General Laws Committee Agenda

Chair: Krizek, Paul E.

Meeting Date & Time: 02/26/2026 ½ hour after adjournment of House Add to Calendar

Location: House Committee Room B - 205

Active item: Meeting Adjourned

Video: Archived

Committee Clerk: (804) 698-1940 (Cain)

DLS Contact: 804-698-1812 (Binns); 804-698-1870 (Mey); 804-698-1853 (Manjarrez)

Procurement/Open Government Subcommittee Report - Chair McClure

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB165 McPike Contracts; retainage bonds permitted in construction contracts, effective clause.

Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 11-4.7, relating to contracts; retainage bonds permitted in construction contracts.

Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)

Yeas (21): Krizek, Seibold, Carr, Torian, Price, Simon, Delaney, Cole, J.G., McClure, Hernandez, Reaser, Callsen, Guzman, Carroll, Franklin, L.V., Morefield, Fowler, Austin, Bloxom, Wiley, McLaughlin

Last actions:

  • 2/26/2026 - Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
  • 3/2/2026 - Read second time
  • 3/3/2026 - Read third time
  • 3/3/2026 - Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
  • 3/9/2026 - Signed by Speaker

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/3/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 3/9/2026 - Enrolled

• 3/9/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB165ER)

• 3/9/2026 - Signed by President

• 3/10/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

Procurement/Open Government

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

SB530 Srinivasan Conflict of Interests Act, State/Local Gov't.; electronic discl. by local govt officers & employees.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3115, 24.2-502, and 30-356 of the Code of Virginia, relating to State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act; electronic disclosure by local government officers and employees.

Fiscal Impact

Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (19-Y 2-N)

Yeas (19): Krizek, Seibold, Carr, Torian, Price, Simon, Delaney, Cole, J.G., McClure, Hernandez, Reaser, Callsen, Guzman, Carroll, Franklin, L.V., Fowler, Bloxom, Wiley, McLaughlin

Nays (2): Morefield, Austin

Last actions:

  • 3/4/2026 - Read second time
  • 3/5/2026 - Read third time
  • 3/5/2026 - committee substitute agreed to
  • 3/5/2026 - Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  • 3/5/2026 - Passed House with substitute (82-Y 15-N 0-A)

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/12/2026 - General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to

• 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)

• 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)

• 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 3/2/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB530)

Procurement/Open Government

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 2-N)

SB699 Ebbin Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public bodies to post meeting agendas.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 2.2-3707 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public bodies to post meeting agendas.

Fiscal Impact

Reported from General Laws (19-Y 2-N)

Yeas (19): Krizek, Seibold, Carr, Simon, Delaney, Cole, J.G., McClure, Hernandez, Reaser, Callsen, Guzman, Carroll, Franklin, L.V., Morefield, Fowler, Austin, Bloxom, Wiley, McLaughlin

Nays (2): Torian, Price

Last actions:

  • 2/25/2026 - Placed on General Laws Agenda
  • 2/26/2026 - Reported from General Laws (19-Y 2-N)
  • 3/2/2026 - Read second time
  • 3/3/2026 - Read third time
  • 3/3/2026 - Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)

Senate Committee Actions:

• 1/30/2026 - Passed by for the day

• 2/2/2026 - Read second time

• 2/2/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

• 2/2/2026 - Engrossed by Senate

• 2/3/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

Procurement/Open Government

Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)

Housing/Consumer Protection Subcommittee Report - Chair Simon

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB803 Deeds Virginia Fair Housing Law; regulations defining terms related to unlawful conduct.

Summary: An Act to direct the Real Estate Board and the Fair Housing Board to promulgate regulations defining certain terms related to unlawful conduct under the Virginia Fair Housing Law (§ 36-96.1 et seq.).

Fiscal Impact

Reported from General Laws with substitute (17-Y 4-N)

Yeas (17): Krizek, Seibold, Carr, Torian, Price, Simon, Delaney, Cole, J.G., McClure, Hernandez, Reaser, Callsen, Guzman, Carroll, Franklin, L.V., Fowler, Austin

Nays (4): Morefield, Bloxom, Wiley, McLaughlin

Last actions:

  • 3/2/2026 - Read second time
  • 3/3/2026 - Read third time
  • 3/3/2026 - committee substitute agreed to
  • 3/3/2026 - Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  • 3/3/2026 - Passed House with substitute (64-Y 34-N 0-A)

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/9/2026 - Read second time

• 2/9/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

• 2/10/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A)

• 3/2/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB803)

• 3/5/2026 - House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)

Housing/Consumer Protection

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 3-N)

Senate Bills with Similar House Bills

Bill(s) Patron Title
SB620 Ebbin Va. ABC Authority; permitting of retail tobacco product retailers, etc.

Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 4.1-100, 4.1-103, 4.1-103.01, 4.1-204, 4.1-229, 15.2-912.4, 18.2-246.8, 18.2-371.2, 18.2-371.2:1, 18.2-391, 19.2-386.21, 58.1-1021.04:1, 59.1-200, 59.1-293.10, 59.1-293.13, 59.1-293.15 through 59.1-293.18, 59.1-293.20, and 59.1-293.21 of the Code of Virginia; to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 2 of Title 4.1 an article numbered 4, consisting of sections numbered 4.1-241 through 4.1-254, by adding in Chapter 3 of Title 4.1 an article numbered 4, consisting of sections numbered 4.1-355 through 4.1-361, and by adding in Chapter 22.2 of Title 19.2 a section numbered 19.2-386.37; and to repeal §§ 58.1-1021.06 through 58.1-1021.09, 59.1-293.11, 59.1-293.12, and 59.1-293.14 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; permitting of retail tobacco product retailers; purchase, possession, and sale of retail tobacco products; penalties; report.

Fiscal Impact

Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N)

Yeas (20): Krizek, Seibold, Carr, Torian, Price, Simon, Delaney, Cole, J.G., McClure, Hernandez, Reaser, Callsen, Guzman, Carroll, Franklin, L.V., Morefield, Fowler, Austin, Wiley, McLaughlin

Nays (1): Bloxom

Last actions:

  • 3/4/2026 - Read second time
  • 3/5/2026 - Read third time
  • 3/5/2026 - committee substitute agreed to
  • 3/5/2026 - Engrossed by House - committee substitute
  • 3/5/2026 - Passed House with substitute (95-Y 3-N 0-A)

Senate Committee Actions:

• 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)

• 2/16/2026 - Rules suspended

• 2/16/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 2/16/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

• 2/17/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB620)

Related Bills:

HB308 (Hope)