Appropriations Committee Agenda
Chair: Torian, Luke E.
Meeting Date & Time: 02/02/2026 15 minutes after adjournment of House Add to Calendar
Location: House Appropriations Committee Room - 1200
Notes: Bill Patrons Please Note: If your bill was recommended to report *favorably* from an Appropriations Subcommittee, you do not need to attend this meeting to present your bill again.
Active item: Meeting Adjourned
Video: Archived
Committee Clerk: 804-698-1942 (Cathy Jackson)
Staff Contact: 804-698-1590 (Karnes), 804-698-1832 (Cronin)
Report of the Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee
| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| HB18 | McClure | Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, reports. |
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Summary: An Act to establish the Employee Child Care Assistance Program. Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Torian, Carr, McQuinn, Krizek, Hayes, Reid, Willett, Sewell, Askew, Herring, Price, Tran, Simonds, Thomas, Laufer, Austin, Morefield, Bloxom, Hodges, Wyatt, Wiley, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/9/2026 - Read third time • 3/9/2026 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/14/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: SB3 (Aird) Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) |
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| HB263 | Simonds | Certified school library specialists; Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in DOE. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-23.7, relating to Superintendent of Public Instruction; employment of certified school library specialists. Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Torian, Carr, McQuinn, Krizek, Hayes, Reid, Willett, Sewell, Askew, Herring, Price, Tran, Simonds, Thomas, Laufer, Austin, Morefield, Bloxom, Hodges, Wyatt, Wiley, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/9/2026 - Referred to Committee on Education and Health • 2/19/2026 - Placed on Education and Health docket for Feb 19, 2026 • 2/19/2026 - Removed from Education and HealthPublic Education docket for Feb 19, 2026 • 2/19/2026 - Continued to next session in Education and Health (14-Y 1-N) • 2/26/2026 - Removed from Education and HealthPublic Education docket for Feb 26, 2026 Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
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| HB584 | Ballard | Western Virginia Public Education Consortium; governance, funding, duties, report. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 22.1-354.1 and 22.1-354.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Western Virginia Public Education Consortium; governance; funding; duties. Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Torian, Carr, McQuinn, Krizek, Hayes, Reid, Willett, Sewell, Askew, Herring, Price, Tran, Simonds, Thomas, Laufer, Austin, Morefield, Bloxom, Hodges, Wyatt, Wiley, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/25/2026 - Passed Senate • 2/27/2026 - Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/27/2026 - Senate requested conference committee • 3/4/2026 - Conferees appointed by Senate • 3/4/2026 - Senate Conferees: Aird, Perry, Suetterlein Related Bills: HB546 (McNamara) SB692 (Suetterlein) Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1153 | Rasoul | Community Builders Pilot Program; name change, sunset repeal, statewide demonstration model site. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-211.1 of the Code of Virginia and to repeal the second enactment of Chapter 299 and the second enactment of Chapter 357 of the Acts of Assembly of 2024, relating to the Community Builders Pilot Program; name change; sunset repeal; statewide demonstration model site. Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)Yeas (15): Torian, Carr, McQuinn, Krizek, Hayes, Reid, Willett, Sewell, Askew, Herring, Price, Tran, Simonds, Thomas, Laufer Nays (7): Austin, Morefield, Bloxom, Hodges, Wyatt, Wiley, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/3/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/3/2026 - Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) • 3/3/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/4/2026 - Read third time • 3/4/2026 - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Related Bills: SB820 (Suetterlein) Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N) |
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Report of the General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee
| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| HB16 | Price | Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact § 19.2-354 of the Code of Virginia, relating to community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated. Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Torian, Carr, McQuinn, Krizek, Hayes, Reid, Willett, Sewell, Askew, Herring, Price, Tran, Simonds, Thomas, Laufer, Austin, Morefield, Bloxom, Hodges, Wyatt, Wiley, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/9/2026 - Courts of Justice Amendments agreed to • 3/9/2026 - Engrossed by Senate as amended • 3/9/2026 - Engrossed by Senate as amended • 3/9/2026 - Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A) • 3/30/2026 - Signed by President General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
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| HB17 | Price | Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, responsibility for collections. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 19.2-340, 19.2-341, 19.2-349, and 19.2-354 of the Code of Virginia, relating to fines and costs; period of limitations on collection. Reported from Appropriations (17-Y 5-N)Yeas (17): Torian, Carr, McQuinn, Krizek, Hayes, Reid, Willett, Sewell, Askew, Herring, Price, Tran, Simonds, Thomas, Laufer, Morefield, McLaughlin Nays (5): Austin, Bloxom, Hodges, Wyatt, Wiley Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/4/2026 - Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to • 3/4/2026 - Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute • 3/4/2026 - Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) • 3/4/2026 - Engrossed by Senate • 3/13/2026 - Signed by President Related Bills: SB180 (Williams Graves) General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 1-N) |
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| HB44 | Krizek | Elections; campaign finance disclosure reports, searchable electronic database. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 24.2-946.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to elections; campaign finance disclosure reports; searchable electronic database. Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Torian, Carr, McQuinn, Krizek, Hayes, Reid, Willett, Sewell, Askew, Herring, Price, Tran, Simonds, Thomas, Laufer, Austin, Morefield, Bloxom, Hodges, Wyatt, Wiley, McLaughlin Last actions:
General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N) |
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| HB231 | Cohen | Autism Advisory Council; name change, membership, staffing, powers and duties. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 24 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 31, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2499.9 through 2.2-2499.13, and to repeal Chapter 50.1 (§§ 30-329.1 through 30-329.4) of Title 30 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Autism Advisory Council repealed; Autism Advisory Board established. Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Yeas (22): Torian, Carr, McQuinn, Krizek, Hayes, Reid, Willett, Sewell, Askew, Herring, Price, Tran, Simonds, Thomas, Laufer, Austin, Morefield, Bloxom, Hodges, Wyatt, Wiley, McLaughlin Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/12/2026 - Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/12/2026 - Senate requested conference committee • 3/12/2026 - Conferees appointed by Senate • 3/12/2026 - Senate Conferees: Aird, Locke, McDougle • 3/12/2026 - Senate insisted on substitute General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
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