# Virginia SJ209: Governor; confirming appointments.

Virginia SJ209, Governor; confirming appointments., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2026-03-14 (Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ209ER)) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SJ209-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SJ209
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Governor; confirming appointments.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-09
- Last action: 2026-03-14, Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ209ER)
- Sponsor: Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (359 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Confirming Governor's appointments; March 6. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor Abigail D. Spanberger and communicated to the General Assembly March 6, 2026.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Aaron R. Rouse (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-14 | House | Agreed to by House | pass | 96 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03-14 | House | Agreed to by House | pass | 96 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03-14 | House | Agreed to by House | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-13 | Senate | Agreed to by Senate | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-13 | House | Reported from Privileges and Elections | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Reported from Privileges and Elections | pass | 13 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-03-14: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ209ER) (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 1-A) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2026-03-14: Agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 1-A) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Taken up [except lines 16-17] (House)
- 2026-03-13: Reported from Privileges and Elections (18-Y 0-N) (House)
- 2026-03-13: Agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (House)
- 2026-03-13: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-12: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Read first time (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Reported from Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N 1-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Presented and ordered printed 26109420D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213319.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213318.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-03-09: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201672.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201671.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/1213319.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1213318.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201672.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1201671.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-SJ209-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).