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SJ 23 VA
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Rural Affairs, Secretariat of; JLARC to study need for and feasibility of creating.

VA · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2026

Latest action (Mar 11, 2026) Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ23ER)

Summary

Study; JLARC; creation of Secretariat of Rural Affairs; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the need for and feasibility of creating a Secretariat of Rural Affairs in the Commonwealth.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (16)

  1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100627D · upper
  2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · upper
  3. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Rules with amendments (Voice Vote) · upper
  4. Feb 9, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
  5. Feb 10, 2026 Read second time · upper
  6. Feb 10, 2026 Rules Amendments agreed to · upper
  7. Feb 10, 2026 Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote) · upper
  8. Feb 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
  9. Feb 11, 2026 Agreed to by Senate by voice vote (Voice Vote) · upper
  10. Feb 17, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · lower
  11. Mar 1, 2026 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee · lower
  12. Mar 2, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) · lower
  13. Mar 6, 2026 Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N) · lower
  14. Mar 11, 2026 Taken up · lower
  15. Mar 11, 2026 Agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
  16. Mar 11, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ23ER) · upper

Text versions (7)

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
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Rules Amendment · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Introduced · HTML

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