Legislative Research: VA SB494 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session

Other Sessions

SessionTitle/DescriptionLast Action
2026
Regular Regular Session

(Vetoed)
Public institutions of higher education; governing boards; membership and duties; work groups. Revises the membership and duties of the governing board of each public institution of higher education by, among other things, increasing from four yea...
[SB494 2026 Detail][SB494 2026 Text][SB494 2026 Comments]
2026-05-19
Vetoed by Governor
2024
Regular Session

(Vetoed)
Overtime for certain employees; live-in domestic workers. Adds individuals who are employed in domestic service in a household and reside in such household to provisions related to overtime pay.
[SB494 2024 Detail][SB494 2024 Text][SB494 2024 Comments]
2024-04-17
Senate sustained Governor's veto
2022
Regular Session

(Engrossed - Dead)
Virginia Human Rights Act; nondiscrimination in employment; definition of employer, statute of limitations, and provision of attorney fees. Amends the definition of "employer" to mean a person employing five or more employees, instead of 15 or more e...
[SB494 2022 Detail][SB494 2022 Text][SB494 2022 Comments]
2022-03-03
Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Energy (10-Y 12-N)
2020
Regular Session

(Passed)
Department of Criminal Justice Services; crisis intervention team training. Adds the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services and brain injury stakeholders to the list of entities with whom the Department of Criminal Justice Services is requi...
[SB494 2020 Detail][SB494 2020 Text][SB494 2020 Comments]
2020-03-31
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0515)
2019
Regular Session

(Introduced - Dead)
Line of Duty Act; health insurance coverage for eligible spouses. Allows the eligible spouse of a deceased person under the Line of Duty Act (the Act) whose death occurred prior to July 1, 2017, to continue to receive health insurance coverage under ...
[SB494 2019 Detail][SB494 2019 Text][SB494 2019 Comments]
2018-11-30
Left in Finance
2018
Regular Session

(Introduced - Dead)
Line of Duty Act; health insurance coverage for eligible spouses. Allows the eligible spouse of a deceased person under the Line of Duty Act (the Act) whose death occurred prior to July 1, 2017, to continue to receive health insurance coverage under ...
[SB494 2018 Detail][SB494 2018 Text][SB494 2018 Comments]
2018-01-30
Continued to 2019 in Finance (14-Y 1-N)
2016
Regular Session

(Passed)
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); record exclusions; rule of redaction; no weight accorded to public body's determination. Reverses the holding of the Virginia Supreme Court in the case of Department of Corrections v. Surovell, by setting o...
[SB494 2016 Detail][SB494 2016 Text][SB494 2016 Comments]
2016-04-06
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0716)
2014
Regular Session

(Passed)
Reduced cigarette ignition propensity; penalties. Transfers administration of the reduced cigarette ignition propensity (RCIP) program from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to the Executive Director of the Department of Fire Prog...
[SB494 2014 Detail][SB494 2014 Text][SB494 2014 Comments]
2014-03-27
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0370)
2013
Regular Session

(Engrossed - Dead)
Bond issuance for wastewater treatment facilities and combined sewer overflow projects. Authorizes the Virginia Public Building Authority to issue an additional $378 million in bonds to continue installing nutrient removal technology in eligible wast...
[SB494 2013 Detail][SB494 2013 Text][SB494 2013 Comments]
2012-11-29
Left in Appropriations
2012
Regular Session

(Engrossed - Dead)
Bond issuance for wastewater treatment facilities and combined sewer overflow projects. Authorizes the Virginia Public Building Authority to issue an additional $378 million in bonds to continue installing nutrient removal technology in eligible wast...
[SB494 2012 Detail][SB494 2012 Text][SB494 2012 Comments]
2012-02-29
House: Continued to 2013 in Appropriations by voice vote
2010
Regular Session

(Passed)
Admissibility of records concerning electronic communication service or remote computing service. Provides that the provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service may verify the authenticity of the written reports or records...
[SB494 2010 Detail][SB494 2010 Text][SB494 2010 Comments]
2010-04-13
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0721)
2008
Regular Session

(Passed)
Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative Advisory Board; report triennially. Changes reporting requirements for the Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative Advisory Board from annual reporting to triennial reporting.
[SB494 2008 Detail][SB494 2008 Text][SB494 2008 Comments]
2008-02-27
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0040)

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Legislative Citation

APA
VA SB494 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session. (2026, May 19). LegiScan. Retrieved June 25, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/SB494/2026
MLA
"VA SB494 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 19 May. 2026. Web. 25 Jun. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/SB494/2026>.
Chicago
"VA SB494 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session." May 19, 2026 LegiScan. Accessed June 25, 2026. https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/SB494/2026.
Turabian
LegiScan. VA SB494 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session. 19 May 2026. https://legiscan.com/VA/bill/SB494/2026 (accessed June 25, 2026).

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB494
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB494/text/SB494
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB494/text/SB494SC1
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB494/text/SB494SC2
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB494/text/SB494S1
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB494/text/SB494HC1
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB494/text/SB494HC2
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB494/text/SB494H1
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB494/text/SB494S2
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB494/text/SB494ER
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB494/text/SB494S3
Supplementhttps://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1127882.PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1171958.PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1196452.PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB494/text/SB494AC
Supplementhttps://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1215317.PDF
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB494/text/SB494AG
Supplementhttps://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB494/text/SB494VG
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB494/20261/S4V1541
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB494/20261/SV420
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB494/20261/SV513
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB494/20261/H09002V2613871
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB494/20261/H09V2614010
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB494/20261/26110904
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB494/20261/SV1102
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB494/20261/SV1294
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB494/20261/SV1479
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB494/20261/26111312
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/SB494/20261/SV1526

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