HB 231 VA

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Autism Advisory Council; name change; membership; staffing; powers and duties. Provides for the Autism Advisory Council to be reconstituted as a permanent, independently staffed agency in the legislative branch of state government. Currently, the Autism Advisory Council is set to expire on July 1, 2027. The bill repeals the expiration date and renames the agency as the Autism Commission. The bill also modifies the membership of the Commission to more closely align with the membership makeup of other independently staffed legislative agencies and directs the Commission to appoint and employ an executive director and other staff to assist in carrying out the duties of the Commission.

• Laura Jane Cohen Democratic · primary

1. Jan 8, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103423D · lower
2. Jan 8, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · lower
3. Jan 13, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB231) · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee · lower
5. Jan 23, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
6. Jan 23, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Rules with substitute and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Jan 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26105307D-H1 · lower
9. Jan 27, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay · lower
10. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB231) · lower
11. Jan 30, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) · lower
12. Feb 2, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
13. Feb 4, 2026 Read first time · lower
14. Feb 5, 2026 Read second time · lower
15. Feb 5, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
16. Feb 5, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
17. Feb 5, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
18. Feb 6, 2026 Read third time and passed House (93-Y 4-N 0-A) · lower
19. Feb 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
20. Feb 9, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · upper
21. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Rules with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
22. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108863D-S1 · upper
23. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB231) · lower
24. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
26. Mar 9, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 9, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Read third time · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Rules Substitute agreed to · upper
30. Mar 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
31. Mar 10, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
32. Mar 11, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 98-N 0-A) · lower
33. Mar 12, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
34. Mar 12, 2026 Senate requested conference committee · upper
35. Mar 12, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
36. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
37. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Cohen, Tran, McLaughlin · lower
38. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
39. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Aird, Locke, McDougle · upper
40. Mar 14, 2026 No further action taken · lower
41. Mar 14, 2026 Failed to Pass from conference · lower

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.

• Rules Substitute · PDF
• Rules Substitute · HTML
• Rules Substitute · PDF
• Rules Substitute · HTML
• Rules Substitute · PDF
• Rules Substitute · HTML
• Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML