Bills & Legislation

Governor; confirming appointments.

Confirming Governor's appointments; January 12. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly January 12, 2026.

Aaron R. RouseDemocrat

Governor; confirming appointments.

Confirming Governor's appointments; May 30. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly May 30, 2025.

Aaron R. RouseDemocrat

Governor; confirming appointments.

Confirming Governor's appointments; December 1. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly December 1, 2025.

Aaron R. RouseDemocrat

Governor; confirming appointments.

Confirming Governor's appointments; January 16. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly January 16, 2026.

Aaron R. RouseDemocrat

Commending the Midlothian High School music program.

Commending the Midlothian High School music program.

Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.Republican

Commending the Midlothian High School boys' tennis team.

Commending the Midlothian High School boys' tennis team.

Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.Republican

Commending the Midlothian High School softball team.

Commending the Midlothian High School softball team.

Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.Republican

Commending Izaak Brown and Cole Lafors.

Commending Izaak Brown and Cole Lafors.

Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.Republican

Celebrating the life of Saundra Dee Bondurant.

Celebrating the life of Saundra Dee Bondurant.

William M. Stanley, Jr.Republican

Commending David R. Hines.

Commending David R. Hines.

Ryan T. McDougleRepublican

Commending the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association.

Commending the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association.

Barbara A. FavolaDemocrat

Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers, renewable portfolio standard requirements.

Electric utilities; licensed retail suppliers; notice period for return to service. Permits an individual nonresidential retail customer of electric energy of Appalachian Power or Dominion Energy Virginia whose noncoincident peak demand exceeded five megawatts during the most recent calendar year to purchase electric energy from a licensed supplier within the Commonwealth. Currently, such a customer may only purchase electric energy from a licensed supplier if the customer's peak demand did not exceed one percent of the incumbent electric utility's peak load during the most recent calendar year unless the customer had a noncoincident peak demand of more than 90 megawatts. The bill changes from five years to eighteen months the advance notice period required for such a customer to return to service by an incumbent electric utility. This bill is identical to HB 921.

David R. SuetterleinRepublican

Community Builders Pilot Program; name change, statewide demonstration model site, repeals sunset.

Community Builders Pilot Program; name change; sunset repeal; statewide demonstration model site. Makes permanent and renames the Community Builders Pilot Program established within Roanoke City Public Schools and Petersburg City Public Schools as the Community Builders Program (the Program). The Community Builders Pilot Program is currently set to expire on July 1, 2027. The bill also requires, with such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly for such purpose pursuant to the general appropriation act, Roanoke City Public Schools to serve as the statewide demonstration model site for the Program for the purpose of hosting interested representatives of other school divisions to observe the Program and receive training and materials from Roanoke City Public Schools in order to facilitate the replication of the Program in such other school divisions. This bill is identical to HB 1153.

David R. SuetterleinRepublican

Kratom; Virginia State Crime Commission to conduct an analysis of enforcement & regulation, report.

Virginia State Crime Commission; kratom regulation and enforcement; report.

Luther Cifers, IIIRepublican

School nurses; sickle cell disease training.

School nurses; sickle cell disease training. Directs local school divisions to require school nurses to complete, within six months of employment and at least every three years thereafter, an online or in-person course of instruction approved by the Board in collaboration with the Department of Health regarding recognition and management of sickle cell disease. This bill is identical to HB 1446.

Todd E. PillionRepublican

Contractors; regulation, solar installation companies, sale, lease, etc., of solar energy systems.

Regulation of contractors; solar installation companies; sale, lease, or power purchase of solar energy systems; civil penalty. Authorizes the Board for Contractors (the Board) to require specific contract provisions and disclosures relating to the sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system, as defined in the bill. The bill requires a sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system to have a written contract that includes specific provisions related to the solar installation company, system design and performance or production guarantees, and information related to invoices and payments. The bill includes several mandatory disclosures to be included with a sale, lease, or power purchase agreement for a residential solar energy system. Under the bill, a willful violation of such requirements shall be subject to a civil penalty of no more than $2,500 per violation. The bill also directs the Board to adopt regulations and update existing regulations to implement the provisions of the bill by January 1, 2027. The remaining provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to HB 1439.

Lamont BagbyDemocrat

School board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution.

School board employee grievance procedure; timing of dispute resolution. Requires the grievance procedure for certain school board employees to afford a timely and fair method of the resolution of disputes arising between the school board and such employees before dismissal or other disciplinary actions, excluding suspensions. Current law requires such procedure to afford a timely and fair method of the resolution of disputes arising between the school board and such employees regarding dismissal or other disciplinary actions, excluding suspensions, but is silent on the timing of such dispute resolution. This bill is identical to HB 116.

Lamont BagbyDemocrat

Underground transmission lines; pilot program, clarifies qualifying projects, report.

Pilot program for underground transmission lines; qualifying projects; levy; report. Authorizes the State Corporation Commission, in reviewing any application submitted by a public utility for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of an electrical transmission line of 500 kilovolts filed between January 1, 2025, and July 1, 2033, to approve up to four applications for qualifying projects to be constructed in whole or in part underground as part of the pilot program for underground transmission lines and to provide an expedited review of any such application. The bill removes certain provisions related to the existing pilot program.Under the bill, a project shall be qualified if (i) the Commission finds that an engineering analysis demonstrates that it is technically feasible to place the proposed line in whole or in part underground, (ii) the application contains certain information regarding projections of project costs, (iii) the application contains evidence that the governing body of each locality in which at least a portion of the proposed line will be placed underground supports the project's inclusion in the program and agrees to meet its related funding obligations, and (iv) the Commission finds the overall cost of the project reasonable and consistent with the public interest. The bill permits the Commission to deny an application for a project that otherwise meets the criteria to qualify, provided that the Commission publicly shares its rationale for doing so.The bill requires at least 50 percent of the marginal costs, as defined in the bill, of the portion of a qualifying project chosen to be placed underground within a locality pursuant to its provisions to be paid by such locality. The bill permits such a locality to meet such requirement through imposing a levy that meets certain requirements on electric utility customers within the locality, issuing a general obligation bond subject to a referendum, allocating its own funds, or any combination of such methods. The bill extends the Commission's final report deadline for the pilot program from December 1, 2024, to December 1, 2034. This bill is identical to HB 1487.

Kannan SrinivasanDemocrat

Real property tax bills; disclosure, resource protection area.

Real property tax bills; disclosure; resource protection area.

Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

Challenges of qualified voters; duty of local electoral board to certify, civil penalty.

Elections; challenges of qualified voters; duty of local electoral board to certify; civil penalty. Provides that the certification of the results of an election is a clear ministerial duty of the local electoral boards and that a member of the local electoral board who neglects or refuses to perform such duty in accordance with law shall be subject to removal proceedings by the State Board of Elections and assessed a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000. The bill also authorizes the State Board of Elections to intervene and carry out the duties related to election certification in the event a local electoral board fails or refuses to do so. Additionally, the bill prohibits challenges to a voter's qualification to vote from any person who is not an officer of election.

Kannan SrinivasanDemocrat

Vulnerable road user safety zones; VDOT to develop criteria & recommendations for designation.

Department of Transportation; criteria and recommendations for the potential designation of vulnerable road user safety zones; report. Requires the Department of Transportation to develop criteria and recommendations for the potential designation of vulnerable road user safety zones in the Commonwealth in areas that have experienced elevated rates of crashes, injuries, or fatalities involving pedestrians or cyclists. The bill requires the Department to submit a report with its criteria and any recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Transportation and the House Committees on Appropriations and Transportation no later than November 1, 2026.

Kannan SrinivasanDemocrat

Open containers; prohibition on consumption and possession in the passenger area of motor vehicles.

Open containers; prohibition on consumption and possession in the passenger area of motor vehicles.

Danica A. RoemDemocrat

Solid Rocket Motor Manufacturing Grant Fund; created.

Solid Rocket Motor Manufacturing Grant Fund. Establishes the Solid Rocket Motor Manufacturing Grant Fund to provide grant installment awards between July 1, 2027, and July 1, 2046, in an amount not to exceed $6 million per fiscal year and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $97,723,000 to a qualified company that (i) engages in the manufacture of solid rocket motors, (ii) executes a memorandum of understanding with the Commonwealth, and (iii) is expected to make a capital investment of at least $537,570,000 and create and maintain at least 1,546 new full-time jobs. This bill is identical to HB 1531.

L. Louise LucasDemocrat

Transformer Manufacturing Expansion Grant Fund; created.

Transformer Manufacturing Expansion Grant Fund. Establishes the Transformer Manufacturing Expansion Grant Fund to provide grant installment awards between July 1, 2027, and July 1, 2041, in an amount not to exceed $5.1 million per fiscal year and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $60 million, to a qualified company that (i) engages in the manufacture of electrical transformers, (ii) executes a memorandum of understanding with the Commonwealth, and (iii) is expected to make a capital investment of at least $301 million and create and maintain at least 1,185 new full-time jobs.

L. Louise LucasDemocrat

Constitutional amendment (second reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom.

Constitutional amendment (second reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Provides that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and that such right shall not be, directly or indirectly, denied, burdened, or infringed upon unless justified by a compelling state interest, as defined in the amendment, and achieved by the least restrictive means. The amendment specifies that, notwithstanding the other provisions of the amendment, the Commonwealth may regulate the provision of abortion care in the third trimester, provided that in no circumstance shall the Commonwealth prohibit an abortion (i) that in the professional judgment of a physician is medically indicated to protect the life or physical or mental health of the pregnant individual or (ii) when in the professional judgment of a physician the fetus is not viable.

Jennifer B. BoyskoDemocrat

Commending Historic Huntley.

Commending Historic Huntley.

Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

Commending Huntley Meadows Park.

Commending Huntley Meadows Park.

Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

Miller, Yvonne Bond; portrait thereof to be framed and placed in the Capitol.

The Honorable Yvonne Bond Miller; portrait. Authorizes the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission, in consultation with the Clerks of the Senate of Virginia and the House of Delegates, to contract for, have painted, and have appropriately framed and placed in the Capitol a portrait of the Honorable Yvonne Bond Miller. As introduced, this resolution was a recommendation of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission.

Mamie E. LockeDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Dana Fraley Gray.

Celebrating the life of Dana Fraley Gray.

Mamie E. LockeDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Norman Grayden Lineburg.

Celebrating the life of Norman Grayden Lineburg.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

Commending the Marion Senior High School girls' tennis team.

Commending the Marion Senior High School girls' tennis team.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

Celebrating the life of Brenda Mozelle Barnett Lawson.

Celebrating the life of Brenda Mozelle Barnett Lawson.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

Celebrating the life of James Wade Gilley, Sr., Ph.D.

Celebrating the life of James Wade Gilley, Sr., Ph.D.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

Commending the Richlands Area Citizens for the Arts.

Commending the Richlands Area Citizens for the Arts.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

Commemorating the life and legacy of Gene Vincent.

Commemorating the life and legacy of Gene Vincent.

Bill DeStephRepublican

Constitutional amendment (second reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote.

Constitutional amendment (second reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution shall have the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth and that such right shall not be abridged by law, except for persons who have been convicted of a felony and persons who have been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. A person who has been convicted of a felony shall not be entitled to vote during any period of incarceration for such felony conviction, but upon release from incarceration for that felony conviction and without further action required of him such person shall be invested with all political rights, including the right to vote. Currently, in order to be qualified to vote a person convicted of a felony must have his civil rights restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority. The amendment also provides that a person adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction as lacking the capacity to understand the act of voting shall not be entitled to vote during this period of incapacity until his capacity has been reestablished as prescribed by law. Currently, the Constitution provides that a person who has been adjudicated to be mentally incompetent is not qualified to vote until his competency is reestablished.

Mamie E. LockeDemocrat

Commending Angelo DiMartino.

Commending Angelo DiMartino.

Bill DeStephRepublican

Rural Affairs, Secretariat of; JLARC to study need for and feasibility of creating.

Study; JLARC; creation of Secretariat of Rural Affairs; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the need for and feasibility of creating a Secretariat of Rural Affairs in the Commonwealth.

Lashrecse D. AirdDemocrat

Celebrating the life of John S. Cheadle.

Celebrating the life of John S. Cheadle.

Richard H. StuartRepublican

Wiccocomico Pinn lineage of Northumberland County.

Wiccocomico Pinn lineage of Northumberland County. Commends the Wiccocomico Pinn lineage of Northumberland County; recognizes documented leadership, descendant families, and land continuity; and honors the contributions of Gail Janeen Smith Toliver, the Northern Neck Indigenous Heritage Council, and the Northern Neck Indigenous Heritage Foundation.

Richard H. StuartRepublican

Parole; JLARC to study expansion of discretionary eligibility.

Study; JLARC; expansion of discretionary parole eligibility; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to consult with all relevant stakeholders to study the potential impacts of expanded discretionary parole eligibility. The resolution directs JLARC to complete its first year of meetings by September 1, 2026, and to submit an interim report by March 1, 2027. Additionally, JLARC is directed to complete its second year of meetings and submit its findings and recommendations no later than December 1, 2027.

David W. MarsdenDemocrat

Commending the Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department.

Commending the Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

Constitutional amendment (second reference); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry.

Constitutional amendment (second reference); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry. Repeals the constitutional provision defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman as well as the related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015). The amendment prohibits the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from denying the issuance of a marriage license to two adult persons seeking a lawful marriage on the basis of the sex, gender, or race of such persons. The Commonwealth and its political subdivisions are required to recognize any lawful marriage between two adult persons and to treat such marriages equally under the law, regardless of the sex, gender, or race of such persons.

Adam P. EbbinDemocrat

Commending the Montgomery County Emergency Assistance Program.

Commending the Montgomery County Emergency Assistance Program.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

Washington County; DCR to study feasibility of establishing a state park in Holston River watershed.

Study; Department of Conservation and Recreation; state park in Washington County; report. Requests the Department of Conservation and Recreation to study the feasibility of establishing a state park in Washington County at the Mendota Trail and Abrams Falls located within the Holston River Watershed.

Todd E. PillionRepublican

Celebrating the life of Gloria Olderog Webb.

Celebrating the life of Gloria Olderog Webb.

L. Louise LucasDemocrat

Commending Pamelia Henriksen.

Commending Pamelia Henriksen.

Barbara A. FavolaDemocrat