# Virginia HB1047: Va. War Memorial Foundation; Commissioner of Dept. of Veterans Services shall provide supervision.

Virginia HB1047, Va. War Memorial Foundation; Commissioner of Dept. of Veterans Services shall provide supervision., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Betsy B. Carr (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0256)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1047
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Va. War Memorial Foundation; Commissioner of Dept. of Veterans Services shall provide supervision.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0256)
- Sponsor: Betsy B. Carr (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (313 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

Department of Veterans Services; Virginia War Memorial division. Clarifies that the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall provide supervision of the Virginia War Memorial Foundation and any other nonprofit corporation established as an instrumentality to provide fundraising for the Memorial and assist in the details of administering the affairs of the Memorial as delineated by memoranda of understanding. This bill is identical to SB 112.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State safeguards unclaimed military medals: benefit, low. If the Commonwealth receives military medals, ribbons, or certificates with no known owner, the Memorial division takes custody. It keeps the items until the rightful owner claims them. The division makes reasonable efforts, based on its resources, to find and return the owner.
- DVS control and Memorial use fees: mixed, low. The Virginia War Memorial is a division of the Department of Veterans Services. It and all its property remain Commonwealth property. The Commissioner manages operations and money and can set rules for use and visiting. These rules are not subject to the Administrative Process Act. The Department,…
- Honoring fallen and missing Virginians: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2019, the Memorial places the names and homes of record of Virginians killed in action from terrorism, a terrorist act, or any armed conflict after Dec. 6, 1941, on the Shrine of Memory. New qualifying names are added within one year of the confirmed date of death. Only people who…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Betsy B. Carr (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology Block Vote | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Read third time and passed House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Passed House Block Vote | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2026-04-06: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0256) (Governor)
- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor-Chapter 256 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-09: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1047) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1047ER) (House)
- 2026-03-09: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-09: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Reported from General Laws and Technology Block Vote (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-16: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2026-02-16: Read third time and passed House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-13: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-13: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-11: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1047) (House)
- 2026-02-10: Committee substitute printed 26107177D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-10: Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-05: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-01-26: Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process (House)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103069D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217475.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217474.PDF)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194455.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194454.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139047.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139046.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131418.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131755.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131417.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131754.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087244.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087243.PDF)

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- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
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## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217475.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217474.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194455.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194454.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139047.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1139046.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131418.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131755.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131417.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131754.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087244.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1087243.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1047-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).