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VA SB 590

in committee

Benefit awareness & access prog.; establishes, military service members transition to civilian life.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Department of Veterans Services; benefit awareness and access; program. Establishes an outreach program to ensure military service members transitioning from military to civilian life, veterans, members of the Virginia National Guard, residents of the Commonwealth in the Armed Forces Reserves, and their family members can easily access federal, state, and local benefits and other programs and services available to them. The bill requires the outcomes of such program to be published in the annual report submitted to the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, the Governor, and the General Assembly.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-28 — Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Mark J. Peakeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101454D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-21

    Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)

    committee-passage

  4. 2026-01-28

    Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Reported from General Laws and Technology

    2026-01-21 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • Mamie E. Locke: yes
    • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Todd E. Pillion: yes
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • Christopher T. Head: yes
    • Emily M. Jordan: yes
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Timmy French: yes
    • Christie New Craig: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: yes

  • Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations

    2026-01-28 · pass · 14-0

    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: yes
    • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
    • Richard H. Stuart: yes
    • Bryce E. Reeves: not voting
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
    • Todd E. Pillion: yes
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB590

Attribution

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