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HB98 • 2026

Glen Lyn, Town of; repealing charter.

An Act to repeal Chapter 558, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, which provided a charter for the Town of Glen Lyn in Giles County.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Ballard
Last action
2026-03-31
Official status
Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about a specific voter referendum or court order date. It only mentions that these events occurred and influenced the repeal of the charter.

Repealing the Charter for the Town of Glen Lyn

This act removes the charter that allowed the Town of Glen Lyn in Giles County to operate as a town.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the legal document (charter) that made the Town of Glen Lyn an official town.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The people living in or working for the Town of Glen Lyn
  • Local government officials in Giles County

Terms To Know

Charter
A legal document that gives a town permission to exist and operate.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact date this act becomes effective is not specified.
  • It does not say what happens next for Glen Lyn after its charter is removed.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-31 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 13 (effective 7/1/2026)

  2. 2026-03-31 Governor

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0013)

  3. 2026-03-10 House

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

  4. 2026-03-10 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  5. 2026-03-02 House

    Signed by Speaker

  6. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Signed by President

  7. 2026-03-02 House

    Enrolled

  8. 2026-03-02 House

    Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB98ER)

  9. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Read third time

  10. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  11. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Rules suspended

  12. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  13. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

  14. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  15. 2026-02-23 Local Government

    Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)

  16. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

  17. 2026-02-02 Local Government

    Referred to Committee on Local Government

  18. 2026-01-30 House

    Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)

  19. 2026-01-29 House

    Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar

  20. 2026-01-29 House

    Read second time and engrossed

  21. 2026-01-28 House

    Passed by for the day

  22. 2026-01-27 House

    Read first time

  23. 2026-01-23 Subcommittee #1

    Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)

  24. 2026-01-23 Counties, Cities and Towns

    Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N)

  25. 2026-01-20 Subcommittee #1

    Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1

  26. 2026-01-02 House

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101126D

  27. 2026-01-02 Counties, Cities and Towns

    Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

Official Summary Text

Charter; Town of Glen Lyn; repeal.
Repeals the charter for the Town of Glen Lyn in Giles County in accordance with the results of a voter referendum and an order of the circuit court for Giles County that annulled the town's charter as of February 1, 2025.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
An Act to repeal Chapter 558, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1950, which provided a charter for the Town of Glen Lyn in Giles County.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That Chapter 558, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1950 is repealed.