VA HB 610

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Commonwealth Food Security and Coordination Act; established, report.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did VA HB 610 pass?

The current status of VA HB 610 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Left in Committee Appropriations

What is VA HB 610 about?

Commonwealth Food Security and Coordination Act established. Establishes the Commonwealth Food Security and Coordination Act to coordinate state-level food security responses during federal nutrition benefit interruptions, natural disasters, and other emergencies affecting household food access. Under the bill, the Department of Social Services, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and the Department of Emergency Management are directed to work together to coordinate the provisions of the Act.

Who sponsors VA HB 610?

Bonita G. Anthony is the primary sponsor of VA HB 610, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-13
Latest action: 2026-02-18 — Left in Committee Appropriations
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-13
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103380D
filing,introduction
2026-01-13
Referred to Committee on General Laws
referral-committee
2026-01-27
Referred from General Laws and referred to Health and Human Services (Voice Vote)
referral-committee
2026-01-27
Assigned sub: Behavioral Health
referral-committee
2026-02-04
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB610)
2026-02-05
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 1-N)
2026-02-10
Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-10
Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
referral-committee
2026-02-11
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
2026-02-18
Left in Committee Appropriations

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Subcommittee recommends reporting
2026-02-05 · pass · 7-1
Member-level votes (8)
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Joshua G. Cole: yes
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Mike A. Cherry: yes
- Phillip A. Scott: no
Reported from Health and Human Services
2026-02-10 · pass · 15-7
Member-level votes (22)
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Charniele L. Herring: yes
- Irene Shin: yes
- Joshua G. Cole: yes
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Laura Jane Cohen: yes
- Mark C. Downey: yes
- Nicole Cole: yes
- Garrett McGuire: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: no
- Wendell S. Walker: no
- Mike A. Cherry: no
- Phillip A. Scott: no
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: no
- Mitchell Cornett: no
- Wren M. Williams: no
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
2026-02-11 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Rodney T. Willett: yes
- Betsy B. Carr: yes
- Paul E. Krizek: yes
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
- Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
- M. Keith Hodges: yes
- Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB610

Attribution

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