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VA SB 636

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Confederate monuments and memorials; Department of General Services to remove from Capitol Square.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Department of General Services; removal of Confederate monuments and memorials. Directs the Department of General Services to remove all Confederate monuments and memorials from Capitol Square. The bill directs the Department to store such monuments and memorials until such time as the General Assembly determines their final disposition. The bill also requires the Department, in coordination with the Department of Historic Resources, to review the most appropriate options for the final disposition of all monuments, memorials, and artifacts in its possession and report its findings to the Joint Committee on Rules by October 15, 2026.

Introduced
2026-01-14
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-03-09 — Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Adam P. Ebbinprimary
  • Joshua G. Colecosponsor
  • Michael J. Jonescosponsor
  • Betsy B. Carrcosponsor
  • Lamont Bagbycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105277D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-30

    Rereferred from Rules to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-04

    Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (9-Y 5-N)

    committee-passage

  5. 2026-02-04

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB636)

  6. 2026-02-04

    Senate committee offered

  7. 2026-02-05

    Committee substitute printed 26107220D-S1

    substitution

  8. 2026-02-05

    Rules suspended

  9. 2026-02-05

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  10. 2026-02-05

    Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)

  11. 2026-02-06

    Read second time

    reading-2

  12. 2026-02-06

    Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to

  13. 2026-02-06

    Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)

    substitution

  14. 2026-02-06

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB636)

  15. 2026-02-09

    Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

    passage,reading-3

  16. 2026-02-12

    Placed on Calendar

  17. 2026-02-12

    Read first time

    reading-1

  18. 2026-02-12

    Referred to Committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-03-01

    Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-03-02

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (4-Y 0-N)

  21. 2026-03-02

    Reconsidered by Rules (Voice Vote)

  22. 2026-03-02

    Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (4-Y 0-N)

  23. 2026-03-06

    Reported from Rules with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 6-N)

    committee-passage

  24. 2026-03-09

    Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

    deferral

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Rereferred from Rules

    2026-01-30 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Mamie E. Locke: yes
    • L. Louise Lucas: yes
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • Lamont Bagby: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
    • Richard H. Stuart: not voting
    • Todd E. Pillion: yes
    • Christie New Craig: yes

  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute

    2026-02-04 · pass · 9-5

    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: not voting
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
    • Todd E. Pillion: no
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes

  • Constitutional reading dispensed R

    2026-02-05 · pass · 40-0

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Lamont Bagby: 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
    • Adam P. Ebbin: 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

    2026-02-09 · pass · 21-19

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
    • Lamont Bagby: yes
    • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: no
    • Christie New Craig: no
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • Bill DeSteph: no
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: no
    • Tara A. Durant: no
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • Barbara A. Favola: yes
    • Timmy French: no
    • T. Travis Hackworth: no
    • Christopher T. Head: no
    • Michael J. Jones: yes
    • Emily M. Jordan: no
    • Mamie E. Locke: yes
    • L. Louise Lucas: yes
    • David W. Marsden: yes
    • Ryan T. McDougle: no
    • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: no
    • Mark D. Obenshain: no
    • Mark J. Peake: no
    • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
    • Russet Perry: yes
    • Todd E. Pillion: no
    • Bryce E. Reeves: no
    • Danica A. Roem: yes
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
    • Richard H. Stuart: no
    • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: no
    • David R. Suetterlein: no
    • Scott A. Surovell: yes
    • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
    • Angelia Williams Graves: yes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s)

    2026-03-02 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Dan I. Helmer: yes
    • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
    • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
    • Terry G. Kilgore: not voting

  • Reported from Rules with amendment(s)

    2026-03-06 · pass · 12-6

    Member-level votes (18)
    • Don Scott: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Vivian E. Watts: yes
    • Jeion A. Ward: yes
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Luke E. Torian: yes
    • Marcus B. Simon: yes
    • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
    • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
    • Dan I. Helmer: yes
    • Patrick A. Hope: yes
    • Terry G. Kilgore: no
    • R. Lee Ware: no
    • Terry L. Austin: no
    • Michael J. Webert: no
    • Israel D. O'Quinn: no
    • Ellen H. McLaughlin: no

  • Tabled in Appropriations

    2026-03-09 · pass · 22-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Luke E. Torian: yes
    • Betsy B. Carr: yes
    • Delores L. McQuinn: yes
    • Paul E. Krizek: yes
    • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
    • David A. Reid: yes
    • Rodney T. Willett: yes
    • Briana D. Sewell: yes
    • Alex Q. Askew: yes
    • Charniele L. Herring: yes
    • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
    • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
    • Shelly A. Simonds: yes
    • Joshua E. Thomas: yes
    • Amy J. Laufer: yes
    • Terry L. Austin: yes
    • James W. Morefield: yes
    • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
    • M. Keith Hodges: yes
    • Scott A. Wyatt: yes
    • Bill Wiley: yes
    • Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB636

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