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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1687: Charter; City of Virginia Beach.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1687 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Charter; City of Virginia Beach. Primary sponsor: Kelly Fowler (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 13, 2025): Requires 27 affirmative votes for passage.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Charter; City of Virginia Beach. Amends the charter for the City of Virginia Beach to reflect the City's transition to a city council consisting solely of single-member districts and the mayor.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kelly FowlerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Alex AskewCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Nadarius ClarkCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Michael FeggansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
J.R. HensonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Marty MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Requires 27 affirmative votes for passage
  2. Defeated by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
  3. Passed by temporarily
  4. Passed by for the day
  5. Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  6. Requires 27 affirmative votes for passage
  7. Defeated by Senate (21-Y 18-N)
  8. Read third time
  9. Passed by for the day
  10. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
  11. Rules suspended
  12. Reported from Local Government (8-Y 7-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 23 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source