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 ... (More) the limit of $50 per meeting for compensation of members of boards and commissions and provides that such compensation is in such amounts as established by the City Council. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104641D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/26/2026 - Senate: Reported from Local Government (8-Y 6-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 defeated by Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Reconsideration of Passed by for the day agreed to Block Vote (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 7-N 0-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
- 02/12/2026 - House: Placed on Counties, Cities and Towns Agenda
- 02/13/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 02/13/2026 - House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
- 02/13/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107970D-H1
- 02/15/2026 - House: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read third time
- 02/16/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/16/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (75-Y 22-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: House substitute rejected by Senate
- 02/19/2026 - House: House insisted on substitute
- 02/19/2026 - House: House requested conference committee
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Senate acceded to request (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Senate Conferees: Salim, Pekarsky, Diggs
- 02/24/2026 - House: Conferees appointed by House
- 02/24/2026 - House: House Conferees: Bulova, Shin, McNamara
- 03/02/2026 - Conference Report released
- 03/02/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (92-Y 6-N 0-A)
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (28-Y 12-N 0-A)
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Enrolled
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB581ER)
- 03/09/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
