# Virginia HJ203: First Virginia General Assembly; 250th anniversary, Williamsburg commemorative planning.

Virginia HJ203, First Virginia General Assembly; 250th anniversary, Williamsburg commemorative planning., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Terry L. Austin (Republican); status adopted, last action 2026-04-09 (Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ203ER)) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HJ203-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HJ203
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: First Virginia General Assembly; 250th anniversary, Williamsburg commemorative planning.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-27
- Last action: 2026-04-09, Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ203ER)
- Sponsor: Terry L. Austin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (156 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

First Virginia General Assembly; 250th anniversary; Williamsburg commemorative planning. Directs the Joint Rules Committee to develop plans for a special commemorative session or event involving the members of the General Assembly to be held in Williamsburg on October 7, 2026, in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the First Virginia General Assembly meeting in regular session following independence.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Terry L. Austin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Reported from Rules (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Reading waived (on 3rd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | Agreed to by House Block Vote | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | House | Reported from Rules with substitute | pass | 18 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-04-09: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ203ER) (House)
- 2026-03-13: Reported from Rules (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Reading waived (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to Committee on Rules (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Agreed to by House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-11: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-03-11: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-03-11: Taken up (House)
- 2026-03-10: Committee substitute printed 26109292D-H1 (House)
- 2026-03-06: House committee offered (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from Rules with substitute (18-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-02-27: Referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-02-27: Presented and ordered printed 26108152D (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-04-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216650.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216649.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-03-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202016.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202015.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-03-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197580.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197579.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189554.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189553.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
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216650.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216649.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202016.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1202015.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197580.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1197579.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189554.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189553.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-HJ203-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).