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SB 88 VA
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Reapportionment; reallocation of populations, population data, civil commitment facilities.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Dec 30, 2025

Latest action (Apr 13, 2026) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0552)

Summary

Reapportionment; reallocation of populations; civil commitment facilities. Requires persons civilly committed to a residential behavioral health facility administered by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to be counted and reallocated for redistricting and reapportionment purposes. This bill is identical to HB 59.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (35)

  1. Dec 30, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102070D · upper
  2. Dec 30, 2025 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · upper
  3. Jan 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB88) · upper
  4. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) · upper
  5. Jan 29, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  6. Jan 29, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  7. Jan 29, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  8. Jan 29, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  9. Jan 30, 2026 Read second time · upper
  10. Jan 30, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
  11. Feb 2, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  12. Feb 5, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  13. Feb 5, 2026 Read first time · lower
  14. Feb 5, 2026 Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections · lower
  15. Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) · lower
  16. Feb 24, 2026 Read second time · lower
  17. Feb 25, 2026 Floor substitute printed 26108518D-H1 (Price) · lower
  18. Feb 25, 2026 Floor offered Delegate Price Substitute · lower
  19. Feb 25, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
  20. Feb 25, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
  21. Feb 26, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB88) · upper
  22. Feb 26, 2026 Read third time · lower
  23. Feb 26, 2026 Delegate Price Floor substitute agreed to · lower
  24. Feb 26, 2026 Engrossed by House - floor substitute · lower
  25. Feb 26, 2026 Passed House with substitute (94-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  26. Mar 2, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  27. Mar 5, 2026 Enrolled · upper
  28. Mar 5, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB88ER) · upper
  29. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB88) · upper
  30. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
  31. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by President · upper
  32. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · upper
  33. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
  34. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 552 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
  35. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0552) · executive

Text versions (8)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Chaptered · PDF
  • Chaptered · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Delegate Price Substitute · PDF
  • Delegate Price Substitute · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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