Bills & Legislation

Commercial Waterman Safety Week.

Commercial Waterman Safety Week. Designates the third full week of September, in 2025 and in each succeeding year, as Commercial Waterman Safety Week in Virginia.

Hillary Pugh KentRepublican

Celebrating the life of Jackie Francis Shepard, Jr.

Celebrating the life of Jackie Francis Shepard, Jr.

Phillip A. ScottRepublican

Statewide food desert mapping tool; Virginia Commission to End Hunger to establish, report.

Virginia Commission to End Hunger; statewide food desert mapping tool; report. Directs the Virginia Commission to End Hunger to establish a statewide food desert mapping tool, using geographic, socioeconomic, and demographic data to identify food deserts and food apartheid zones in the Commonwealth in order to create a comprehensive and actionable statewide food desert mapping tool. The Commission is directed to collaborate with the Departments of Health, Agriculture and Consumer Services, and Social Services, in addition to universities and nonprofit organizations with relevant experience and expertise, to build the mapping tool. Technical assistance in building the mapping tool shall be provided to the Commission by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

Bonita G. AnthonyDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Rafael Torrech III.

Celebrating the life of Rafael Torrech III.

James A. "Jay" LeftwichRepublican

Commending Debbie Rountree.

Commending Debbie Rountree.

James A. "Jay" LeftwichRepublican

Commending the Community Foundation of the New River Valley.

Commending the Community Foundation of the New River Valley.

Chris ObenshainRepublican

Celebrating the life of Holly Jennings King.

Celebrating the life of Holly Jennings King.

Chris ObenshainRepublican

Recurrent Flooding, Joint Subcommittee on; reestablished and its work continued.

Study; reestablishes the Joint Subcommittee on Recurrent Flooding; report. Reestablishes the Joint Subcommittee on Recurrent Flooding, which sunset in 2023, to continue its work through the 2026 interim.

Kelly K. Convirs-FowlerDemocrat

Commending the Glenvar High School girls' soccer team.

Commending the Glenvar High School girls' soccer team.

Chris ObenshainRepublican

Commending Marie Nave.

Commending Marie Nave.

Phillip A. ScottRepublican

Celebrating the life of John Lee Orrock.

Celebrating the life of John Lee Orrock.

Phillip A. ScottRepublican

Commending Cadet Colonel Anna Stroz, CAP.

Commending Cadet Colonel Anna Stroz, CAP.

James A. "Jay" LeftwichRepublican

Commending the Blacksburg High School golf team.

Commending the Blacksburg High School golf team.

Chris ObenshainRepublican

Commending the Auburn High School girls' soccer team.

Commending the Auburn High School girls' soccer team.

Chris ObenshainRepublican

Zero Waste Awareness Week; designating as first full week of Sept. 2025 & each succeeding year.

Zero Waste Awareness Week. Designates the first full week of September, in 2025 and in each succeeding year, as Zero Waste Awareness Week in Virginia.

Michael B. FeggansDemocrat

Litter tax; Department of Environmental Quality to study tax policy options for reforming.

Study; Department of Environmental Quality; tax policy options for reforming the litter tax; report. Requests the Department of Environmental Quality to study tax policy options for reforming the litter tax.

Paul E. KrizekDemocrat

Commending the Auburn High School golf team.

Commending the Auburn High School golf team.

Chris ObenshainRepublican

Commending the Glenvar High School boys' soccer team.

Commending the Glenvar High School boys' soccer team.

Chris ObenshainRepublican

Notifying the Governor of organization.

Notifying the Governor of organization.

Charniele L. HerringDemocrat

Commending Maurice Moody.

Commending Maurice Moody.

Phillip A. ScottRepublican

Celebrating the life of James Stuart Weston, MD.

Celebrating the life of James Stuart Weston, MD.

Chris ObenshainRepublican

Public school libraries; JLARC to study removal of books.

Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; removal of books from public school libraries; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the removal of books from public school libraries between July 1, 2020, and December 31, 2024. In conducting its study, JLARC is also directed to determine what resources exist to support school administrators in decisions concerning the removal of a book from a public school library and to report its findings by November 1, 2026.

Marcus B. SimonDemocrat

Commending Grant Holloway.

Commending Grant Holloway.

James A. "Jay" LeftwichRepublican

Commending Caleb Gilbert.

Commending Caleb Gilbert.

Chris S. RunionRepublican

Commending the Christiansburg High School softball team.

Commending the Christiansburg High School softball team.

Chris ObenshainRepublican

Commending the Blacksburg High School girls' track and field team.

Commending the Blacksburg High School girls' track and field team.

Chris ObenshainRepublican

General Assembly; establishes 2026 Regular Session prefiling schedule.

General Assembly; 2026 Session prefiling schedule. Establishes a schedule for the prefiling period for the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly of Virginia.

Charniele L. HerringDemocrat

Celebrating the life of the Honorable William R. O'Brien.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable William R. O'Brien.

Barry D. KnightRepublican

Commending Cool Stuff.

Commending Cool Stuff.

Michael B. FeggansDemocrat

Guam History and Chamorro Heritage Day; designating as first Monday in March 2025.

Guam History and Chamorro Heritage Day. Designates the first Monday in March, in 2025 and in each succeeding year, as Guam History and Chamorro Heritage Day in Virginia.

Michael B. FeggansDemocrat

Coastal storm risk management studies; non-federal sponsor contributions by localities.

Study; JLARC; non-federal sponsor contributions by localities to conduct coastal storm risk management studies; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the methodology for determining the monetary contributions by localities or other non-federal sponsors to the total cost of coastal storm risk management studies. The study also directs JLARC to determine whether a separate fund should be established to support and manage cost-share requests from non-federal sponsors for such studies.

Michael B. FeggansDemocrat

Commending the Alexandria Archaeological Commission.

Commending the Alexandria Archaeological Commission.

Elizabeth B. Bennett-ParkerDemocrat

Commending the Culpeper Sheriff's Office.

Commending the Culpeper Sheriff's Office.

Nicholas J. FreitasRepublican

Commending Donald Sullivan, Jr.

Commending Donald Sullivan, Jr.

Phillip A. ScottRepublican

Celebrating the life of Nikki Giovanni.

Celebrating the life of Nikki Giovanni.

Chris ObenshainRepublican

Commending the Roanoke Star.

Commending the Roanoke Star.

Chris ObenshainRepublican

Election Worker Appreciation Day.

Election Worker Appreciation Day. Designates the Tuesday after the November General Election, in 2025 and in each succeeding year, as Election Worker Appreciation Day in Virginia.

W. Chad GreenRepublican

Commending Torri Huske.

Commending Torri Huske.

Adele Y. McClureDemocrat

Commending M'lissa Dunn.

Commending M'lissa Dunn.

Hillary Pugh KentRepublican

Commending Valerie Pisierra.

Commending Valerie Pisierra.

Marty MartinezDemocrat

Commemorating the life and legacy of Private Oscar Cleveland Hicks, USA.

Commemorating the life and legacy of Private Oscar Cleveland Hicks, USA.

Mark L. Earley, Jr.Republican

Commending Shrine Mont.

Commending Shrine Mont.

C. Todd GilbertRepublican

Commending the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Commending the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Charniele L. HerringDemocrat

Commending the Gloucester County Branch of the NAACP.

Commending the Gloucester County Branch of the NAACP.

W. Chad GreenRepublican

Emergency Management Professionals Week.

Emergency Management Professionals Week. Designates the first full week of June, in 2025 and in each succeeding year, as Emergency Management Professionals Week in Virginia.

Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.Republican

Governor; portrait.

Governor; portrait. Establishing a committee for the purpose of commissioning a portrait of Governor Glenn Youngkin for display in the Capitol.

Charniele L. HerringDemocrat

Commending Rachel Roberts.

Commending Rachel Roberts.

Marty MartinezDemocrat