HB 354 VA

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Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services; powers and duties; online portal. Requires the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services to develop and maintain an online portal to connect veterans, members of the Virginia National Guard, and Virginia residents in the Armed Forces Reserves who qualify for veteran status, and their immediate family members, to available resources, programs, and services in the Commonwealth and provide a means to submit electronic applications for such resources, programs, and services. The bill requires the online portal to collect, maintain, use, disseminate, and safeguard personal information in compliance with state and federal law.

• Joshua E. Thomas Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101422D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 19, 2026 Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process · lower
4. Jan 22, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) · lower
5. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Jan 29, 2026 Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) · lower
7. Jan 30, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety · lower
8. Feb 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB354) · lower
9. Feb 4, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
10. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · lower
11. Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
13. Feb 12, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
16. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) · upper
17. Mar 6, 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
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