HB 514 VA

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Department of Veterans Services; benefit awareness and access; program. Establishes an outreach program to ensure military service members transitioning from military to civilian life, veterans, members of the Virginia National Guard, residents of the Commonwealth in the Armed Forces Reserves, and their family members can easily access federal, state, and local benefits and other programs and services available to them. The bill requires the outcomes of such program to be published in the annual report submitted to the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, the Governor, and the General Assembly.

• Marty Martinez Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101453D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 23, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process · lower
4. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB514) · lower
7. Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 13, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
9. Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
10. Feb 16, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
11. Feb 16, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
12. Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
13. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
14. Feb 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB514) · lower
15. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
16. Mar 3, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper

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.

• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML