# Virginia HB1050: Chatham, Town of; amending charter, updating or removing outdated provisions.

Virginia HB1050, Chatham, Town of; amending charter, updating or removing outdated provisions., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Eric Phillips (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0258)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1050
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Chatham, Town of; amending charter, updating or removing outdated provisions.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0258)
- Sponsor: Eric Phillips (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (218 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 7

## Summary

Charter; Town of Chatham. Amends the charter for the Town of Chatham in Pittsylvania County by updating or removing outdated provisions. This bill is identical to SB 127.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Chatham drops charter power over goods transport: benefit, low. The law removes Chatham’s charter power to regulate moving goods through town streets. It does not identify any existing rules that end or explain which other transportation rules remain.
- Chatham documents must include all genders: benefit, low. Chatham must interpret its charter and related official town documents in a gender-neutral way. References to people include all genders. Singular and plural terms include one another when the context requires.
- Chatham can fund groups providing care: benefit, low. Chatham can give money to groups caring for sick, older, mentally ill, or poor people. The town’s governing body must decide that the contribution is needed. The law sets no funding amount and gives no individual a right to payments or services.
- Chatham loses charter powers for consumer checks: cost, low. The law removes Chatham’s charter power to inspect, test, measure, or weigh goods used in town. It also removes charter powers to establish, regulate, license, and inspect weights, meters, measures, and scales. The law does not identify replacement inspection or measurement rules.
- Chatham council can require confined people’s work: cost, low. Chatham’s council can require people sentenced to confinement for misdemeanors or other town-law violations to work on town projects. The work can involve streets, parks, or other public works. When the council requests them, the police chief must deliver those people to the town’s authorized agent.
- Chatham expands power to expel people: cost, low. Chatham can expel people in listed groups without the former limit covering only those in town less than 12 months. These groups include people without visible means of support, poor people described as paupers, and people considered dangerous to town safety. The same change covers people found gui…
- Chatham removes mayor and council salary caps: cost, low. The law removes yearly salary caps of $600 for each Chatham council member and $1,200 for the mayor. The council can set their salaries and decide when and how they are paid. The law sets no replacement amounts and does not itself raise salaries.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Eric Phillips (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Reported from Local Government Block Vote | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0258) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 258 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-02: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1050ER) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-02-25: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Reported from Local Government Block Vote (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House as amended (House)
- 2026-02-16: committee amendments agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-15: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-30: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-01-30: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1 (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102031D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217503.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217502.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182482.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182481.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2026-02-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148398.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148397.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1146304.HTML)
- Amendment, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103806.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105061.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087250.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087249.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217503.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217502.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182482.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182481.PDF)
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148398.HTML)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148397.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1146304.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103806.HTML)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105061.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087250.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087249.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1050-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).