Bills & Legislation

Celebrating the life of George Otis Mead III.

Celebrating the life of George Otis Mead III.

Terry L. AustinRepublican

Commending Colonel Donald Caldwell, USAR.

Commending Colonel Donald Caldwell, USAR.

Terry L. AustinRepublican

Commending the Southern Virginia University men's volleyball team.

Commending the Southern Virginia University men's volleyball team.

Terry L. AustinRepublican

Celebrating the life of Charles Frederick Downs.

Celebrating the life of Charles Frederick Downs.

Ellen H. McLaughlinRepublican

Commending the Friends of Dyke Marsh.

Commending the Friends of Dyke Marsh.

Paul E. KrizekDemocrat

Commending Katie Register.

Commending Katie Register.

Paul E. KrizekDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Mattie L. Palmore.

Celebrating the life of Mattie L. Palmore.

Paul E. KrizekDemocrat

Day of Remembrance for Victims of Lynching in Virginia.

Day of Remembrance for Victims of Lynching in Virginia. Designates April 13, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as a Day of Remembrance for Victims of Lynching in Virginia. This resolution is a recommendation of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission.

Delores L. McQuinnDemocrat

Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Sylvester L. Turner.

Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Sylvester L. Turner.

Delores L. McQuinnDemocrat

Long QT Syndrome Awareness Day.

Long QT Syndrome Awareness Day. Designates May 9, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Long QT Syndrome Awareness Day in Virginia.

Eric PhillipsRepublican

Commending Cardell Patillo, DHA.

Commending Cardell Patillo, DHA.

Don ScottDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Gladys Mae West.

Celebrating the life of Gladys Mae West.

Joshua G. ColeDemocrat

Commending the Virginia Society for Clinical Social Workers.

Commending the Virginia Society for Clinical Social Workers.

Leslie Chambers MehtaDemocrat

Commending Walter Samson Howard III.

Commending Walter Samson Howard III.

James A. "Jay" LeftwichRepublican

Commending Patricia Y. King, M.D.

Commending Patricia Y. King, M.D.

James A. "Jay" LeftwichRepublican

Commending the Rappahannock High School football team.

Commending the Rappahannock High School football team.

Hillary Pugh KentRepublican

Celebrating the life of Robert Bernard Keyser, Jr.

Celebrating the life of Robert Bernard Keyser, Jr.

Hillary Pugh KentRepublican

Commending the Save Brookvale History Committee.

Commending the Save Brookvale History Committee.

Hillary Pugh KentRepublican

Commending CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.

Commending CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc.

Israel D. O'QuinnRepublican

Commending the Rotary Club of Front Royal.

Commending the Rotary Club of Front Royal.

Delores OatesRepublican

Birthplace of American Cuisine Day; designates as April 27, 2026, & each succeeding year thereafter.

Birthplace of American Cuisine Day. Designates April 27, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Birthplace of American Cuisine Day in Virginia.

Anne Ferrell TataRepublican

Make-A-Will Month; designating as August 2026 and each succeeding year thereafter.

Make-A-Will Month. Designates August, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Make-A-Will Month in Virginia.

Marcia S. "Cia" PriceDemocrat

Immunization Awareness Month; designating as August 2026 and each succeeding year thereafter.

Immunization Awareness Month. Designates August, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Immunization Awareness Month in Virginia.

Marcia S. "Cia" PriceDemocrat

Non-Apparent Disabilities Awareness Wk; designating 3rd full week of Oct 2026 & each succeeding yr.

Invisible Disabilities Awareness Week. Designates the third full week of October, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Invisible Disabilities Awareness Week in Virginia.

Marcia S. "Cia" PriceDemocrat

Higher education; JLARC to study options to improve affordability for students.

Study; JLARC; public institutions of higher education; options to improve affordability for students; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study options and provide updated recommendations to improve the affordability of higher education for students in the Commonwealth.

Destiny LeVere BollingDemocrat

Hampton Rds.; joint subcommittee to study public transit systems to ensure it meets needs of region.

Study; joint subcommittee; public transit in Hampton Roads; report. Creates a 13-member joint subcommittee for a two-year study on options for providing long-term, sustainable, and dedicated operations and capital funding with cost-containment controls to ensure that the public transit systems that serve Hampton Roads, including all modes of Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) service, local and express bus, light rail, passenger ferry, paratransit, on-demand microtransit, and seasonal trolley and shuttle services, other ridesharing and commuter programs, and any future modes of public transportation or mobility services that may be developed to serve the Hampton Roads region, meet the growing public transit needs of the region.

Alex Q. AskewDemocrat

General Assembly; 2026 Session schedule.

General Assembly; 2026 Session schedule. Establishes a schedule for the conduct of business coming before the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly of Virginia.

Charniele L. HerringDemocrat

General Assembly; establishes a schedule for prefiling period for 2027 Regular Session.

General Assembly; 2027 Session prefiling schedule. Establishes a schedule for the prefiling period for the 2027 Regular Session of the General Assembly of Virginia.

Charniele L. HerringDemocrat

General Assembly; establishing an inaugural committee.

Establishing an inaugural committee.

Charniele L. HerringDemocrat

Higher educational institutions; JLARC to study artificial intelligence use policies.

Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; artificial intelligence use policies in place at institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the artificial intelligence use policies in place at institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth and evaluate each policy in terms of how it addresses academic integrity, data privacy, equity and access, transparency, and faculty autonomy and instructional agency. JLARC is further directed to develop a model policy for AI use in institutions of higher education, as well as to make recommendations for AI tools, curricula, and other resources for inclusion in a statewide clearinghouse for educators, students, and the public at large.

Amy J. LauferDemocrat

Myocarditis Awareness Month; designating as April 2026 and in each succeeding year thereafter.

Myocarditis Awareness Month. Designates April, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Myocarditis Awareness Month in Virginia.

C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.Democrat

Qualifying vehicles, certain; Dept. of Tax. to study options for abolishing personal property tax.

Study; Department of Taxation; options for abolishing the personal property taxation of certain qualifying vehicles; report. Directs the Department of Taxation to study options for abolishing the personal property taxation of certain qualifying vehicles and to evaluate alternative local revenue sources in order to account for the shortfall in local tax revenues that will result from the abolition of such tax.

Lily V. FranklinDemocrat

Internet Safety & Online Predator Awareness Day; designating as August 1, 2026 & each succeeding yr.

Internet Safety and Online Predator Awareness Day. Designates August 1, in 2026 and each succeeding year, as Internet Safety and Online Predator Awareness Day in Virginia.

Wendell S. WalkerRepublican

General Assembly; notifying Governor of organization.

Notifying the Governor of organization.

Charniele L. HerringDemocrat

Housing projects; JLARC to study zoning restrictions and permitting and approval processes.

Study; JLARC; housing projects; zoning restrictions and permitting and approval processes; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study local zoning ordinances and permitting and approval processes for housing projects. The resolution additionally directs JLARC to provide recommendations to address regulations, ordinances, and processes that inhibit the approval and construction of multi-family or smaller square-footage housing projects in order to improve access to more affordable housing for residents of the Commonwealth.

JJ SinghDemocrat

Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, 16-year-olds permitted to vote.

Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters; 16-year-olds permitted to vote. Provides that, notwithstanding the requirement that a voter shall be 18 years of age, any person who is 16 years of age or older and is otherwise qualified to vote shall be permitted to register to vote and to vote in local elections.

Jackie H. GlassDemocrat

Winter Salt Week; designating week of fourth Monday in January 2027 and each succeeding year.

Winter Salt Week. Designates the week of the fourth Monday in January, in 2027 and in each succeeding year, as Winter Salt Week in Virginia.

Kathy K.L. TranDemocrat

Eliza Kortright Monroe Hay Day.

Eliza Kortright Monroe Hay Day. Designates May 21, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Eliza Kortright Monroe Hay Day in Virginia.

Anne Ferrell TataRepublican

Celebrating the life of William J. Martin.

Celebrating the life of William J. Martin.

Rae CousinsDemocrat

Commending the Families of the Wounded Fund.

Commending the Families of the Wounded Fund.

Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.Republican

Commending the Honorable Robert G. MacDonald.

Commending the Honorable Robert G. MacDonald.

James A. "Jay" LeftwichRepublican

Celebrating the life of Anthony L. Bennett, Sr.

Celebrating the life of Anthony L. Bennett, Sr.

Nicole ColeDemocrat

599 funding; effects of revising distribution to distressed localities with high crime rates, etc.

Study; JLARC; potential effects of revising the distribution of 599 funding to distressed localities with high crime and poverty rates; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the potential effects of revising the distribution of 599 funding to distressed localities with high crime and poverty rates.

Kimberly Pope AdamsDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Earl Cole.

Celebrating the life of Earl Cole.

James W. MorefieldRepublican

Celebrating the life of Jeremy Lewis Hall.

Celebrating the life of Jeremy Lewis Hall.

Mitchell CornettRepublican

Commending the Old Fiddler's Convention.

Commending the Old Fiddler's Convention.

Mitchell CornettRepublican

Commending the Rural Retreat Volunteer Fire Department.

Commending the Rural Retreat Volunteer Fire Department.

Mitchell CornettRepublican