Virginia House of Delegates
2026 Regular Session
House Minutes
Don Scott, Speaker
G. Paul Nardo, Clerk
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Called to order at 12 m. by Don Scott, Speaker

Mace placed on Speaker's table by Head Page Xavier Masri

Prayer offered by The Reverend Ralph S. Hodge, Pastor, Second Baptist Church, Richmond [at the request of Delegate Schmidt]

Delegate Herring led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America

Attendance roll call - Quorum present

Leaves of Absence granted: Delegates Keys-Gamarra and Knight

Journal for Monday, February 2, 2026, approved by the Speaker

Committee reports
Resolutions presented and laid on Speaker's table pursuant to House Rule 39(a)

HR 59 taken up and agreed to

Motion by Delegate Askew to adjourn in honor and memory of Jonathan Lane White agreed to

CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS READ THIRD TIME
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HB 544 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 52 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 65 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 73 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 128 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 133 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 148 - Passed by for the day
HB 163 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 185 - Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 198 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 223 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 252 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 276 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 292 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 306 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 307 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 326 - Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 332 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 344 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 363 - Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 401 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 445 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 488 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 510 - Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 512 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 528 - Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 555 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 671 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 716 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 960 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 1084 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 59 - Passed Block Vote (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 78 - Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 1244 - Moved to Regular Calendar
HOUSE BILLS READ THIRD TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
HB 1377 - Engrossment reconsidered
HB 1 - Passed (Y-64 N-34 A-0)
HB 134 - Passed (Y-93 N-5 A-0)
HB 139 - Passed (Y-62 N-35 A-0)
HB 182 - Passed (Y-63 N-34 A-0)
HB 183 - Passed (Y-96 N-2 A-0)
HB 201 - Passed (Y-62 N-35 A-0)
HB 221 - Passed (Y-62 N-35 A-0)
HB 244 - Passed (Y-64 N-34 A-0)
HB 245 - Passed (Y-76 N-19 A-0)
HB 256 - Passed (Y-63 N-35 A-0)
HB 258 - Passed (Y-93 N-5 A-0)
HB 268 - Passed (Y-91 N-7 A-0)
HB 273 - Passed (Y-64 N-34 A-0)
HB 291 - Passed (Y-74 N-24 A-0)
HB 331 - Passed (Y-65 N-32 A-0)
HB 333 - Passed (Y-63 N-35 A-0)
HB 350 - Passed (Y-97 N-1 A-0)
HB 382 - Passed (Y-71 N-27 A-0)
HB 383 - Passed (Y-95 N-3 A-0)
HB 397 - Passed (Y-63 N-35 A-0)
HB 416 - Passed (Y-66 N-31 A-0)
HB 427 - Passed (Y-97 N-0 A-0)
HB 449 - Passed (Y-64 N-34 A-0)
HB 521 - Passed (Y-74 N-24 A-0)
HB 786 - Rereferred to Committee on Education
HB 803 - Passed (Y-69 N-29 A-0)
HB 859 - Passed (Y-93 N-2 A-0)
HB 640 - Passed (Y-63 N-35 A-0)
HB 773 - Passed (Y-62 N-35 A-0)
HB 968 - Passed (Y-65 N-33 A-0)
HB 1014 - Passed (Y-64 N-34 A-0)
HB 1321 - Passed (Y-89 N-8 A-0)
HB 1348 - Passed (Y-80 N-15 A-0)
HB 123 - Passed (Y-91 N-6 A-0)
HB 131 - Passed (Y-94 N-2 A-0)
HB 149 - Passed (Y-87 N-11 A-0)
HB 854 - Passed (Y-97 N-0 A-0)
HB 118 - Passed (Y-96 N-2 A-0)
HB 474 - Passed (Y-97 N-0 A-0)
HB 113 - Passed (Y-95 N-3 A-0)
HB 185 - Passed (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 326 - Passed (Y-96 N-2 A-0)
HB 363 - Passed (Y-93 N-4 A-0)
HB 510 - Passed (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 528 - Passed (Y-98 N-0 A-0)
HB 78 - Passed (Y-92 N-6 A-0)
HB 1244 - Passed (Y-92 N-5 A-0)
HOUSE BILLS READ SECOND TIME
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HB 57 - Engrossed
HB 94 - Transportation Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 141 - Transportation Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 184 - Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 218 - Engrossed
HB 304 - Labor and Commerce Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 316 - Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 323 - Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 327 - Labor and Commerce Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 330 - Transportation Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 346 - Engrossed
HB 353 - Engrossed
HB 395 - Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 424 - Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 437 - Labor and Commerce Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 439 - Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 446 - Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 479 - Engrossed
HB 481 - Moved to Regular Calendar
HB 498 - Engrossed
HB 559 - Engrossed
HB 570 - Engrossed
HB 586 - Engrossed
HB 608 - Transportation Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 628 - Labor and Commerce Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 644 - Engrossed
HB 788 - Transportation Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 807 - Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 809 - Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 828 - Labor and Commerce Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 943 - Engrossed
HB 1045 - Engrossed
HB 1237 - Engrossed
HB 1308 - Engrossed
HOUSE BILLS READ SECOND TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
HB 1377 - Passed by for the day
HB 423 - Engrossed
HB 550 - Engrossed
HB 1171 - Education Committee Amendments rejected, Delegate Rasoul floor substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 422 - Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 450 - Health and Human Services Committee Amendment agreed to, Engrossed
HB 466 - Labor and Commerce Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 633 - Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 649 - Passed by for the day
HB 791 - Engrossed
HB 1052 - Engrossed
HB 1161 - Passed by temporarily
HB 606 - Delegate Willett floor substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 446 - Transportation Committee Amendments agreed to, Engrossed
HB 481 - Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute agreed to, Engrossed
HB 1161 - Delegate Williams floor amendments passed by (Y-62 N-34 A-0) 
RESOLUTION
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HJ 18 - Agreed to (Y-97 N-0 A-0)
HOUSE BILLS READ FIRST TIME
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS READ FIRST TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS READ FIRST TIME AND REFERRED
SB 18 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 19 - Referred to Committee on Education
SB 37 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 39 - Referred to Committee on Education
SB 44 - Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
SB 53 - Referred to Committee on Transportation
SB 58 - Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
SB 67 - Referred to Committee on Transportation
SB 70 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 77 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 81 - Referred to Committee on Transportation
SB 86 - Referred to Committee on Public Safety
SB 89 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
SB 91 - Referred to Committee on Education
SB 95 - Referred to Committee on Transportation
SB 96 - Referred to Committee on Finance
SB 97 - Referred to Committee on Education
SB 105 - Referred to Committee on Education
SB 106 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 107 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 108 - Referred to Committee on Education
SB 109 - Referred to Committee on Education
SB 111 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 116 - Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
SB 117 - Referred to Committee on Education
SB 127 - Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
SB 137 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 146 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 151 - Referred to Committee on Education
SB 153 - Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
SB 155 - Referred to Committee on Rules
SB 163 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
SB 169 - Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
SB 171 - Referred to Committee on Education
SB 177 - Referred to Committee on General Laws
SB 179 - Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
SB 186 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
SB 206 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 216 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 227 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 242 - Referred to Committee on Education
SB 258 - Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
SB 281 - Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
SB 289 - Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
SB 291 - Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
SB 293 - Referred to Committee on General Laws
SB 303 - Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
SB 315 - Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
SB 318 - Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
SB 330 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 337 - Referred to Committee on Public Safety
SB 360 - Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
SB 459 - Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
SB 492 - Referred to Committee on General Laws
SB 575 - Referred to Committee on General Laws

Motion by Delegate Herring to adjourn agreed to

House adjourned, in honor and memory of Jonathan Lane White, at 1:56 p.m. to meet on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 12 m.