HB 34 VA

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Department of Military Affairs; feasibility of Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Officer; report. Directs the Department of Military Affairs to assess the feasibility of and develop recommendations related to establishing a Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Officer position within the Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Program to perform victim advocacy services. The bill requires the Adjutant General to report to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice no later than November 1, 2026.

• Joshua G. Cole Democratic · primary

1. Dec 23, 2025 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101188D · lower
2. Dec 23, 2025 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
3. Jan 7, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB34) · lower
4. Jan 16, 2026 Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 30, 2026 Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N) · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
8. Feb 4, 2026 Read second time · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
10. Feb 4, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
11. Feb 5, 2026 Read third time and passed House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) · lower
12. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
13. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
14. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB34) · lower
15. Feb 25, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) · upper
16. Mar 4, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) · upper
17. Mar 5, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109173D-S1 · upper
18. Mar 5, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
19. Mar 5, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
20. Mar 5, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
21. Mar 5, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB34) · lower
22. Mar 6, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
23. Mar 9, 2026 Read third time · upper
24. Mar 9, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
26. Mar 9, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 14-N 0-A) · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Senate substitute agreed to by House (67-Y 31-N 0-A) · lower
28. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
29. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB34ER) · lower
30. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
31. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB34) · lower
32. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
33. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
34. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
35. Apr 13, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 550 (effective 7/1/2026) · executive
36. Apr 13, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0550) · 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
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Public Safety Amendment · HTML
• Public Safety Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Public Safety Substitute · PDF
• Public Safety Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML