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SB 155 VA
Passed One Chamber

Brown-belted bumblebee (Bombus griseocollis); designating as the official state native pollinator.

VA · session 2027 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 7, 2026

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Continued from last session

Summary

Virginia Senate Bill 155 would designate the brown-belted bumblebee as Virginia's official state native pollinator. The bill would amend the Virginia Code to establish this designation among the state's official emblems and symbols.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

A BILL to amend and reenact § 1-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to official emblems and designations; state native pollinator; brown-belted bumblebee.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (18)
  1. Jan 7, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102697D · upper
  2. Jan 7, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
  3. Jan 21, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (11-Y 0-N 4-A) · upper
  4. Jan 23, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  5. Jan 23, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
  6. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
  7. Jan 23, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
  8. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote) · upper
  9. Jan 26, 2026 Read second time · upper
  10. Jan 26, 2026 Engrossed by Senate · upper
  11. Jan 27, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 2-N 0-A) · upper
  12. Feb 3, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
  13. Feb 3, 2026 Read first time · lower
  14. Feb 3, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · lower
  15. Mar 1, 2026 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee · lower
  16. Mar 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote) · lower
  17. Mar 6, 2026 Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote) · lower
  18. Jul 21, 2026 Continued from last session · lower

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