Virginia House of Delegates
2026 Regular Session
House Minutes
Don Scott, Speaker
G. Paul Nardo, Clerk
Wednesday, March 4, 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 Pastor Josh Kelly, WAVE Church, Virginia Beach [at the request of Delegate Tata]
Delegate Herring led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
Attendance roll call - Quorum present
Leave of Absence granted: Delegate Simonds [portion]
Journal for Tuesday, March 3, 2026, approved by the Speaker
Committee report
HB 77 - House accedes to Senate request for Committee of Conference
SBs 270, 288, 313, 516, 524, 609 - House insists on substitutes and requests Committees of Conference
HB 6 - Conferees appointed: Price, Cole of Spotsylvania, Bloxom
HB 125 - Conferees appointed: Reaser, McAuliff, Tata
HB 276 - Conferees appointed: Sullivan, Hope, Kilgore
HB 396 - Conferees appointed: Krizek, Cole of Fredericksburg, Morefield
HB 584 - Conferees appointed: Rasoul, Franklin of Montgomery, Ballard
HB 705 - Conferees appointed: Hayes, Simonds, Kilgore
HB 1278 - Conferees appointed: Reaser, Cohen, Tata
SB 28 - Conferees appointed: Henson, LeVere Bolling, Webert
SB 596 - Conferees appointed: Price, Cole of Spotsylvania, Bloxom
SB 765 - Conferees appointed: Krizek, Cole of Fredericksburg, Morefield
HR 234 taken up and agreed to
Motion by Delegate McQuinn to adjourn in honor and memory of Emmett M. Burke, Jr. agreed to
HR 225 taken up and agreed to
Resolutions presented and laid on Speaker's table pursuant to House Rule 39(a)
CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS READ THIRD TIME
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SB 777 - Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 129 - Moved to Regular Calendar
SB 267 - Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 529 - Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 600 - Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 24 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Reconsidered, Courts of Justice Committee Substitute rejected, Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 83 - Courts of Justice Committee Amendments agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 106 - Courts of Justice Committee Amendments agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 107 - Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 111 - Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 142 - Courts of Justice Committee Amendment agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 158 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 180 - Moved to Regular Calendar
SB 189 - Courts of Justice Committee Amendments agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 227 - Courts of Justice Committee Amendments agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 330 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 444 - Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 528 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 559 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 647 - Courts of Justice Committee Amendment agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 660 - Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 713 - Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 714 - Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 725 - Moved to Regular Calendar
SB 743 - Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 748 - Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 764 - Moved to Regular Calendar
SB 776 - Courts of Justice Committee Amendments agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 779 - Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 804 - Courts of Justice Committee Amendment agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 812 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed Block Vote (Y-97 N-0 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed Block Vote (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SENATE BILLS READ THIRD TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
SB 386 - Passed by for the day
SB 164 - Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute rejected, Passed by temporarily
SB 25 - Appropriations Committee Amendment agreed to, Passed (Y-86 N-13 A-0)
SB 34 - Privileges and Elections Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-65 N-34 A-0)
SB 64 - Passed (Y-64 N-35 A-0)
SB 118 - General Laws Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-70 N-29 A-0)
SB 123 - Privileges and Elections Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-98 N-1 A-0)
SB 126 - Passed (Y-76 N-23 A-0)
SB 169 - Passed (Y-63 N-36 A-0)
SB 170 - Passed (Y-87 N-12 A-0)
SB 218 - Passed (Y-63 N-36 A-0)
SB 328 - Passed (Y-62 N-35 A-0)
SB 351 - Public Safety Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-64 N-35 A-0)
SB 352 - Public Safety Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-64 N-35 A-0)
SB 364 - Public Safety Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-64 N-35 A-0)
SB 382 - Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-73 N-26 A-0)
SB 424 - Passed (Y-95 N-3 A-0)
SB 438 - Passed by temporarily
SB 454 - Passed by for the day
SB 496 - Public Safety Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-63 N-36 A-0)
SB 531 - Passed (Y-62 N-37 A-0)
SB 542 - General Laws Committee Substitute rejected, Appropriations Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-66 N-33 A-0)
SB 582 - Privileges and Elections Committee Substitute rejected, Delegate Price floor substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-64 N-35 A-0)
SB 602 - Passed by for the day
SB 643 - Public Safety Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-61 N-37 A-0)
SB 666 - Passed (Y-63 N-35 A-0)
SB 688 - Privileges and Elections Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-89 N-10 A-0)
SB 690 - Passed (Y-99 N-0 A-0)
SB 727 - Public Safety Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-55 N-41 A-0)
SB 749 - Public Safety Committee Substitute rejected, Delegate Helmer floor substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-59 N-35 A-0)
SB 756 - General Laws Committee Substitute rejected, Appropriations Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-64 N-32 A-0), Reconsidered, Passed (Y-59 N-37 A-1)
SB 759 - Passed (Y-64 N-35 A-0)
SB 783 - Public Safety Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-63 N-34 A-0)
SB 18 - Courts of Justice Committee Amendments agreed to, Passed (Y-65 N-34 A-0)
SB 23 - Passed (Y-64 N-34 A-1)
SB 62 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-65 N-34 A-0)
SB 137 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-64 N-35 A-0)
SB 230 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-84 N-15 A-0)
SB 283 - Passed (Y-64 N-35 A-0)
SB 342 - Courts of Justice Committee Amendment agreed to, Passed (Y-65 N-34 A-0)
SB 540 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-67 N-30 A-0)
SB 129 - General Laws Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-91 N-7 A-0)
SB 180 - Passed (Y-89 N-9 A-0)
SB 725 - Courts of Justice Committee Substitute agreed to, Passed (Y-87 N-12 A-0)
SB 764 - Passed by for the day
SB 164 - Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute reconsidered, Labor and Commerce Committee Substitute agreed to, Delegate Shin floor amendments agreed to, Passed (Y-97 N-1 A-0)
SB 438 - Privileges and Elections Committee Amendment rejected, Delegate Price floor amendment agreed to, Passed (Y-62 N-35 A-0)
Motion by Delegate Herring to recess agreed to
House recessed at 2:25
House reconvened at 3:10 p.m.
SENATE BILLS READ THIRD TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
SB 454 - Pass by for the day reconsidered, Rereferred to the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
HOUSE BILLS READ SECOND TIME
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS WITH SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 19 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-2 N-94 A-0)
HB 40 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-64 N-32 A-0)
HB 75 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-2 N-94 A-0)
HB 82 - Senate amendment agreed to (Y-64 N-32 A-0)
HB 110 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-96 A-0)
HB 113 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-91 N-5 A-0)
HB 126 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-92 N-4 A-0)
HB 290 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-82 N-14 A-0)
HB 318 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-96 A-0)
HB 319 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-96 A-0)
HB 338 - Senate amendments agreed to (Y-64 N-32 A-0)
HB 355 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-96 A-0), Reconsidered, Senate substitute agreed to (Y-63 N-32 A-0)
HB 401 - Senate amendment agreed to (Y-96 N-0 A-0)
HB 444 - Senate amendments agreed to (Y-75 N-21 A-0)
HB 462 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-64 N-33 A-0)
HB 494 - Senate amendment agreed to (Y-63 N-33 A-0)
HB 505 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-94 A-0)
HB 518 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-85 N-11 A-0)
HB 521 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-70 N-25 A-0)
HB 653 - Senate amendment agreed to (Y-95 N-0 A-0)
HB 667 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-1 N-94 A-0)
HB 690 - Senate amendments agreed to (Y-96 N-0 A-0)
HB 728 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-95 N-1 A-0)
HB 773 - Senate amendment agreed to (Y-63 N-33 A-0)
HB 774 - Senate amendment agreed to (Y-62 N-33 A-0)
HB 835 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-76 N-19 A-0)
HB 836 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-95 A-0)
HB 871 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-60 N-34 A-0)
HB 872 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-88 N-6 A-0)
HB 968 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-63 N-32 A-0)
HB 998 - Senate amendment agreed to (Y-69 N-25 A-0)
HB 1165 - Senate amendment agreed to (Y-62 N-33 A-0)
HB 1283 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-94 N-1 A-0)
HB 1385 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-1 N-94 A-0)
HB 1441 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-95 A-0)
HB 1522 - Senate amendment agreed to (Y-89 N-5 A-0)
HB 1524 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-95 A-0)
HB 1525 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-95 A-0)
SENATE BILLS READ SECOND TIME
UNCONTESTED CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS READ SECOND TIME
REGULAR CALENDAR
SUPPLEMENTAL CALENDAR NO. 1
HOUSE BILLS WITH SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 30 - Senate amendments rejected (Y-0 N-92 A-0)
HB 145 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-93 A-0)
HB 161 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-94 A-0)
HB 400 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-70 N-24 A-0)
HB 642 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-95 A-0)
HB 665 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-84 N-10 A-0)
HB 796 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-69 N-26 A-0)
HB 1233 - Senate substitute agreed to (Y-95 N-0 A-0)
HB 1272 - Senate substitute rejected (Y-0 N-92 A-1)
Motion by Delegate Herring to recess agreed to
House recessed at 4:26 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.
House reconvened at 5:30 p.m.
SBs 118, 129, 542, 661, 725, 756 - House insists on substitutes and requests Committees of Conference
SB 609 - Conferees appointed: Krizek, Torian, Austin
HBs 30, 145, 161, 642, 1272 - House accedes to Senate request for Committees of Conference
HB 30 - Conferees appointed: Torian, Carr, McQuinn, Krizek, Austin, Bloxom
HB 145 - Conferees appointed: Krizek, McClure, Wiley
HB 161 - Conferees appointed: Simon, Krizek, Austin
HB 642 - Conferees appointed: Krizek, Herring, Morefield
HB 1272 - Conferees appointed: Hayes, Krizek, Kilgore
SB 118 - Conferees appointed: Simon, Krizek, Austin
SB 129 - Conferees appointed: Krizek, McClure, Wiley
SB 542 - Conferees appointed: Krizek, Herring, Morefield
SB 661 - Conferees appointed: Hayes, Krizek, Kilgore
SB 725 - Conferees appointed: Simon, Keys-Gamarra, Williams
SB 756 - Conferees appointed: Torian, Willett, Hodges
Motion by Delegate Herring to adjourn agreed to
House adjourned, in honor and memory of Emmett M. Burke, Jr., at 6:39 p.m. to meet on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 12 m.