# Virginia HB22: VMI; removes certain authority, disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports. Virginia HB22, VMI; removes certain authority, disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dan I. Helmer (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0547)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB22-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB22 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: VMI; removes certain authority, disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-22 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0547) - Sponsor: Dan I. Helmer (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (218 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Public institutions of higher education; disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports; Virginia Military Institute. Removes the authority granted to Virginia Military Institute to include in its sexual violence policy, code, rules, or set of standards a provision stipulating that in the event that a cadet discloses personal consumption of drugs or alcohol in conjunction with a good faith report of an act of sexual violence and the superintendent of Virginia Military Institute determines that such cadet's personal consumption of drugs or alcohol constitutes a threat to the cadet's well-being or the well-being of others, the superintendent may require such cadet to attend drug or substance use disorder counseling. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Military institute loses specific forced counseling authority: benefit, low. Virginia Military Institute's superintendent loses a specific power to require drug or substance use disorder counseling. It applied when cadets disclosed personal drug or alcohol use alongside a good-faith report of sexual violence. The superintendent also had to find that the use threatened the c… - Students lose discipline protection for violence reports: cost, low. The law removes statutory discipline protections tied to reports of sexual violence. This includes protection for Virginia Military Institute cadets who make good-faith reports. Cadets lose this protection for curfew violations or personal drug or alcohol use disclosed alongside their reports. - Colleges must certify sexual violence policy reviews: cost, low. By October 31 each year, covered colleges must certify that they reviewed their sexual violence policies and updated them as needed. Covered schools are the University System of Virginia, Richard Bland College, public bachelor's-degree institutions, and nonprofit private higher education institutio… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dan I. Helmer (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Reported from Education and Health | pass | 15 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 94 | 3 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | Reported from Education | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0547) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 547 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-03-25: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-25: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-16: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB22) (House) - 2026-03-14: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB22ER) (House) - 2026-03-14: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-14: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-09: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Assigned Education sub: Higher Education (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Referred to Committee on Education and Health (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-10: Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar (House) - 2026-02-09: Read second time and engrossed (House) - 2026-02-06: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-04: Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-02-02: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (House) - 2026-01-30: Assigned HED sub: Higher Education (House) - 2026-01-14: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB22) (House) - 2025-12-22: Referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-12-22: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100347D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218684.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218683.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208750.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208749.PDF) - Introduced, 2025-12-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082000.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081999.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - 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) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218684.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218683.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208750.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1208749.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1082000.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081999.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) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB22-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).