HB 706 VA

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Museums and other cultural institutions; Gunston Hall; meetings of the Board of Regents. Requires the Gunston Hall Board of Regents to meet in person at least once annually. The bill clarifies that any additional meeting of the Board held within the same calendar year may be in person or held as an all-virtual public meeting, notwithstanding a certain provision of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to the contrary. The bill requires all such meetings to otherwise comply with FOIA.

• Rozia A. Henson, Jr. Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102893D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB706) · lower
4. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HED sub: Higher Education · lower
5. Feb 2, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Feb 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Education with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 Read second time · lower
10. Feb 9, 2026 committee amendments agreed to · lower
11. Feb 9, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
12. Feb 10, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB706) · lower
14. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 11, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
16. Feb 23, 2026 Assigned Education sub: Higher Education · upper
17. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) · upper
18. Feb 27, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Feb 27, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Feb 27, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 2, 2026 Read third time · upper
22. Mar 2, 2026 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
23. Mar 6, 2026 Enrolled · lower
24. Mar 6, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB706ER) · lower
25. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
26. Mar 6, 2026 Signed by President · upper
27. Mar 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB706) · lower
28. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
29. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
30. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 206 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0206) · 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
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Education Amendment · HTML
• Education Amendment · HTML
• Higher Education Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML