Rules - Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Agenda
Chair: Helmer, Dan
Meeting Date & Time: 02/02/2026 07:30 AM Add to Calendar
Location: House North Subcommittee Room - 200
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Studies
| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| HB8 | Ware | General Assembly; intergovernmental affairs. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 30 a chapter numbered 19.1, consisting of sections numbered 30-173.1 through 30-173.11, relating to General Assembly; intergovernmental affairs; delegates to convention for proposing amendments held pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the United States; penalties. Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 1-N)Yeas (4): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran Nays (1): Kilgore Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 1-N) |
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| HB9 | McNamara | Eastern Daylight Time; Commonwealth shall observe year-round upon enactment by Congress, etc. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 1-253 of the Code of Virginia, relating to time zone; permanent daylight saving time in the Commonwealth.
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| HB140 | Krizek | Federally Recognized Tribes, Commission on; purpose, powers, sunset extended. |
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Summary: An Act to amend and reenact §§ 30-414, 30-418, and 30-420 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commission on Federally Recognized Tribes; purpose; powers; sunset extended. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/12/2026 - Senate Conferees: McDougle, Lucas, Locke • 3/12/2026 - Senate insisted on substitute • 3/14/2026 - Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/14/2026 - Conference report agreed to by both chambers • 3/30/2026 - Signed by President Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HB203 | Reaser | Middle Eastern and North African Advisory Board; established, 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 21.1, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2461.1 through 2.2-2461.4, relating to executive branch advisory board; Middle Eastern and North African Advisory Board.
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| HB285 | Helmer | 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. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/14/2026 - Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A) • 3/14/2026 - Conference report agreed to by both chambers • 3/30/2026 - Signed by President • 4/22/2026 - Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 17-N 0-A) • 4/22/2026 - Signed by President Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
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| HB336 | Anthony | Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, penalty, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.2-3705.5, 2.2-3711, as it is currently effective and as it shall become effective, and 2.2-4002 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 32.1-283.9, relating to the Fetal and Infant Health Data and Quality Improvement Review Team established; duties; confidentiality; penalty; report. Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Related Bills: HB1398 (Franklin, M.A.) Health and Human Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends incorporating (Voice Vote) |
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| HB485 | Shin | Children's Cabinet; established, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 26 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 16.1, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2649.1 through 2.2-2649.4, relating to Children's Cabinet established; report.
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Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| HB814 | Reaser | 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 of establishing a Virginia African American, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Latino, and Indigenous Education Advisory Board; report. Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/5/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 3/5/2026 - Rules suspended • 3/5/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) • 3/6/2026 - Passed by for the day Related Bills: SB757 (Srinivasan) Elementary and Secondary Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
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| HB839 | McClure | Child custody proceedings; study, provisions to improve procedure for victims of family abuse, etc. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Judicial Council of Virginia to convene a work group to study the implementation of provisions to improve procedures for and responses to victims of family abuse and their children in child custody proceedings; report.
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| HB890 | Sullivan | Electric vehicles & charging stations; electrification of Commonwealth's centralized fleet, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Director of the Department of General Services to set an achievable goal for the electrification of the Commonwealth's centralized fleet; report.
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Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| HB903 | Sullivan | 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. Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/27/2026 - Reported from Rules with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N) • 2/27/2026 - Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations • 2/27/2026 - Committee substitute printed 26108813D-S1 • 3/6/2026 - Placed on Finance and Appropriations docket for Mar 06, 2026 • 3/6/2026 - Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (10-Y 5-N) Related Bills: SB251 (Surovell) Commerce, Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
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| HB906 | Sullivan | Energy load flexibility protocols; SCC et al., to evaluate high electric demand customers, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the State Corporation Commission to convene a work group to evaluate and assess electric load flexibility protocols for high electric demand customers; report.
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Related Bills: SB551 (Srinivasan) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| HB918 | Sullivan | Virginia Clean Energy Research and Support Center; established, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 17 of Title 45.2 an article numbered 10, consisting of sections numbered 45.2-1735, 45.2-1736, and 45.2-1737, relating to establishment of the Virginia Clean Energy Research and Support Center.
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Related Bills: SB510 (VanValkenburg) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| HB932 | Simon | General Assembly; recodification of Title 30, effective clause for certain enactments. |
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Summary: An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a title numbered 30.1, containing a subtitle numbered I, consisting of chapters numbered 1 and 2, containing sections numbered 30.1-100 through 30.1-237, a subtitle numbered II, consisting of chapters numbered 3 through 10, containing sections numbered 30.1-300 through 30.1-1012, and a subtitle numbered III, consisting of chapters numbered 11 through 16, containing sections numbered 30.1-1100 through 30.1-1613, and to repeal Title 30 (§§ 30-1 through 30-453) of the Code of Virginia, relating to the General Assembly and members thereof, the legislative branch of government, and legislative commissions, councils, committees, and other legislative entities. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/13/2026 - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) • 2/13/2026 - Referred to Committee on Rules • 2/27/2026 - Placed on Rules docket for Feb 27, 2026 • 2/27/2026 - Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 4-N 1-A) • 2/27/2026 - Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1018 | Reaser | Veterans & Defense Affairs, Sec. of; study to recommend plan to guide legislation rel. to veterans. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs to convene a work group every four years to study and develop recommendations for implementing a statewide strategic plan to guide legislation and budget decisions relating to veterans in the Commonwealth; report.
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| HB1098 | Singh | Participation in volunteer or public service organizations; uniform acceptance of credit earned. |
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Summary: A BILL to require the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to establish a work group to study the feasibility of the uniform acceptance of college credit earned through participation in certain volunteer or public service organizations; report. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1118 | Nivar | One-stop small business permitting program; work group to determine methods to modernize. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity to convene a work group to determine methods of modernizing the existing one-stop small business permitting program. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1126 | Clark | Native migratory fish; protection. |
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Summary: A BILL to convene a work group to evaluate the cumulative ecological impacts of unpermitted surface water withdrawals on aquatic organisms and freshwater systems to protect Virginia's native migratory fish; report. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1134 | Reid | Potomac River Ferry Restoration of Service Working Group; resuming certain ferry service, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to establish a Potomac River Ferry Restoration of Service Working Group; report. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1136 | Cherry | Centralized mobile food units; VDH to study to determine viability of establishing an office. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Department of Health to conduct a study to determine the viability of establishing a centralized mobile food unit office. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1192 | O'Quinn | Virginia-Ireland Advisory Board; established, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 30 a chapter numbered 42.2, consisting of sections numbered 30-281.3 and 30-281.4, relating to Virginia-Ireland Advisory Board established; report.
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| HB1206 | Scott, P.A. | State employees & public elementary & secondary school teachers; required annual trainings, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to require the Department of Human Resource Management, in collaboration with the Department of Education and the Board of Education, to study the number of annual trainings required of employees of the Commonwealth and public elementary and secondary school teachers. Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 1-N)Yeas (4): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran Nays (1): Kilgore Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 1-N) |
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| HB1232 | Delaney | Black Land Loss, Commission on; established, 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 30-461, relating to Commission on Black Land Loss; study; report.
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Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| HB1293 | Hope | 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.
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Related Bills: SB21 (Locke) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| HB1364 | Henson | Employment discrimination against members of the General Assembly; prohibition, penalty. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 30-9.1, relating to employment discrimination against members of the General Assembly; prohibition; penalty.
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| HB1433 | Laufer | Virginia Disability Commission; independent staff. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 30-237 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Virginia Disability Commission; independent staff. Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1456 | Williams | Gov't efficiency; agency reporting requirement, etc., jt. subcom. on Gov't Efficiency established. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding sections numbered 2.2-1500 through 2.2-1545, relating to government efficiency; agency reporting requirements; healthcare financing reform; Interagency Health Financing Task Force; managed care organization performance review; housing regulatory review; procurement reform; technology consolidation; real property management; personnel efficiency; federal funding contingency; establishment of the Joint Subcommittee on Government Efficiency; data integration and transparency.
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| HB1458 | Downey | Health care facilities; SHHR to study impact of private equity on health care. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to study the impact of private equity on health care.
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) |
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| HB1460 | Franklin, M.A. | 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. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Related Bills: SB450 (Bagby) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1498 | McClure | Virginia Interagency Council on Homelessness; established. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Title 36 a chapter numbered 9.1, consisting of sections numbered 36-151.1 through 36-151.4, relating to Virginia Interagency Council on Homelessness established; use of state funds for housing and homelessness services; report. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1501 | Whittle | Advanced practice registered nurses; feasibility of temporary or provisional licensure, report. |
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Summary: A BILL to direct the Boards of Medicine and Nursing to assess the feasibility of implementing a temporary or provisional licensure pathway for advanced practice registered nurses; report. Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HB1515 | Shin | Local approval of data centers; temporary moratorium. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 22 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-2209.4, relating to local approval of data centers; temporary moratorium.
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| HJ15 | Griffin | Income tax, state; Department of Taxation, et al., to study impact of repealing individual tax. |
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Summary: Requesting the Department of Taxation, in cooperation with the Secretary of Finance, to study the impact of repealing the individual income tax. Report.
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| HJ17 | McQuinn | Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe of Virginia; General Assembly to extend state recognition. |
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Summary: Extending state recognition to the Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe of Virginia.
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| HJ19 | Helmer | Virginia's manufacturing sector; JLARC to update its 2016 study of the impact of regulations. |
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Summary: Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to update its 2016 study of the impact of regulations on Virginia's manufacturing sector. Report. Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Related Bills: SJ22 (Williams Graves) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends striking from the docket (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HJ20 | Glass | Legacy property managed retreat studies; JLARC to study, non-federal sponsor contributions. |
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Summary: Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the methodology for determining non-federal sponsor contributions to conduct legacy property managed retreat studies in the Commonwealth. Report.
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| HJ26 | Askew | Light rail operations; Dept. of Rail & Public Transportation to study feasibility. |
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Summary: Requesting the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, in collaboration with Hampton Roads Transit and the City of Virginia Beach, to study the feasibility of extending light rail operations to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Report. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HJ27 | LeVere Bolling | Higher education; JLARC to study options to improve affordability for students. |
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Summary: Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study options to improve the affordability of higher education for students in the Commonwealth. Report.
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| HJ28 | Askew | Hampton Rds; joint subcommittee to study public transit systems to ensure it meets needs of region. |
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Summary: Establishing a joint subcommittee to study options for providing long-term, sustainable, and dedicated operations and capital funding with cost-containment controls to ensure that the public transit systems that serve Hampton Roads, including all modes of Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) service, local and express bus, light rail, passenger ferry, paratransit, on-demand microtransit, and seasonal trolley and shuttle services, other ridesharing and commuter programs, and any future modes of public transportation or mobility services that may be developed to serve the Hampton Roads region, meet the growing public transit needs of the region. Report. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/3/2026 - Placed on Finance and Appropriations docket for Mar 03, 2026 • 3/3/2026 - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) • 3/3/2026 - Read second time • 3/4/2026 - Read third time • 3/4/2026 - Agreed to by Senate (Voice Vote) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HJ32 | Laufer | Higher educational institutions; JLARC to study artificial intelligence use policies. |
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Summary: Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study artificial intelligence use policies in place at institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth. Report. Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Reading waived Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/2/2026 - Passed by temporarily • 3/2/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/3/2026 - Read third time • 3/3/2026 - Agreed to by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HJ39 | Phillips | Law-enforcement offices; financial challenges faced as result of increase of custody orders, etc. |
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Summary: Requesting the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, to study the financial and operational challenges faced by law-enforcement offices in the Commonwealth as a result of an increased number of emergency custody orders and temporary detention orders executed. Report. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HJ41 | Singh | Housing projects; JLARC to study zoning restrictions and permitting and approval processes. |
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Summary: Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study local zoning ordinances and permitting and approval processes for housing projects. Report.
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| HJ56 | Pope Adams | 599 funding; effects of revising distribution to distressed localities with high crime rates, etc. |
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Summary: Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the potential effects of revising the distribution of 599 funding to distressed localities with high crime and poverty rates. Report.
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| HR5 | Zehr | Right to reproductive freedom; legal effects & consequences of a constitutional amendment. |
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Summary: Directing the Speaker of the House of Delegates to order a study of the legal effects and consequences of a constitutional amendment enshrining a fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Report. Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 1-N)Yeas (4): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran Nays (1): Kilgore Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends passing by indefinitely (4-Y 1-N) |
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| HR9 | Maldonado | Retirement System's retirement plans; JLARC to study adequacy, equity, and workforce impacts. |
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Summary: Directing the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the adequacy, equity, and workforce impacts of the Virginia Retirement System's retirement plans. Report. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N) |
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Designating day/week/month
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| HB858 | Cousins | Legal holidays; replaces Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, with Indigenous Peoples' Day. |
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Summary: A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-3300 of the Code of Virginia, relating to legal holidays; Indigenous Peoples' Day.
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| HB1322 | McQuinn | Sheriff Javier J. Smith Memorial Bridge; designates bridge on St. Route 106 in Charles City County. |
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Summary: An Act to designate the bridge on Roxbury Road/State Route 106 at the border of Charles City County and New Kent County in Charles City County the "Sheriff Javier J. Smith Memorial Bridge." Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 2/23/2026 - Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) • 2/23/2026 - Passed by for the day • 2/24/2026 - Read third time • 2/24/2026 - Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 2/26/2026 - Signed by President Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HJ22 | Tata | Birthplace of American Cuisine Day; designates as April 27, 2026, & each succeeding year thereafter. |
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Summary: Designating April 27, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Birthplace of American Cuisine Day in Virginia.
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| HJ23 | Price | Make-A-Will Month; designating as August 2026 and each succeeding year thereafter. |
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Summary: Designating August, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Make-A-Will Month in Virginia. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Reading waived Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/2/2026 - Passed by temporarily • 3/2/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/3/2026 - Read third time • 3/3/2026 - Agreed to by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HJ24 | Price | Immunization Awareness Month; designating as August 2026 and each succeeding year thereafter. |
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Summary: Designating August, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Immunization Awareness Month in Virginia. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Reading waived Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/2/2026 - Passed by temporarily • 3/2/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/3/2026 - Read third time • 3/3/2026 - Agreed to by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HJ25 | Price | Non-Apparent Disabilities Awareness Wk; designating 3rd full week of Oct 2026 & each succeeding yr. |
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Summary: Designating the third full week of October, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Non-Apparent Disabilities Awareness Week in Virginia. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Reading waived Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/2/2026 - Passed by temporarily • 3/2/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/3/2026 - Read third time • 3/3/2026 - Agreed to by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HJ33 | Hayes | Myocarditis Awareness Month; designating as April 2026 and in each succeeding year thereafter. |
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Summary: Designating April, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Myocarditis Awareness Month in Virginia. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Reading waived Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/2/2026 - Passed by temporarily • 3/2/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/3/2026 - Read third time • 3/3/2026 - Agreed to by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HJ36 | Walker | Internet Safety & Online Predator Awareness Day; designating as August 1, 2026 & each succeeding yr. |
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Summary: Designating August 1, in 2026 and each succeeding year, as Internet Safety and Online Predator Awareness Day. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Reading waived Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/2/2026 - Passed by temporarily • 3/2/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/3/2026 - Read third time • 3/3/2026 - Agreed to by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HJ46 | Tran | Winter Salt Week. |
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Summary: Designating the week of the fourth Monday in January, in 2027 and in each succeeding year, as Winter Salt Week in Virginia. Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N)Yeas (4): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran Nays (1): Kilgore Last actions:
Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N) |
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| HJ47 | Tata | Eliza Kortright Monroe Hay Day. |
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Summary: Designating May 21, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Eliza Kortright Monroe Hay Day in Virginia. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Reading waived Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/2/2026 - Passed by temporarily • 3/2/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/3/2026 - Read third time • 3/3/2026 - Agreed to by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HJ73 | Fowler | Christian Heritage Week. |
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Summary: Designating April 24 to April 30, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Christian Heritage Week in Virginia.
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| HJ77 | Reaser | Nowruz; Persian New Year. |
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Summary: Designating the day of the spring equinox, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Nowruz in Virginia. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Passed by temporarily • 3/2/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/3/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/3/2026 - Read third time • 3/3/2026 - Agreed to by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HJ78 | Cousins | Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month. |
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Summary: Designating September, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month in Virginia. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Reading waived Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/2/2026 - Passed by temporarily • 3/2/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/3/2026 - Read third time • 3/3/2026 - Agreed to by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HJ87 | McQuinn | Day of Remembrance for Victims of Lynching in Virginia. |
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Summary: Designating April 13, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as a Day of Remembrance for Victims of Lynching in Virginia. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Reading waived Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/2/2026 - Passed by temporarily • 3/2/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/3/2026 - Read third time • 3/3/2026 - Agreed to by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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| HJ89 | Phillips | Long QT Syndrome Awareness Day. |
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Summary: Designating May 9, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Long QT Syndrome Awareness Day in Virginia. Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)Yeas (5): Helmer, Sullivan, Hayes, Tran, Kilgore Last actions:
Senate Committee Actions: • 3/2/2026 - Reading waived Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) • 3/2/2026 - Passed by temporarily • 3/2/2026 - Passed by for the day • 3/3/2026 - Read third time • 3/3/2026 - Agreed to by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote) Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) |
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Emblems of the Commonwealth
| Bill(s) | Patron | Title |
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| HB152 | Seibold | Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium); designating as the official state grass. |
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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 grass; little bluestem.
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| HB415 | Guzman | Pawpaw (Asimina triloba); designating as official state fruit. |
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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 fruit; pawpaw.
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) Last actions:
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| HB856 | Krizek | Shelter pets; designating as official state pet. |
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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 pet; shelter pets.
Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) Last actions:
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