# Virginia HB887: Herndon, Town of; amending charter, clarifies duties of town council. Virginia HB887, Herndon, Town of; amending charter, clarifies duties of town council., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Irene Shin (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0691)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB887-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB887 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Herndon, Town of; amending charter, clarifies duties of town council. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0691) - Sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (219 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Charter; Town of Herndon. Updates the charter for the Town of Herndon in Fairfax County to permit greater flexibility for the town council to contract with the town manager regarding the location of his residence, clarifies the duties of the town manager relative to employees, clarifies that the town council has the authority to appoint two officers: the town manager and town attorney, and establishes that the town manager has the authority to employ any deputies or assistants for the two appointed offices. The bill also removes outdated or duplicative provisions that occur as a result of the changes to the town manager's duties and authority and an obsolete reference to a Town of Herndon school board. This bill is identical to SB 343. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New staffing rules for Herndon employees: benefit, low. Herndon's council appoints the town manager and town attorney, who serve at its pleasure, and sets the manager's pay and administrative duties. The manager appoints and removes department heads and other town staff, but cannot appoint, transfer, or remove the town attorney. The manager can temporar… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Irene Shin (Democratic), 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 | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Reported from Local Government Block Vote | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0691) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 691 (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 (HB887ER) (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) - 2026-02-06: Referred to Committee on Local Government (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-04: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2026-02-04: committee substitute agreed to (House) - 2026-02-04: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-03: Read first time (House) - 2026-01-30: Committee substitute printed 26106601D-H1 (House) - 2026-01-30: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-29: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-28: Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2 (House) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns (House) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105331D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222155.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222154.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-02: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182548.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182547.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-01-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105065.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105064.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-01-29: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100630.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102100.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100629.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102099.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086309.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086308.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/1222155.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1222154.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182548.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182547.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105065.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1105064.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100630.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102100.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1100629.PDF) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1102099.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086309.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1086308.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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB887-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).