VA SB 571
Status unknownDisabled Veterans Family Passport; established, free entry into state parks and discounted services.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did VA SB 571 pass?
The current status of VA SB 571 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-03): Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
What is VA SB 571 about?
Department of Conservation and Recreation; Disabled Veteran's Family Passport; free entry into state parks and discounted services. Directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to establish a Disabled Veteran's Family Passport that entitles the bearer to enter state parks in the Commonwealth without the payment of a parking or admission fee. The bill provides that the Passport will be issued upon request to any immediate family member, as defined in the bill, of a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who provides certain documentation to the Department. The bill authorizes the Department to require passport holders to re-certify such documentation no more than once every five years.
Who sponsors VA SB 571?
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. is the primary sponsor of VA SB 571.
Description
Department of Conservation and Recreation; Disabled Veteran's Family Passport; free entry into state parks and discounted services. Directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to establish a Disabled Veteran's Family Passport that entitles the bearer to enter state parks in the Commonwealth without the payment of a parking or admission fee. The bill provides that the Passport will be issued upon request to any immediate family member, as defined in the bill, of a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who provides certain documentation to the Department. The bill authorizes the Department to require passport holders to re-certify such documentation no more than once every five years.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-14
- Latest action
- 2026-02-03 — Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.primary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-14
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104841D
filing,introduction
2026-01-14
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
referral-committee
2026-01-27
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB571)
2026-01-27
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)
committee-passage
2026-02-03
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
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Votes
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
2026-01-27 · pass · 13-1
Member-level votes (15)
- David W. Marsden: no
- Mark D. Obenshain: yes
- Richard H. Stuart: yes
- William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
- David R. Suetterlein: yes
- T. Travis Hackworth: not voting
- Angelia Williams Graves: yes
- Russet Perry: yes
- Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
- Timmy French: yes
- Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
- Danica A. Roem: yes
- Kannan Srinivasan: yes
- Michael J. Jones: yes
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations
2026-02-03 · pass · 10-5
Member-level votes (15)
- L. Louise Lucas: yes
- R. Creigh Deeds: yes
- Mamie E. Locke: yes
- David W. Marsden: yes
- Adam P. Ebbin: yes
- Ryan T. McDougle: no
- Mark D. Obenshain: no
- Richard H. Stuart: no
- Bryce E. Reeves: no
- Barbara A. Favola: yes
- Scott A. Surovell: yes
- Jeremy S. McPike: yes
- Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
- Todd E. Pillion: no
- Aaron R. Rouse: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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