HB 514 VA
Benefit awareness & access prog.; establishes, military service members transition to civilian life.
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Summary
Virginia House Bill 514 would establish a benefit awareness and access program through the Department of Veterans Services. The bill would create a program to help military service members transitioning to civilian life access information and services about available benefits.
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Official abstract
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-2001.7, relating to Department of Veterans Services; benefit awareness and access; program.
Sponsor (1)
- Marty Martinez Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Virgil Thornton Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (17)
- Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101453D · lower
- Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
- Jan 23, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process · lower
- Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) · lower
- Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB514) · lower
- Feb 12, 2026 Read first time · lower
- Feb 13, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House · lower
- Feb 16, 2026 Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
- Feb 17, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
- Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
- Feb 19, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB514) · lower
- Feb 25, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
- Mar 3, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
- Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · upper
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