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VA SB 65

in committee

Virginia Personnel Act; certain Department of Elections officers and employees not exempt.

Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Virginia Personnel Act; certain Department of Elections officers and employees not exempt. Excludes the Department of Elections from the provision of the Virginia Personnel Act that exempts employees of executive branch agencies who have accepted serving in the capacity of chief deputy, or equivalent, and of a confidential assistant for policy or administration.

Introduced
2025-12-16
Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-27 — Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Schuyler T. VanValkenburgprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-16

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101013D

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-20

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB65)

  4. 2026-01-21

    Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-27

    Continued to next session in Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Rereferred 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 Privileges and Elections

    2026-01-27 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
    • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
    • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
    • T. Travis Hackworth: not voting
    • Bill DeSteph: yes
    • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
    • Tara A. Durant: yes
    • Russet Perry: yes
    • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
    • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
    • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
    • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
    • Luther Cifers, III: yes
    • Emily M. Jordan: yes
    • Michael J. Jones: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB65

Attribution

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