# Virginia HJ317: General Assembly; Governor to call special session, establishing a schedule for conduct of business.

Virginia HJ317, General Assembly; Governor to call special session, establishing a schedule for conduct of business., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Charniele L. Herring (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2026-04-13 (Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ317ER)) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HJ317-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HJ317
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: General Assembly; Governor to call special session, establishing a schedule for conduct of business.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-14
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ317ER)
- Sponsor: Charniele L. Herring (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (129 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Applying to the Governor to call a special session and establishing a schedule for the conduct of business coming before such special session.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Charniele L. Herring (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-14 | House | Agreed to by House | pass | 91 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-14 | Senate | Rules suspended | pass | 38 | 0 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-04-13: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ317ER) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Rules suspended (38-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Agreed to by House (91-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Engrossed by House (House)
- 2026-03-14: Taken up for immediate consideration (House)
- 2026-03-14: Presented and ordered printed 26110098D (House)
- 2026-03-14: Agreed to by Senate (28-Y 9-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Taken up for immediate consideration (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Senator McDougle Amendment withdrawn (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217171.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217170.PDF)
- Amendment, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212942.HTML)
- Introduced, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212684.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212683.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/1217171.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1217170.PDF)
- [Amendment (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212942.HTML)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212684.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212683.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-HJ317-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).