2026 SESSION

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE

26108337D

SENATE BILL NO. 648

AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE

(Proposed by the House Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

on February 20, 2026)

(Patron Prior to Substitute—Senator Perry)

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 6 of Chapter 15 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-1535.1, relating to counties, cities, and towns; members of governing body; continuing personal interest in certain transactions.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 6 of Chapter 15 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-1535.1 as follows:

§ 15.2-1535.1. Members of governing body; continuing personal interest in certain transactions.

Any member of a governing body in any locality, who has been employed by any governmental agency that is a component part of and which is subject to the ultimate control of that governmental body of which he is a member, shall be deemed to have a continuing personal interest, as defined in § 2.2-3101, in that agency for a period of two years following the termination of such employment.