VA SB44 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on April 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-08 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0479)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on April 8 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-08 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0479)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Summary
Registration by localities of cemeteries on private property. Clarifies that the requirement for the governing body of a locality to publish on its website notice of the public sale of any publicly owned property that contains a known cemetery, graveyard, or other place of burial does not meet the requirement in current law for a newspaper publication of such notice. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
Title
Cemeteries on private property; registration by localities.
Sponsors
| Sen. Danica Roem [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-03-14 - Senate - Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N 0-A) (Y: 29 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-14 - House - Conference report agreed to by House (73-Y 23-N 0-A) (Y: 73 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - Senate - Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-27 - Senate - Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment rejected by Senate (Y: 0 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2026-02-25 - House - Passed House with amendment (78-Y 20-N 0-A) (Y: 78 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-20 - House - Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) (Y: 19 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-19 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N 0-A) (Y: 31 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-20 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-19 - Senate - Reported from Local Government (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-14 - House - Conference report agreed to by House (73-Y 23-N 0-A) (Y: 73 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - Senate - Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-27 - Senate - Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment rejected by Senate (Y: 0 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2026-02-25 - House - Passed House with amendment (78-Y 20-N 0-A) (Y: 78 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-20 - House - Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) (Y: 19 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-19 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - Senate - Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N 0-A) (Y: 31 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-20 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-19 - Senate - Reported from Local Government (13-Y 1-N) (Y: 13 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0479) | |
| 2026-04-08 | Approved by Governor-Chapter479 (Effective 7/1/2027) | |
| 2026-03-31 | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 | |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 |
| 2026-03-31 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB44ER) |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | Enrolled |
| 2026-03-14 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-14 | House | Conference report agreed to by House (73-Y 23-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-14 | Conference Report released | |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Conferees: Sewell, McGuire, Ware |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Conferees appointed by House |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate Conferees: Roem, Aird, Hackworth |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Conferees appointed by Senate |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-02 | House | House requested conference committee |
| 2026-03-02 | House | House insisted on amendments |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment rejected by Senate |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Passed House with amendment (78-Y 20-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Engrossed by House as amended |
| 2026-02-25 | House | committee amendment agreed to |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Read third time |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Read second time |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) |
| 2026-02-19 | House | House subcommittee offered |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Read first time |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Placed on Calendar |
| 2026-01-22 | Senate | Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N 0-A) |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Read second time |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2026-01-19 | Senate | Reported from Local Government (13-Y 1-N) |
| 2026-01-15 | Senate | Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (1/15/2026 3:16 pm) |
| 2025-11-22 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 2025-11-22 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100758D |
