Rules Committee Agenda
Chair: Scott, Don
Meeting Date & Time: 03/06/2026 08:00 AM Add to Calendar
Location: House Committee Room B - 205
Notes: Patrons of legislation in Blocks 1 -4 considered by the Studies subcommittee DO NOT need to appear.
Active item: Meeting Adjourned
Video: Archived
Committee Clerk: (804) 698-1541 (Hooe)
DLS Contact: (804) 698 - 1862 (Wade), (804) 698-1888 (Jones)
1. Studies Subcommittee Report - Delegate Helmer
Uncontested Legislation Recommended to Report
| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| HJ116 | Herring | Confirming appointment of the Director of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems. |
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Summary: Confirming the appointment of Fritz Sassine as Director of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems. Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HR139 | Feggans | United States Navy; encouraging to select Naval Air Station Oceana in Va. Beach as F-35C home base. |
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Summary: Encouraging the United States Navy to select Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach as the home base for new squadrons of F-35C Lightning II stealth strike fighters. Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SB43 | Roem | Demand response programs; evaluation and assessment by Department of Energy, report. |
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Summary: An Act to direct the Department of Energy to evaluate and assess the benefits and impacts of and best practices and implementation recommendations for demand response programs; report. Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/30/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB43ER) • 3/30/2026 - Signed by President • 3/31/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 • 3/31/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 • 4/1/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB43) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SB196 | Williams Graves | Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; permissible use of scholarship funds. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 30-231.01 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; permissible use of scholarship funds. Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/30/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB196ER) • 3/30/2026 - Signed by President • 3/31/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 • 3/31/2026 - Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 • 4/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB196) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SB214 | Boysko | Civic Education, Commission on; required to develop and include certain enumerated items on website. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 30-351 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commission on Civic Education; website. Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/2/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/2/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/3/2026 - Read second time • 2/3/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/4/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SB251 | Surovell | Electric utilities; performance-based regulatory framework. |
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Summary: An Act to direct the State Corporation Commission to evaluate electric utility performance in the Commonwealth; report. Reported from Rules with amendment(s) (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/12/2026 - Read second time • 2/12/2026 - Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) • 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) Related Bills: HB903 (Sullivan) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SB260 | Stanley | Aging, Commonwealth Council on; advising strategies for reducing social isolation among seniors. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 51.5-128 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services; senior isolation prevention. Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
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) • 2/18/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB260) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SB280 | Aird | Autism Advisory Council; repeals council, advisory Board established, report, sunset. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 30-329.1 and 30-329.2 of the Code of Virginia, to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 50.1 of Title 30 a section numbered 30-329.5, and to repeal § 30-329.4 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Autism Advisory Council; name change; membership; staffing; powers and duties. Reported from Rules with substitute (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/12/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB280) • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB280) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SB384 | Williams Graves | Artificial intelligence; framework for person/entity acting as an independent verification org. |
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Summary: An Act to direct the Joint Commission on Technology and Science to evaluate the feasibility and impact of developing a framework for any person or entity seeking to act as an independent verification organization that assesses artificial intelligence models or applications; report. Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/6/2026 - Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to • 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/9/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/13/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB384) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SB447 | Bagby | Virginia Boys and Men Advisory Commission; established, report, sunset provision. |
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Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 30 a chapter numbered 70, consisting of sections numbered 30-454 through 30-457, relating to Virginia Boys and Men Advisory Commission established; report; emergency. Reported from Rules with substitute (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/12/2026 - Finance and Appropriations 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) • 3/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB447) Related Bills: HB1188 (Thomas) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SB450 | Bagby | Public school teacher licensure requirement; comprehensive review of alt. licensure pathway, report. |
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Summary: An Act to direct the Department of Education to convene a stakeholder work group for the purpose of conducting a comprehensive review of and making recommendations on the alternative licensure pathways for public school teachers in the Commonwealth. Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/12/2026 - Read second time • 2/12/2026 - Finance and Appropriations 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) Related Bills: HB1460 (Franklin, M.A.) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SB498 | Aird | School Construction and Modernization, Commission on; revisions, elimination of sunset. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 30-386 and 30-388 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal § 30-390 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commission on School Construction and Modernization; revisions; elimination of sunset. Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/10/2026 - Read second time • 2/10/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/10/2026 - Rules suspended • 2/10/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/10/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Related Bills: HB544 (Askew) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SB515 | Deeds | Electric Utility Regulation, Commission on; scope and name changes to Energy Commission of Virginia. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 30-201, 45.2-1711, 45.2-1712, 45.2-1713, 56-579, 56-585.1:1, 56-585.1:5, 56-592, 56-592.1, 56-596, 56-596.1, 56-596.3, and 56-599 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commission on Electric Utility Regulation; name change. Reported from Rules with substitute (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/10/2026 - Rules Substitute agreed to • 2/10/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/10/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/11/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) • 3/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB515) Related Bills: HB633 (Kilgore) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SB682 | Head | Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; extends sunset provision. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 51.5-154 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; sunset extension. Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/10/2026 - Read second time • 2/10/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/10/2026 - Rules suspended • 2/10/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/10/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Related Bills: HB431 (LeVere Bolling) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SB801 | Ebbin | "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny;" removes designation as official state song emeritus. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 1-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to official emblems and designations; song emeritus; repeal. Reported from Rules (16-Y 2-N)Yeas (16): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn Nays (2): Ware, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/6/2026 - Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) • 2/6/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/9/2026 - Read second time • 2/9/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/10/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N) |
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| SJ12 | Locke | Miller, Yvonne Bond; portrait thereof to be framed and placed in the Capitol. |
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Summary: Relating to a portrait of the Honorable Yvonne Bond Miller. Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/3/2026 - Printed as engrossed 26101467D-E • 2/4/2026 - Read third time • 2/4/2026 - Agreed to by Senate by voice vote Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/4/2026 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate • 3/11/2026 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ12ER) Related Bills: HJ18 (McQuinn) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SJ23 | Aird | Rural Affairs, Secretariat of; JLARC to study need for and feasibility of creating. |
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Summary: Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the need for and feasibility of creating a Secretariat of Rural Affairs in the Commonwealth. Report. Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/10/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/10/2026 - Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) • 2/10/2026 - Printed as engrossed 26100627D-E • 2/11/2026 - Read third time • 2/11/2026 - Agreed to by Senate by voice vote (Voice Vote) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SJ56 | Locke | Black Midwives Day. |
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Summary: Designating March 14, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Black Midwives Day in Virginia. Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/4/2026 - Read third time • 2/4/2026 - Agreed to by Senate by voice vote Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/4/2026 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate • 2/4/2026 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate • 2/4/2026 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SJ59 | Head | National Day of Prayer. |
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Summary: Designating the first Thursday in May, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as the National Day of Prayer in Virginia. Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/4/2026 - Read third time • 2/4/2026 - Agreed to by Senate by voice vote Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/4/2026 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate • 2/4/2026 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate • 2/4/2026 - Read third time and agreed to by Senate Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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2. Studies Subcommittee Report - Delegate Helmer
Contested Legislation Recommended to Report
| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| SB223 | VanValkenburg | Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset. |
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Summary: An Act to establish the Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; reports; sunset. Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 4-N)Yeas (14): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Ware, Austin Nays (4): Kilgore, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/13/2026 - Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to • 2/13/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/13/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/16/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 17-N 1-A) • 3/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB223) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N) |
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| SB276 | Williams Graves | State correctional facilities; visitation policies, annual report. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 53.1-1.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to state correctional facilities; visitation policies; annual report. Reported from Rules with substitute (13-Y 5-N)Yeas (13): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, McLaughlin Nays (5): Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/9/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB276) • 2/9/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB276) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N) |
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| SB658 | Rouse | Back-end, opt-out automatic voter registration; work group to study implementation. |
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Summary: An Act to direct the Secretary of Administration to convene a work group on the implementation of back-end, opt-out automatic voter registration; report. Reported from Rules with substitute (12-Y 6-N)Yeas (12): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope Nays (6): Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N 0-A) • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) • 2/17/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB658) • 3/2/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB658) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N) |
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| SB832 | Srinivasan | Vulnerable road user safety zones; VDOT to develop criteria & recommendations for designation. |
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Summary: An Act to direct the Department of Transportation to develop criteria and recommendations for the potential designation of vulnerable road user safety zones in the Commonwealth. Reported from Rules (12-Y 6-N)Yeas (12): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope Nays (6): Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/6/2026 - Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to • 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/9/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N 0-A) • 2/9/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB832) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N) |
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| SJ26 | Marsden | Parole; JLARC to study expansion of discretionary eligibility. |
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Summary: Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the potential impacts of expanded discretionary parole eligibility. Report. Reported from Rules (12-Y 6-N)Yeas (12): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope Nays (6): Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/9/2026 - Rules suspended • 2/10/2026 - Read second time • 2/10/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/11/2026 - Read third time • 2/11/2026 - Agreed to by Senate by voice vote (Voice Vote) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N) |
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3. Studies Subcommittee Report - Delegate Helmer
Uncontested Legislation Recommended to Report and Refer to the Committee on Appropriations
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| SB285 | Aird | Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment grant program; Board of HCD to review, etc. |
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Summary: An Act to require the Board of Housing and Community Development to review and develop appropriate criteria and guidelines for the administration of the Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment grant program. Reported from Rules and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 1/30/2026 - Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to • 1/30/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 1/30/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute • 1/30/2026 - Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to • 2/2/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 0-N) |
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| SB636 | Ebbin | Confederate monuments and memorials; Department of General Services to remove from Capitol Square. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of General Services to remove all Confederate monuments and memorials from Capitol Square and, in coordination with the Department of Historic Resources, to review the most appropriate options for the final disposition of certain state-owned property; report. Reported from Rules with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 6-N)Yeas (12): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope Nays (6): Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/6/2026 - Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to • 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB636) • 2/9/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (4-Y 0-N) |
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| SB757 | Srinivasan | Va. African American, Asian American, etc., & Indigenous Ed. Advisory Board; established, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 13 of Title 22.1 an article numbered 1.6, consisting of sections numbered 22.1-212.33 through 22.1-212.37, relating to establishment of Virginia African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, and Indigenous Education Advisory Board; report. Reported from Rules with substitute and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 3-N 0-A) • 2/23/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB757) • 3/6/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB757) Related Bills: HB814 (Reaser) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 0-N) |
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4. Studies Subcommittee Report - Delegate Helmer
Legislation Recommended to Continue to 2027
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| SB21 | Locke | DJJ; transfer of responsibility to Secretary of Health and Human Resources. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Office of the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a stakeholder work group to submit a plan and recommended timeline for transferring responsibility for the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/13/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/13/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/16/2026 - Read second time • 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/17/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N 0-A) Related Bills: HB1293 (Hope) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| SB42 | Roem | School boards; payment of school meal debt. |
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Summary: A BILL to require the Department of Education to evaluate the impact of requiring each school board to pay for the total unpaid school meal balance resulting from uncollectible school meal debts on any student account at the end of the school year; report.
Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/5/2026 - Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to • 2/5/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/5/2026 - Engrossed by Senate committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/6/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/11/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB42) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| SB155 | Peake | Brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis); designating as the official state native pollinator. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 1-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to official emblems and designations; state native pollinator; brown-belted bumblebee.
Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 1/23/2026 - Passed by for the day • 1/26/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 1/26/2026 - Read second time • 1/26/2026 - Engrossed by Senate • 1/27/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 2-N 0-A) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| SB300 | Jordan | Peanut; designating as state snack. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 1-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to official emblems and designations; state snack; peanut.
Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 1/30/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 1/30/2026 - Rules suspended • 2/2/2026 - Read second time • 2/2/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/3/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| SB336 | Roem | Tier 2 emergency generators; SCC shall evaluate impact of requiring data centers to limit use, etc. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the State Corporation Commission to evaluate the impact of requiring data centers to limit the use of Tier 2 generators and prioritize the use of Tier 4 equivalent or better generators.
Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/12/2026 - Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote) • 2/12/2026 - Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) • 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/12/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/13/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 1-A) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| SB482 | Roem | Sodium Chloride; alternatives to use to treat and pretreat roadways for winter weather, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Virginia Department of Transportation to study safe and environmentally sensitive alternatives to using Sodium Chloride to treat and pretreat roadways for winter weather; report.
Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/10/2026 - Read second time • 2/10/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/10/2026 - Rules suspended • 2/10/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/10/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| SB485 | Marsden | Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; study extending oversight to include committed juveniles. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Virginia Commission on Youth and the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to convene a work group to study extending the oversight of the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to include committed juveniles; report.
Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/2/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/2/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/3/2026 - Read second time • 2/3/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/4/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| SB519 | Deeds | Land and urban areas; DCR shall assess how best to achieve permanent conservation by 2036, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Conservation and Recreation to assess the feasibility of achieving permanent conservation of 20 percent of the land area and 10 percent of the urban areas of the Commonwealth by 2036.
Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/10/2026 - Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to • 2/10/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/10/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) • 2/11/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) • 2/12/2026 - Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB519) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| SB541 | Stuart | Time zone; permanent Eastern Standard Time in the Commonwealth. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 1-253 of the Code of Virginia, relating to time zone; permanent Eastern Standard Time in the Commonwealth.
Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/16/2026 - General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to • 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/16/2026 - Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) • 2/16/2026 - Printed as engrossed 26101613D-E • 2/17/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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5. Legislation Before the Full Committee
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| HJ203 | Austin | First Virginia General Assembly; 250th anniversary, Williamsburg commemorative planning. |
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Summary: Colonial Capitol in the City of Williamsburg; Commemorative Session. Reported from Rules with substitute (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
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| SJ111 | Locke | Booker T. Washington Commemorative Commission; reconstituted as a joint commission. |
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Summary: Reconstituting the Booker T. Washington Commemorative Commission as a joint commemorative commission. Reported from Rules with amendment(s) (18-Y 0-N)Yeas (18): Scott, D.L., Herring, Watts, Ward, Carr, Torian, Simon, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Helmer, Hope, Kilgore, Ware, Austin, Webert, O'Quinn, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Read first time • 3/3/2026 - Read second time • 3/3/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 3/4/2026 - Read third time • 3/4/2026 - Agreed to by Senate (Voice Vote) |
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