# Virginia SB337: Virginia National Guard; reports to General Assembly, state militias, etc. Virginia SB337, Virginia National Guard; reports to General Assembly, state militias, etc., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Russet Perry (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-22 (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 0-A)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB337-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia SB337 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Virginia National Guard; reports to General Assembly, state militias, etc. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-22, House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 0-A) - Sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 13 (349 yes, 209 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Virginia National Guard; reports to the General Assembly; state militias; work group; report. Requires the Adjutant General to submit an annual report to the General Assembly detailing federal and state deployments of the Virginia National Guard and other matters relating to retention, readiness, funding, and resources. The bill prohibits the Governor from calling forth the Virginia National Guard for the purpose of intimidating, threatening, or coercing, or attempting to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, a person in giving his vote or ballot or to deter or prevent such person from voting. The bill additionally prohibits armed militia from another state, territory, or district from entering the Commonwealth for the purpose of active military duty over the objection of the Governor without meeting certain conditions. The bill allows certain members of the General Assembly to request that the Attorney General assess the legality of the deployment of the (i) National Guard of another state within the Commonwealth or (ii) Virginia National Guard. Finally, the bill directs the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs to convene a work group to assess the most appropriate manner and process by which the Governor and members of the General Assembly should respond to deployments of the Virginia National Guard. This bill is identical to HB 286. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Virginia voters protected from Guard intimidation: benefit, medium. The law bars Virginia’s Governor from calling up the National Guard to unlawfully intimidate, threaten, or coerce voters. The ban covers casting a ballot and efforts to deter or prevent voting. Attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce voters are also banned. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 21 | 18 | | | 2026-04-22 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 64 | 34 | | | 2026-03-14 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 62 | 35 | | | 2026-03-14 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 21 | 18 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Senate acceded to request | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | House substitute rejected by Senate | fail | 0 | 39 | | | 2026-02-16 | House | Passed House with substitute | pass | 62 | 34 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | Reported from Public Safety with substitute | pass | 13 | 7 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate | pass | 21 | 18 | | | 2026-01-26 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-01-21 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | 9 | 6 | | ## Actions (52) - 2026-04-22: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-04-22: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1003) (Governor) - 2026-04-22: Reenrolled bill text (SB337ER2) (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Reenrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1003 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-04-22: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-04-22: Governor's recommendation adopted (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Governor's recommendation received by Senate (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB337) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB337ER) (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB337) (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-14: Conference Report released - 2026-02-24: House Conferees: Helmer, Simon, Ballard (House) - 2026-02-24: Conferees appointed by House (House) - 2026-02-23: Senate acceded to request (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate Conferees: Perry, McPike, Reeves (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-19: House requested conference committee (House) - 2026-02-19: House insisted on substitute (House) - 2026-02-18: House substitute rejected by Senate (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Passed House with substitute (62-Y 34-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House) - 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House) - 2026-02-16: Read third time (House) - 2026-02-15: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-13: Committee substitute printed 26108003D-H1 (House) - 2026-02-13: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB337) (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (13-Y 7-N) (House) - 2026-02-03: Referred to Committee on Public Safety (House) - 2026-02-03: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-03: Placed on Calendar (House) - 2026-01-27: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Engrossed by Senate (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB337) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Passed by for the day (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N) (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100895D (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225078.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225077.PDF) - Reenrolled, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220690.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220689.PDF) - Gov Recommendation, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219148.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219152.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219151.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214486.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214485.PDF) - Conference Report, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211468.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211465.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211464.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148065.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148064.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089675.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089674.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/1225078.HTML) - [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225077.PDF) - [Reenrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220690.HTML) - [Reenrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220689.PDF) - [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219148.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219152.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219151.PDF) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214486.HTML) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214485.PDF) - [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211468.HTML) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211465.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211464.PDF) - [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148065.HTML) - [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1148064.PDF) - [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089675.HTML) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1089674.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-SB337-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).