# Virginia SB571: Disabled Veterans Family Passport; established, free entry into state parks and discounted services.

Virginia SB571, Disabled Veterans Family Passport; established, free entry into state parks and discounted services., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-07-21 (Continued from last session) (as of 2026-10-11).

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- As of: 2026-10-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB571
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Disabled Veterans Family Passport; established, free entry into state parks and discounted services.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Finance and Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Department of Conservation and Recreation; Disabled Veteran's Family Passport; free entry into state parks and discounted services. Directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to establish a Disabled Veteran's Family Passport that entitles the bearer to enter state parks in the Commonwealth without the payment of a parking or admission fee. The bill provides that the Passport will be issued upon request to any immediate family member, as defined in the bill, of a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who provides certain documentation to the Department. The bill authorizes the Department to require passport holders to re-certify such documentation no more than once every five years.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Continued to 2027 in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB571) (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104841D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229694.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229693.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229694.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1229693.PDF)

## Related
- [SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB844-2027)
- [HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1535-2027)
- [HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1534-2027)
- [SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB843-2027)
- [SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB842-2027)
- [SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion Sta…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB840-2027)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB571-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).