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Current trends in Virginia legislation over the last 72 hours as measured by public interest and activity.
| Position | Bill | Status | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | HB246 | Vetoed | Affirmative defense or reduced penalty for mental illness, neurocognitive disorder, or intellectual or developmental disability. Provides an affirmative defense to prosecution of a person for assault or assault and battery against certain specified p... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-20 Vetoed by Governor |
| #2 | SB542 | Vetoed | Cannabis control; retail market; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, to be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill provides that no retail sales may occur pri... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Vetoed by Governor |
| #3 | SB199 | Passed | Employment; paid sick leave; civil penalties; civil actions. Requires one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked for all employees of private employers and state and local governments, with certain exceptions. The bill requires that emplo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-20 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1129) |
| #4 | HB1173 | Vetoed | Virginia Human Rights Act; menopause or perimenopause; discrimination prohibited; report. Prohibits discrimination under the Virginia Human Rights Act on the basis of menopause or perimenopause for purposes of nondiscrimination in government programs... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Vetoed by Governor |
| #5 | SB352 | Passed | Law-enforcement officers; restrictions on wearing of facial coverings; exceptions; penalty. Prohibits any law-enforcement officer, defined in the bill, from wearing a facial covering, defined in the bill, while engaged in the performance of his offic... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-20 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1132) |
| #6 | SB83 | Vetoed | Security policies for courthouses and local or regional correctional facilities; penalty. Adds several provisions relating to courthouse and courtroom security. The bill requires the chief judge of each general district court, juvenile and domestic r... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Vetoed by Governor |
| #7 | SB218 | Vetoed | Director of the Department of Corrections; placement of inmates. Directs the Director of the Department of Corrections to continue accepting and reviewing applications for the confinement of inmates from a state party to the Interstate Corrections Co... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Vetoed by Governor |
| #8 | HB111 | Vetoed | Voter registration; cancellation of registration, sources of data. Requires that, except on the basis of (i) a written request from the voter to have his registration cancelled or (ii) a certified or authenticated copy of a death certificate purporti... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Vetoed by Governor |
| #9 | SB229 | Vetoed | Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons; class actions; violations of Virginia Consumer Protection Act; award of damages. Provides that one or more members of a class may, as representative parties on behalf of all members, bring a civil ac... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Vetoed by Governor |
| #10 | HB449 | Vetoed | Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons; class actions; violations of Virginia Consumer Protection Act; award of damages. Provides that one or more members of a class may, as representative parties on behalf of all members, bring a civil ac... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Vetoed by Governor |
| #11 | HB639 | Vetoed | Elections; administration; acceptance of certain gifts and funding; approval required. Removes the prohibition on accepting property and services provided by a private individual or nongovernmental entity for the purpose of funding voter education an... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Governor's Veto Received by House |
| #12 | SB335 | Vetoed | Affirmative defense or reduced penalty for mental illness, neurocognitive disorder, or intellectual or developmental disability. Provides an affirmative defense to prosecution of a person for assault or assault and battery against certain specified p... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Vetoed by Governor |
| #13 | HB650 | Vetoed | Prohibiting certain acts in furtherance of federal immigration enforcement in certain protected areas; exceptions; penalties. Prohibits certain federal civil immigration enforcement activities in certain protected areas including any courthouse, wit... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-20 Vetoed by Governor |
| #14 | SB351 | Vetoed | Prohibiting certain acts in furtherance of federal immigration enforcement in certain protected areas; exceptions; penalties. Prohibits certain federal civil immigration enforcement activities in certain protected areas including any courthouse, with... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-20 Vetoed by Governor |
| #15 | HB1222 | Vetoed | Local departments of social services; child abuse and neglect; recorded interviews. Requires local departments of social services, unless otherwise demonstrated by good cause shown, to record any child welfare interview, defined in the bill. Under th... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Vetoed by Governor |
| #16 | HB872 | Passed | Possession of portable electronic device in district or circuit court. Requires the chief judge of each general district court, juvenile and domestic relations district court, and circuit court to set a policy regarding the use and possession of port... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-20 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1130) |
| #17 | HB642 | Vetoed | Cannabis control; retail market; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, to be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill provides that no retail sales may occur pri... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Vetoed by Governor |
| #18 | HB1392 | Vetoed | Powers and duties for operation of local and regional correctional facilities and courthouse security; attorney access to courthouses and communication and visitation with incarcerated clients; penalty. Provides that if a sheriff allows courthouse em... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Governor's Veto Received by House |
| #19 | SB258 | Vetoed | Virginia Human Rights Act; menopause or perimenopause; discrimination prohibited; report. Prohibits discrimination under the Virginia Human Rights Act on the basis of menopause or perimenopause for purposes of nondiscrimination in government programs... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Vetoed by Governor |
| #20 | HB1482 | Passed | Law-enforcement officers; restrictions on wearing of facial coverings; exceptions; penalty. Prohibits any law-enforcement officer, defined in the bill, from wearing a facial covering, defined in the bill, while engaged in the performance of his offic... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-20 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1131) |
| #21 | HB61 | Vetoed | Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program established. Establishes the Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program with a statewide goal of 42 percent of certified small SWaM busi... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Vetoed by Governor |
| #22 | SB271 | Vetoed | Prescription Drug Affordability Advisory Panel established; maximum fair price; annual reports; civil penalties. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to establish the Prescription Drug Affordability Advisory Panel to conduct data analy... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Vetoed by Governor |
| #23 | HB1385 | 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 years ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Vetoed by Governor |
| #24 | SB494 | 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... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Vetoed by Governor |
| #25 | HB483 | Vetoed | Prescription Drug Affordability Advisory Panel established; maximum fair price; annual reports; civil penalties. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to establish the Prescription Drug Affordability Advisory Panel to conduct data anal... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-19 Vetoed by Governor |
| #26 | HB5 | Passed | Employment; paid sick leave; civil penalties; civil actions. Requires one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked for all employees of private employers and state and local governments, with certain exceptions. The bill requires that employ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-20 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1128) |
