VA HB 312

• Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegieprimary
• May Nivarcosponsor
• Leslie Chambers Mehtacosponsor
• Destiny LeVere Bollingcosponsor
• Phil M. Hernandezcosponsor
• Rozia A. Henson, Jr.cosponsor
• Dan I. Helmercosponsor
• Elizabeth R. Guzmancosponsor
• Charlie Schmidtcosponsor
• Michael B. Fegganscosponsor
• Kelly K. Convirs-Fowlercosponsor
• Nadarius E. Clarkcosponsor
• Alex Q. Askewcosponsor
• Jessica L. Andersoncosponsor
• Jeion A. Wardcosponsor
• Bonita G. Anthonycosponsor
• Lily V. Franklincosponsor

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1. 2026-01-09

   Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103593D

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2. 2026-01-09

   Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce

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3. 2026-01-19

   Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #2

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4. 2026-01-22

   House subcommittee offered

5. 2026-01-22

   Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)

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6. 2026-01-27

   Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute (22-Y 0-N)

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7. 2026-01-27

   Committee substitute printed 26106020D-H1

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8. 2026-01-29

   Read first time

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9. 2026-01-30

   Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar

10. 2026-01-30

    Read second time

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11. 2026-01-30

    committee substitute agreed to

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12. 2026-01-30

    Engrossed by House - committee substitute

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13. 2026-02-02

    Read third time and passed House (96-Y 3-N 0-A)

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14. 2026-02-03

    Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)

15. 2026-02-03

    Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

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16. 2026-02-03

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB312)

17. 2026-02-23

    Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)

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18. 2026-02-24

    Committee substitute printed 26108327D-S1

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19. 2026-02-25

    Rules suspended

20. 2026-02-25

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

21. 2026-02-25

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

22. 2026-02-26

    Read third time

    reading-3

23. 2026-02-26

    Commerce and Labor Substitute agreed to

24. 2026-02-26

    Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute

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25. 2026-02-26

    Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

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26. 2026-02-26

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB312)

27. 2026-03-02

    Passed by for the day

28. 2026-03-03

    Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 97-N 0-A)

29. 2026-03-03

    Reconsideration of Senate substitute rejected by House

30. 2026-03-03

    Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 2-N 0-A)

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31. 2026-03-10

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB312)

32. 2026-03-10

    Enrolled

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33. 2026-03-10

    Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB312ER)

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34. 2026-03-10

    Signed by Speaker

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35. 2026-03-10

    Signed by President

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36. 2026-03-14

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

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37. 2026-03-14

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

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38. 2026-04-13

    Governor's recommendation received by House

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• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute

  2026-01-22 · pass · 7-0

  Member-level votes (7)

  • Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
  • Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
  • Dan I. Helmer: yes
  • Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
  • Michael B. Feggans: yes
  • Chris S. Runion: yes
  • Jason S. Ballard: yes

• Reported from Labor and Commerce with substitute

  2026-01-27 · pass · 22-0

  Member-level votes (22)

  • Jeion A. Ward: yes
  • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
  • Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
  • Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: yes
  • Dan I. Helmer: yes
  • Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
  • Irene Shin: yes
  • Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
  • Michael B. Feggans: yes
  • Nadarius E. Clark: yes
  • Rae Cousins: yes
  • Bonita G. Anthony: yes
  • Laura Jane Cohen: yes
  • JJ Singh: yes
  • May Nivar: yes
  • Terry G. Kilgore: yes
  • Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
  • Michael J. Webert: yes
  • Tony O. Wilt: yes
  • Chris S. Runion: yes
  • Jason S. Ballard: yes
  • Wren M. Williams: yes

• H VOTE:

  2026-02-02 · pass · 96-3

  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: no
  • 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: no
  • 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: no
  • 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 Commerce and Labor with substitute

  2026-02-23 · pass · 15-0

  Member-level votes (15)

  • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
  • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
  • L. Louise Lucas: yes
  • David W. Marsden: yes
  • Scott A. Surovell: yes
  • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
  • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
  • Mamie E. Locke: yes
  • Bill DeSteph: yes
  • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
  • Mark J. Peake: yes
  • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
  • Lamont Bagby: yes
  • Richard H. Stuart: yes
  • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes

• Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)

  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

• Passage R

  2026-02-26 · 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

• H VOTE:

  2026-03-03 · fail · 1-97

  Member-level votes (99)

  • Jessica L. Anderson: no
  • Bonita G. Anthony: no
  • Alex Q. Askew: no
  • Terry L. Austin: no
  • Jason S. Ballard: no
  • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: no
  • Gretchen M. Bulova: no
  • Katrina Callsen: not voting
  • Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: no
  • Betsy B. Carr: no
  • Stacey Annie Carroll: no
  • Mike A. Cherry: no
  • Nadarius E. Clark: no
  • Laura Jane Cohen: no
  • Joshua G. Cole: no
  • Nicole Cole: no
  • Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: no
  • Mitchell Cornett: no
  • Rae Cousins: no
  • Will Davis: no
  • Karrie K. Delaney: no
  • Lindsey Dougherty: no
  • Mark C. Downey: no
  • Michael B. Feggans: no
  • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: no
  • Lily V. Franklin: no
  • Margaret A. Franklin: no
  • Debra D. Gardner: no
  • Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: no
  • Jackie H. Glass: no
  • Timothy P. Griffin: no
  • Elizabeth R. Guzman: no
  • Karen Hamilton: no
  • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: no
  • Dan I. Helmer: yes
  • Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: no
  • Phil M. Hernandez: no
  • Charniele L. Herring: no
  • M. Keith Hodges: no
  • Patrick A. Hope: no
  • Hillary Pugh Kent: no
  • Karen Keys-Gamarra: no
  • Terry G. Kilgore: no
  • Paul E. Krizek: no
  • Amy J. Laufer: no
  • James A. "Jay" Leftwich: no
  • Destiny LeVere Bolling: no
  • Alfonso H. Lopez: no
  • Michelle Lopes Maldonado: no
  • Marty Martinez: no
  • John Chilton McAuliff: no
  • Adele Y. McClure: no
  • Garrett McGuire: no
  • Ellen H. McLaughlin: no
  • Joseph P. McNamara: no
  • Kirk McPike: no
  • Delores L. McQuinn: no
  • Leslie Chambers Mehta: no
  • James W. Morefield: no
  • May Nivar: no
  • Delores Oates: no
  • Israel D. O'Quinn: no
  • Justin Pence: no
  • Eric Phillips: no
  • Kimberly Pope Adams: no
  • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: no
  • Sam Rasoul: no
  • Atoosa R. Reaser: no
  • David A. Reid: no
  • Chris S. Runion: no
  • Charlie Schmidt: no
  • Don Scott: no
  • Phillip A. Scott: no
  • Holly M. Seibold: no
  • Briana D. Sewell: no
  • Irene Shin: no
  • Marcus B. Simon: no
  • Shelly A. Simonds: no
  • JJ Singh: no
  • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: no
  • Anne Ferrell Tata: no
  • Joshua E. Thomas: no
  • Virgil Thornton: no
  • Luke E. Torian: no
  • Kathy K.L. Tran: no
  • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: no
  • Wendell S. Walker: no
  • Jeion A. Ward: no
  • R. Lee Ware: no
  • Vivian E. Watts: no
  • Michael J. Webert: no
  • Madison Whittle: no
  • Bill Wiley: no
  • Rodney T. Willett: no
  • Wren M. Williams: no
  • Tony O. Wilt: no
  • Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: no
  • Scott A. Wyatt: no
  • Eric R. Zehr: no

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