# Virginia SB65: Virginia Personnel Act; certain Department of Elections officers and employees not exempt.

Virginia SB65, Virginia Personnel Act; certain Department of Elections officers and employees not exempt., is a 2027 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic); 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 SB65
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2027 Regular Session
- Title: Virginia Personnel Act; certain Department of Elections officers and employees not exempt.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-16
- Last action: 2026-07-21, Continued from last session
- Sponsor: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Privileges and Elections
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Virginia Personnel Act; certain Department of Elections officers and employees not exempt. Excludes the Department of Elections from the provision of the Virginia Personnel Act that exempts employees of executive branch agencies who have accepted serving in the capacity of chief deputy, or equivalent, and of a confidential assistant for policy or administration.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-21: Continued from last session (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Continued to 2027 in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB65) (Senate)
- 2025-12-16: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2025-12-16: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101013D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231019.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231018.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB844: Licensed clinical psychologists; prescriptive authority; report. (in committee)
- HB1535: Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of statements. (introduced)
- HB1534: School service providers; deletion of student and family personal information. (introduced)
- SB843: Data centers; state permitting, local approval, moratorium, sunset. (in committee)
- SB842: High school student athletes; eligibility, enrollment. (in committee)
- SB840: Corrections, Director of the Department of; placement of inmates, Red Onion State Prison. (in committee)

## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231019.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1231018.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-SB65-2027 (as of 2026-10-11).