SB 447 VA

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Virginia Boys and Men Advisory Commission established; report; emergency. Establishes the Virginia Boys and Men Advisory Commission as an advisory commission in the legislative branch of state government for the purpose of advising the General Assembly on issues of concern, including education inequity, economic opportunities, disparity in health outcomes, and the impact of social media use, as such issues relate to boys and men in the Commonwealth. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to HB 1188.

• Lamont Bagby Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104980D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · upper
3. Jan 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB447) · upper
4. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
5. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 11, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107617D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
8. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
10. Feb 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB447) · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 12, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
16. Feb 18, 2026 Read first time · lower
17. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · lower
18. Mar 1, 2026 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee · lower
19. Mar 2, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
20. Mar 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 0-N) · lower
21. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Rules with substitute (18-Y 0-N) · lower
22. Mar 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108919D-H1 · lower
23. Mar 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB447) · upper
24. Mar 10, 2026 Read second time · lower
25. Mar 11, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
26. Mar 11, 2026 Reconsideration of passed by for the day · lower
27. Mar 11, 2026 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar · lower
28. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · lower
29. Mar 11, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
30. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
31. Mar 11, 2026 Passed House with substitute (92-Y 6-N 0-A) · lower
32. Mar 12, 2026 House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
33. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
34. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB447ER) · upper
35. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
36. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
37. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
38. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
39. Apr 6, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB447) · upper
40. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 750 (effective 7/1/2026) · 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.

• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Rules Substitute · PDF
• Rules Substitute · HTML
• Rules Substitute · PDF
• Rules Substitute · HTML
• Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML