# Virginia HJ500: Election Worker Appreciation Day.

Virginia HJ500, Election Worker Appreciation Day., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by W. Chad Green (Republican); status adopted, last action 2025-03-17 (Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ500ER)) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HJ500-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HJ500
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Election Worker Appreciation Day.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-03-17, Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ500ER)
- Sponsor: W. Chad Green (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (150 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Election Worker Appreciation Day. Designates the Tuesday after the November General Election, in 2025 and in each succeeding year, as Election Worker Appreciation Day in Virginia.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: W. Chad Green (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-17 | Senate | Reading waived Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Reported from Rules (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | House | Agreed to by House Block Vote | pass | 96 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | House | Reported from Rules | pass | 15 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-03-17: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ500ER) (House)
- 2025-02-18: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Read third time (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Reading waived Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from Rules (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee on Rules (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Agreed to by House Block Vote (96-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-02-03: Engrossed by House (House)
- 2025-02-03: Taken up (House)
- 2025-01-29: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2025-01-16: Referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-01-16: Presented and ordered printed 25100069D (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-03-17: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070587.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070586.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021937.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021936.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
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070587.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1070586.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021937.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1021936.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-HJ500-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).