# Virginia HB203: Middle Eastern and North African Advisory Board; established, sunset.

Virginia HB203, Middle Eastern and North African Advisory Board; established, sunset., is a 2027 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

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- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB203
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Middle Eastern and North African Advisory Board; established, sunset.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Studies Subcommittee
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Middle Eastern and North African Advisory Board established. Establishes the Middle Eastern and North African Advisory Board in the executive branch for the purpose of advising the Governor on ways to develop economic, professional, cultural, educational, and governmental links between the Commonwealth and the Middle Eastern and North African community in Virginia. The bill provides for the expiration of the advisory board on June 30, 2029.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Atoosa R. Reaser (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (House)
- 2026-02-06: Continued to 2027 in Rules (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-02-02: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2028 (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2026-01-30: Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-21: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB203) (House)
- 2026-01-07: Referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-01-07: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103625D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-07: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231506.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231505.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231506.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231505.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB203-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).