SB 44 VA

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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.

• Danica A. Roem Democratic · primary

1. Nov 22, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100758D · upper
2. Nov 22, 2025 Referred to Committee on Local Government · upper
3. Jan 15, 2026 Fiscal Impact statement From CLG (1/15/2026 3:16 pm) · upper
4. Jan 19, 2026 Reported from Local Government (13-Y 1-N) · upper
5. Jan 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Jan 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Jan 20, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Jan 21, 2026 Read second time · upper
9. Jan 21, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Jan 22, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N 0-A) · upper
11. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
12. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
13. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns · lower
14. Feb 17, 2026 Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
15. Feb 19, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) · lower
16. Feb 19, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
17. Feb 20, 2026 Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N) · lower
18. Feb 24, 2026 Read second time · lower
19. Feb 25, 2026 Read third time · lower
20. Feb 25, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
21. Feb 25, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
22. Feb 25, 2026 Passed House with amendment (78-Y 20-N 0-A) · lower
23. Feb 27, 2026 Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment rejected by Senate · upper
24. Mar 2, 2026 House insisted on amendments · lower
25. Mar 2, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
26. Mar 4, 2026 Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 4, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
28. Mar 4, 2026 Senate Conferees: Roem, Aird, Hackworth · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
30. Mar 10, 2026 House Conferees: Sewell, McGuire, Ware · lower
31. Mar 14, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
32. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (73-Y 23-N 0-A) · lower
33. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N 0-A) · upper
34. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
35. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB44ER) · upper
36. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
37. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
38. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
39. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
40. Apr 8, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter479 (Effective 7/1/2027) · executive
41. Apr 8, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0479) · executive

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
• Conference Report · HTML
• House Amendment · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment · HTML
• Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML