VA HB 135

• Marcus B. Simonprimary

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1. 2026-01-03

   Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102302D

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2. 2026-01-03

   Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns

   referral-committee

3. 2026-01-12

   Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB135)

4. 2026-01-20

   Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2

   referral-committee

5. 2026-01-22

   Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

6. 2026-01-23

   Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (20-Y 0-N)

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7. 2026-01-27

   Read first time

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8. 2026-01-28

   Read second time and engrossed

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9. 2026-01-29

   Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

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10. 2026-01-30

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

11. 2026-01-30

    Referred to Committee on Local Government

    referral-committee

12. 2026-02-23

    Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)

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13. 2026-02-24

    Rules suspended

14. 2026-02-24

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)

15. 2026-02-24

    Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

16. 2026-02-25

    Read third time

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17. 2026-02-25

    Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

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18. 2026-03-02

    Enrolled

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19. 2026-03-02

    Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB135ER)

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20. 2026-03-02

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB135)

21. 2026-03-02

    Signed by Speaker

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22. 2026-03-02

    Signed by President

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23. 2026-03-10

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026

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24. 2026-03-10

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

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25. 2026-03-31

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 41 (effective 7/1/2026)

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26. 2026-03-31

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0041)

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• Subcommittee recommends reporting

  2026-01-22 · pass · 8-0

  Member-level votes (8)

  • Briana D. Sewell: yes
  • Shelly A. Simonds: yes
  • Laura Jane Cohen: yes
  • Virgil Thornton: yes
  • Nicole Cole: yes
  • Garrett McGuire: yes
  • James W. Morefield: yes
  • M. Keith Hodges: yes

• Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns

  2026-01-23 · pass · 20-0

  Member-level votes (22)

  • Dan I. Helmer: yes
  • Briana D. Sewell: yes
  • Irene Shin: yes
  • Shelly A. Simonds: yes
  • Alex Q. Askew: yes
  • Laura Jane Cohen: yes
  • Marty Martinez: not voting
  • Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
  • Mark C. Downey: yes
  • May Nivar: yes
  • Virgil Thornton: yes
  • Jessica L. Anderson: yes
  • Nicole Cole: yes
  • Margaret A. Franklin: yes
  • Garrett McGuire: yes
  • Barry D. Knight: not voting
  • James W. Morefield: yes
  • M. Keith Hodges: yes
  • Joseph P. McNamara: yes
  • Scott A. Wyatt: yes
  • Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
  • Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes

• H VOTE:

  2026-01-29 · pass · 99-0

  Member-level votes (100)

  • Jessica L. Anderson: yes
  • Bonita G. Anthony: yes
  • Alex Q. Askew: yes
  • Terry L. Austin: yes
  • Jason S. Ballard: yes
  • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
  • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
  • Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
  • Katrina Callsen: yes
  • Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
  • Betsy B. Carr: yes
  • Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
  • Mike A. Cherry: yes
  • Nadarius E. Clark: yes
  • Laura Jane Cohen: yes
  • Joshua G. Cole: yes
  • Nicole Cole: yes
  • Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
  • Mitchell Cornett: yes
  • Rae Cousins: yes
  • Will Davis: yes
  • Karrie K. Delaney: yes
  • Lindsey Dougherty: yes
  • Mark C. Downey: yes
  • Michael B. Feggans: yes
  • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
  • Lily V. Franklin: yes
  • Margaret A. Franklin: yes
  • Debra D. Gardner: yes
  • Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: yes
  • Jackie H. Glass: yes
  • Timothy P. Griffin: yes
  • Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
  • Karen Hamilton: yes
  • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
  • Dan I. Helmer: yes
  • Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
  • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
  • Charniele L. Herring: yes
  • M. Keith Hodges: yes
  • Patrick A. Hope: yes
  • Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
  • Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
  • Terry G. Kilgore: yes
  • Barry D. Knight: not voting
  • Paul E. Krizek: yes
  • Amy J. Laufer: yes
  • James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
  • Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
  • Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
  • Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
  • Marty Martinez: yes
  • John Chilton McAuliff: yes
  • Adele Y. McClure: yes
  • Garrett McGuire: yes
  • Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
  • Joseph P. McNamara: yes
  • Delores L. McQuinn: yes
  • Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
  • James W. Morefield: yes
  • May Nivar: yes
  • Delores Oates: yes
  • Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
  • Justin Pence: yes
  • Eric Phillips: yes
  • Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
  • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
  • Sam Rasoul: yes
  • Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
  • David A. Reid: yes
  • Chris S. Runion: yes
  • Charlie Schmidt: yes
  • Don Scott: yes
  • Phillip A. Scott: yes
  • Holly M. Seibold: yes
  • Briana D. Sewell: yes
  • Irene Shin: yes
  • Marcus B. Simon: yes
  • Shelly A. Simonds: yes
  • JJ Singh: yes
  • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
  • Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
  • Joshua E. Thomas: yes
  • Virgil Thornton: yes
  • Luke E. Torian: yes
  • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
  • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
  • Wendell S. Walker: yes
  • Jeion A. Ward: yes
  • R. Lee Ware: yes
  • Vivian E. Watts: yes
  • Michael J. Webert: yes
  • Madison Whittle: yes
  • Bill Wiley: yes
  • Rodney T. Willett: yes
  • Wren M. Williams: yes
  • Tony O. Wilt: yes
  • Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: yes
  • Scott A. Wyatt: yes
  • Eric R. Zehr: yes

• Reported from Local Government

  2026-02-23 · pass · 15-0

  Member-level votes (15)

  • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
  • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
  • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
  • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
  • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
  • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
  • Danica A. Roem: yes
  • Angelia Williams Graves: yes
  • Tara A. Durant: yes
  • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
  • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
  • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
  • Luther Cifers, III: yes
  • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
  • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes

• Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)

  2026-02-24 · pass · 39-0

  Member-level votes (40)

  • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
  • Lamont Bagby: yes
  • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
  • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
  • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
  • Luther Cifers, III: yes
  • Christie New Craig: yes
  • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
  • Bill DeSteph: yes
  • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
  • Tara A. Durant: yes
  • Barbara A. Favola: yes
  • Timmy French: yes
  • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
  • Christopher T. Head: yes
  • Michael J. Jones: yes
  • Emily M. Jordan: yes
  • Mamie E. Locke: yes
  • L. Louise Lucas: yes
  • David W. Marsden: yes
  • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
  • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
  • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
  • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
  • Mark J. Peake: yes
  • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
  • Russet Perry: yes
  • Todd E. Pillion: yes
  • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
  • Danica A. Roem: yes
  • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
  • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
  • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
  • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
  • Richard H. Stuart: not voting
  • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
  • David R. Suetterlein: yes
  • Scott A. Surovell: yes
  • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
  • Angelia Williams Graves: yes

• Passage R

  2026-02-25 · pass · 40-0

  Member-level votes (40)

  • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
  • Lamont Bagby: yes
  • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
  • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
  • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
  • Luther Cifers, III: yes
  • Christie New Craig: yes
  • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
  • Bill DeSteph: yes
  • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
  • Tara A. Durant: yes
  • Barbara A. Favola: yes
  • Timmy French: yes
  • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
  • Christopher T. Head: yes
  • Michael J. Jones: yes
  • Emily M. Jordan: yes
  • Mamie E. Locke: yes
  • L. Louise Lucas: yes
  • David W. Marsden: yes
  • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
  • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
  • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
  • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
  • Mark J. Peake: yes
  • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
  • Russet Perry: yes
  • Todd E. Pillion: yes
  • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
  • Danica A. Roem: yes
  • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
  • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
  • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
  • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
  • Richard H. Stuart: yes
  • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
  • David R. Suetterlein: yes
  • Scott A. Surovell: yes
  • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
  • Angelia Williams Graves: yes

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