Rules - Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Agenda
Chair: Helmer, Dan
Meeting Date & Time: 03/02/2026 07:30 AM Add to Calendar
Location: House Committee Room B - 205
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Block 1
COGNATE DID NOT REPORT FROM HOUSE; PATRON NEED NOT APPEAR
| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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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. 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 |
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| SB450 | Bagby | Public school teacher licensure requirement; comprehensive review of alt. licensure pathway, report. |
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Summary: A BILL 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. 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 |
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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. 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 |
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Block 2
HAS HOUSE COGNATE; PATRON NEED NOT APPEAR
| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| SB223 | VanValkenburg | Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset. |
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Summary: A BILL to establish the Distributed Energy Resources Task Force. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/13/2026 - Rules Amendment rejected • 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) Studies Subcommittee |
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| SB251 | Surovell | Electric utility performance; State Corporation Commission to evaluate, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the State Corporation Commission to evaluate electric utility performance in the Commonwealth; report. 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 |
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| SB276 | Williams Graves | State correctional facilities; visitation policies for incarcerated persons, etc., report. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Corrections to convene a work group for the purpose of identifying policies or actions that would ensure meaningful opportunities for in-person visitation with incarcerated persons at state correctional facilities by approved visitors; report. 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 - 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) Studies Subcommittee |
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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 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. 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) • 2/12/2026 - 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) Studies Subcommittee |
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| SB285 | Aird | Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment grant program; DHCD to review, etc. |
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Summary: A BILL to require the Department 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. 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 |
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| SB447 | Bagby | Virginia Boys and Men Advisory Commission; established, powers and duties, sunset, report. |
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Summary: A BILL 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. 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: HB1188 (Thomas) Studies Subcommittee |
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| SB498 | Aird | School Construction and Modernization, Commission on; revisions, elimination of sunset. |
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Summary: A BILL 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. 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 |
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| SB515 | Deeds | Electric Utility Regulation, Commission on; scope and name change. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 30-201, 30-202, 30-205, 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 and to repeal Chapter 25 (§§ 30-188 and 30-189) of Title 30 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commission on Electric Utility Regulation; scope and name change. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/10/2026 - Read second time • 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) Related Bills: HB633 (Kilgore) Studies Subcommittee |
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| SB658 | Rouse | Automatic voter registration; study of potential statutory improvements. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Secretary of Administration to convene a work group on automatic voter registration. 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 (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) Studies Subcommittee |
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| SB682 | Head | Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; extension of expiration date. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 51.5-154 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; sunset extension. 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 |
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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 direct the Board of Education to assess the feasibility and most appropriate manner to establish a Virginia African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, and Indigenous Education Advisory Board; report. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/12/2026 - Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to • 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) Related Bills: HB814 (Reaser) Studies Subcommittee |
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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. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/3/2026 - Engrossed by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 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 Related Bills: HJ18 (McQuinn) Studies Subcommittee |
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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. 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 |
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Block 3
| 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. Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee |
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| HR139 | Feggans | United States Navy; 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. Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee |
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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. 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 reporting (8-Y 2-N) |
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| SB43 | Roem | Demand response programs; evaluation and assessment by Department of Energy, report. |
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Summary: A BILL 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. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/12/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 2/12/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/13/2026 - Read second time • 2/13/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/16/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A) Studies Subcommittee |
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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. 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 |
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| SB196 | Williams Graves | Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; permissible use of scholarship funds. |
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Summary: A BILL 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. Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/5/2026 - Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) • 2/5/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/6/2026 - Read second time • 2/6/2026 - Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) • 2/9/2026 - Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) Studies Subcommittee |
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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: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 30-348 and 30-351 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commission on Civic Education; website. 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 |
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| SB260 | Stanley | Aging, Commonwealth Council on; advising strategies for reducing social isolation among seniors. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 51.5-128 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services; senior isolation prevention. 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 |
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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. 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 |
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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. 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 |
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| SB384 | Williams Graves | AI; evaluating feasibility & impact of developing framework, independent verification organizations. |
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Summary: A BILL 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. 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 |
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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. 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 |
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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. 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 |
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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. 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 |
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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. 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 |
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| SB801 | Ebbin | "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny;" removes designation as official state song emeritus. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 1-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to official emblems and designations; song emeritus; repeal. 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 |
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| SB832 | Srinivasan | Vulnerable road user safety zones; VDOT to develop criteria & recommendations for designation. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Transportation to develop criteria and recommendations for the potential designation of vulnerable road user safety zones in the Commonwealth. 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 |
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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. 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 |
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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. 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 |
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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. 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 |
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