HB 1377 VA

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Virginia Military Institute; task force. Establishes a task force to examine higher education at Virginia Military Institute (VMI). The bill directs the task force to determine VMI's responsiveness to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia's 2021 report on the institution and to explore and recommend other changes to be made to distance VMI from the Lost Cause narrative, foster an inclusive environment, and address any other concerns raised by the task force. The task force is required to complete its meetings by November 30, 2026, and to report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than the first day of the 2027 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

• Dan I. Helmer Democratic · primary

1. Jan 21, 2026 Presented and ordered printed 26105904D · lower
2. Jan 21, 2026 Referred to Committee on Rules · lower
3. Jan 22, 2026 Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee · lower
4. Jan 23, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
5. Jan 23, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N) · lower
6. Jan 27, 2026 Reported from Rules with substitute (11-Y 6-N) · lower
7. Jan 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106052D-H1 · lower
8. Jan 28, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1377) · lower
9. Jan 29, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Jan 30, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Jan 30, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
12. Jan 30, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
13. Feb 2, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
14. Feb 3, 2026 Engrossment reconsidered by House · lower
15. Feb 3, 2026 Passed by for the day · lower
16. Feb 4, 2026 Floor offered Delegate Helmer Amendments · lower
17. Feb 4, 2026 Passed by temporarily · lower
18. Feb 4, 2026 Read second time · lower
19. Feb 4, 2026 Delegate Helmer Floor amendments agreed to · lower
20. Feb 4, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended · lower
21. Feb 5, 2026 Read third time and passed House (71-Y 24-N 0-A) · lower
22. Feb 6, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
23. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations · upper
24. Feb 9, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1377) · lower
25. Mar 9, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 4-N) · upper
26. Mar 10, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26109427D-S1 · upper
27. Mar 10, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · upper
30. Mar 11, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1377) · lower
31. Mar 11, 2026 Read third time · upper
32. Mar 11, 2026 Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to · upper
33. Mar 11, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute · upper
34. Mar 11, 2026 Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) · upper
35. Mar 12, 2026 Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 98-N 0-A) · lower
36. Mar 12, 2026 Passed by for the day · upper
37. Mar 12, 2026 Reconsideration of (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
38. Mar 12, 2026 Senate insisted on amendment (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
39. Mar 12, 2026 House acceded to request · lower
40. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
41. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Helmer, Feggans, Austin · lower
42. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
43. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Conferees: Deeds, Lucas, Pillion · upper
44. Mar 12, 2026 Senate insisted on substitute · upper
45. Mar 14, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
46. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (66-Y 29-N 0-A) · lower
47. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
48. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · lower
49. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1377ER) · lower
50. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
51. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
52. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · lower
53. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
54. Apr 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1377) · lower
55. Apr 13, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by House · 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.

• Governor Substitute · PDF
• Governor Substitute · HTML
• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · PDF
• Finance and Appropriations Substitute · HTML
• Delegate Helmer Amendments · HTML
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Rules Substitute · PDF
• Rules Substitute · HTML
• Rules Substitute · PDF
• Rules Substitute · HTML
• Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML