Committee
Rules: Studies
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB8 | General Assembly; intergovernmental affairs. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB9 | Eastern Daylight Time; Commonwealth shall observe year-round upon enactment by Congress, etc. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB48 | Suicide prevention; VDH to convene work group to develop plan to reduce among at-risk populations. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB50 | VHSL; feasibility of adding cricket as a sanctioned sport in Planning District 8. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB117 | Youth, Virginia Commission on; nonlegislative citizen member, person younger than 18 years of age. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB119 | Uniform Statewide Building Code; stakeholder group to evaluate temperature regulation. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB140 | Federally Recognized Tribes, Commission on; purpose, powers, sunset extended. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2026 |
| HB142 | Access to Housing Task Force; established, report. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB152 | Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium); designating as the official state grass. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB179 | Virginia Fleet Modernization Advisory Council; established, report, sunset. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB203 | Middle Eastern and North African Advisory Board; established, sunset. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB231 | Autism Advisory Council; name change, membership, staffing, powers and duties. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB264 | School Construction and Modernization, Commission on; extends sunset date. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB285 | Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset. | Passed | 01/30/2026 |
| HB321 | Agricultural Workforce Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Program; established, report. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB336 | Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Team; established, penalty, report. | Dead | 01/31/2026 |
| HB337 | Community health workers; DMAS to evaluate, etc., to integrate into Medicaid managed care, report. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB371 | End Hunger, Virginia Commission to; changes membership. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2026 |
| HB415 | Pawpaw (Asimina triloba); designating as official state fruit. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB431 | Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; extends of sunset provision. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2026 |
| HB432 | Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity, Task Force on; created, report, sunset. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB433 | Newborn screening; evaluation of disorders for inclusion, process for considering other disorders. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2026 |
| HB442 | Kratom; Virginia Sate Crime Commission to conduct an analysis of enforcement and regulation, report. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB467 | Conservator annual accounting reports; Office of the Executive Secretary of Va. to review, report. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB485 | Children's Cabinet; established, report. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB499 | Reclaimed asphalt pavement; Dept. of Transportation, et al., to study using to maximize savings. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB501 | Groundwater supply in western Loudoun and Fauquier Counties; DEQ to study threats and challenges. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB506 | Animal slaughterhouse; VDACS, et al., additional slaughterhouse in Northern Virginia, report. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB544 | School Construction and Modernization, Commission on; revisions, elimination of sunset. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2026 |
| HB596 | Wildlife Corridor Action Plan; interagency implementation group, report. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB607 | Aggregate air pollution; Department of Environmental Quality to study, data center generators. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB724 | Public elementary school students; DOE to study criteria used to determine retention of students. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB734 | Tax tribunal, independent; work group convened to evaluate feasibility of establishing, report. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB789 | Va. State Anatomical Program; program finances and donor procurement, distribution, and disposition. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB814 | Va. African American, Asian American, etc., & Indigenous Ed. Advisory Board; established, report. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB824 | Data centers; energy generation and storage, report. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB831 | Medication, drug, and vaccine ingredient labeling; Board of Pharmacy, et al., to study. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB839 | Child custody proceedings; study, provisions to improve procedure for victims of family abuse, etc. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB856 | Shelter pets; designating as official state pet. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB858 | Legal holidays; replaces Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, with Indigenous Peoples' Day. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB860 | Local & Reg. Jails, St. Bd.; standards, etc., regarding lactation policies for incarcerated persons. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2026 |
| HB866 | Food insecurity/hunger; Department of Social Services, et al., to develop statewide survey, report. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB883 | VDOT's approval process; projects involving buildings, road development, and other construction. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB890 | Electric vehicles & charging stations; electrification of Commonwealth's centralized fleet, report. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB903 | Electric utilities; performance-based regulatory framework. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2026 |
| HB906 | Energy load flexibility protocols; SCC et al., to evaluate high electric demand customers, report. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB918 | Virginia Clean Energy Research and Support Center; established, report. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB932 | General Assembly; recodification of Title 30, effective clause for certain enactments. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2026 |
| HB945 | Geothermal energy; Dept. of Energy to study, SCC to establish requirements for high energy users. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB953 | Future of redevelopment and housing authorities; DHCD, et al., to examine, report. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB1018 | Veterans & Defense Affairs, Sec. of; study to recommend plan to guide legislation rel. to veterans. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB1024 | Community Services Block Grant Program; revision of funding allocation formula, report. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB1098 | Participation in volunteer or public service organizations; uniform acceptance of credit earned. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1118 | One-stop small business permitting program; work group to determine methods to modernize. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1126 | Native migratory fish; protection. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1134 | Potomac River Ferry Restoration of Service Working Group; resuming certain ferry service, report. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1136 | Centralized mobile food units; VDH to study to determine viability of establishing an office. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1188 | Virginia Boys and Men Advisory Commission; established, report, sunset provision. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2026 |
| HB1192 | Virginia-Ireland Advisory Board; established, report. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1206 | State employees & public elementary & secondary school teachers; required annual trainings, report. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1232 | Black Land Loss, Commission on; established, report. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1268 | Veterans' Services Protection Act; created, prohibited practices, penalty. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB1293 | DJJ; transfer of responsibility to Secretary of Health and Human Resources. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1299 | Rules of construction; use of "shall," effective clause, report. | Dead | 02/02/2026 |
| HB1322 | Sheriff Javier J. Smith Memorial Bridge; designates bridge on St. Route 106 in Charles City County. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1364 | Employment discrimination against members of the General Assembly; prohibition, penalty. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1369 | State agency admin. of fed. funds; eligibility determination exemption for nonprofit organizations. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HB1377 | Virginia Military Institute; establishing a task force to examine higher education at the Institute. | Passed | 01/22/2026 |
| HB1433 | Virginia Disability Commission; independent staff. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1456 | Gov't efficiency; agency reporting requirement, etc., jt. subcom. on Gov't Efficiency established. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1458 | Health care facilities; SHHR to study impact of private equity on health care. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1460 | Public school teacher licensure requirement; comprehensive review of alt. licensure pathway, report. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1498 | Virginia Interagency Council on Homelessness; established. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1501 | Advanced practice registered nurses; feasibility of temporary or provisional licensure, report. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HB1515 | Local approval of data centers; temporary moratorium. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR6 | Tractor-trailers; study of need for expansion of parking along the I-66 & I-95 | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR7 | High school graduates; Dept. of Workforce Dev. & Advancement to study optional service year program. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR8 | 15th Judicial Circuit; Judicial Council of Virginia to study organization and boundaries. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR9 | Higher ed. institutions, public; offering dependents of public school teachers reduced tuition. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR15 | Income tax, state; Department of Taxation, et al., to study impact of repealing individual tax. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR16 | Recurrent Flooding, Joint Subcommittee on; study continued. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR17 | Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe of Virginia; General Assembly to extend state recognition. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR18 | Miller, Yvonne Bond; portrait thereof to be framed and placed in the Capitol. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR19 | Virginia's manufacturing sector; JLARC to update its 2016 study of the impact of regulations. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR20 | Legacy property managed retreat studies; JLARC to study, non-federal sponsor contributions. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR21 | Veterans; VSCC to propose model policy framework for treatment in criminal justice system. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR22 | Birthplace of American Cuisine Day; designates as April 27, 2026, & each succeeding year thereafter. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR23 | Make-A-Will Month; designating as August 2026 and each succeeding year thereafter. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR24 | Immunization Awareness Month; designating as August 2026 and each succeeding year thereafter. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR25 | Non-Apparent Disabilities Awareness Wk; designating 3rd full week of Oct 2026 & each succeeding yr. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR26 | Light rail operations; Dept. of Rail & Public Transportation to study feasibility. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR27 | Higher education; JLARC to study options to improve affordability for students. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR28 | Hampton Rds; joint subcommittee to study public transit systems to ensure it meets needs of region. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR32 | Higher educational institutions; JLARC to study artificial intelligence use policies. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR33 | Myocarditis Awareness Month; designating as April 2026 and in each succeeding year thereafter. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR34 | Qualifying vehicles, certain; Dept. of Tax. to study options for abolishing personal property tax. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR35 | Medicaid; DMAS to collect data and information on estate recovery, report. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR36 | Internet Safety & Online Predator Awareness Day; designating as August 1, 2026 & each succeeding yr. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR37 | Virginia's entitlement programs; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study and review. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR39 | Law-enforcement offices; financial challenges faced as result of increase of custody orders, etc. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR40 | Standards of Quality; JLARC to study accuracy compliance reports from local school divisions. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR41 | Housing projects; JLARC to study zoning restrictions and permitting and approval processes. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR42 | Washington County; DCR to study feasibility of establishing a state park in Holston River watershed. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR43 | Rural Affairs, Secretariat of; JLARC to study need for & feasibility of creation. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR44 | Undergrounding of electrical transmission lines; SCC Div. of Public Utility Regulation to study. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR46 | Winter Salt Week. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR47 | Eliza Kortright Monroe Hay Day. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR48 | Sidewalk, etc. improvements; authority granted to cities and towns to require dedication of land. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR49 | Higher educational institutions, public; SCHEV to study inclusive postsecondary education programs. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR50 | Early voting, 45 days of; jt. com. on House/Senate Coms. on Priv & Elections to study cost/benefits. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR51 | Commercial stairways; Advisory Group to determine whether there should be visual contrast policy. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HJR56 | 599 funding; effects of revising distribution to distressed localities with high crime rates, etc. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR73 | Christian Heritage Week. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR77 | Nowruz; Persian New Year. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR78 | Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR87 | Day of Remembrance for Victims of Lynching in Virginia. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR89 | Long QT Syndrome Awareness Day. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2026 |
| HJR116 | Confirming appointment of the Director of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| HR3 | National Infrastructure Bank; urging Congress to create to finance infrastructure projects. | Dead | 01/22/2026 |
| HR4 | Crisis Recovery Support Network; expressing support. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/22/2026 |
| HR5 | Right to reproductive freedom; legal effects & consequences of a constitutional amendment. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HR9 | Retirement System's retirement plans; JLARC to study adequacy, equity, and workforce impacts. | Dead | 01/30/2026 |
| HR139 | United States Navy; F-35C home base. | Passed | 03/01/2026 |
| SB21 | DJJ; transfer of responsibility to Secretary of Health and Human Resources. | Dead | 03/01/2026 |
| SB42 | School boards; payment of school meal debt. | Dead | 03/01/2026 |
| SB43 | Demand response programs; evaluation and assessment by Department of Energy, report. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SB155 | Brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis); designating as the official state native pollinator. | Dead | 03/01/2026 |
| SB196 | Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; permissible use of scholarship funds. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SB214 | Civic Education, Commission on; required to develop and include certain enumerated items on website. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SB223 | Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset. | Passed | 03/01/2026 |
| SB251 | Electric utilities; performance-based regulatory framework. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SB260 | Aging, Commonwealth Council on; advising strategies for reducing social isolation among seniors. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SB276 | State correctional facilities; visitation policies, annual report. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SB280 | Autism Advisory Council; repeals council, advisory Board established, report, sunset. | Dead | 03/01/2026 |
| SB285 | Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment grant program; DHCD to review, etc. | Passed | 03/01/2026 |
| SB300 | Peanut; designating as state snack. | Dead | 03/01/2026 |
| SB336 | Tier 2 emergency generators; SCC shall evaluate impact of requiring data centers to limit use, etc. | Dead | 03/01/2026 |
| SB384 | Artificial intelligence; framework for person/entity acting as an independent verification org. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SB447 | Virginia Boys and Men Advisory Commission; established, report, sunset provision. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SB450 | Public school teacher licensure requirement; comprehensive review of alt. licensure pathway, report. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SB482 | Sodium Chloride; alternatives to use to treat and pretreat roadways for winter weather, report. | Dead | 03/01/2026 |
| SB485 | Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; study extending oversight to include committed juveniles. | Dead | 03/01/2026 |
| SB498 | School Construction and Modernization, Commission on; revisions, elimination of sunset. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SB515 | Electric Utility Regulation, Commission on; scope and name changes to Energy Commission of Virginia. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SB519 | Land and urban areas; DCR shall assess how best to achieve permanent conservation by 2036, report. | Dead | 03/01/2026 |
| SB541 | Time zone; permanent Eastern Standard Time in the Commonwealth. | Dead | 03/01/2026 |
| SB636 | Confederate monuments and memorials; Department of General Services to remove from Capitol Square. | Dead | 03/01/2026 |
| SB658 | Back-end, opt-out automatic voter registration; work group to study implementation. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SB682 | Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; extends sunset provision. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SB757 | Va. African American, Asian American, etc., & Indigenous Ed. Advisory Board; established, report. | Dead | 03/01/2026 |
| SB801 | "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny;" removes designation as official state song emeritus. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SB832 | Vulnerable road user safety zones; VDOT to develop criteria & recommendations for designation. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SJR12 | Miller, Yvonne Bond; portrait thereof to be framed and placed in the Capitol. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SJR23 | Rural Affairs, Secretariat of; JLARC to study need for and feasibility of creating. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SJR26 | Parole; JLARC to study expansion of discretionary eligibility. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SJR56 | Black Midwives Day. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |
| SJR59 | National Day of Prayer. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/01/2026 |