# Virginia HB2280: New Americans Advisory Board, Office of; increase in membership.

Virginia HB2280, New Americans Advisory Board, Office of; increase in membership., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Owen (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-30 (Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2779-Shin (Voice Vote)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2280-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB2280
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: New Americans Advisory Board, Office of; increase in membership.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-30, Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2779-Shin (Voice Vote)
- Sponsor: David Owen (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Office of New Americans Advisory Board; increase in membership. Increases from 18 to 21 the number of nonlegislative citizen members of the Office of New Americans Advisory Board and adds the Secretaries of Commerce and Trade, Education, Health and Human Resources, Labor, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Transportation as ex officio members with nonvoting privileges. This bill was incorporated into HB 2279.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Owen (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2779-Shin (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Incorporated by General Laws (HB2779-Shin) (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-01-30: Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2779-Shin (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2025-01-30: Incorporated by General Laws (HB2779-Shin) (Voice Vote) (House)
- 2025-01-27: Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process (House)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102544D (House)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102544D (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016263.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016262.PDF)

## Related bills

- HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care. (adopted)
- SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty. (failed)
- HB1746: Public safety officer; definition. (failed)
- HB1600: Budget Bill. (failed)
- SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. (failed)
- HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. (to governor)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016263.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1016262.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB2280-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).