HB 680 VA

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Forensic Science Board; Scientific Advisory Committee; members; service after expiration of term. Provides that a member of the Forensic Science Board and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee appointed by the Governor shall serve after expiration of his term until his successor is appointed. The bill also removes the requirement that meetings of the Scientific Advisory Committee take place in the City of Richmond. The bill contains technical amendments. The bill also contains an emergency clause.

• Eric R. Zehr Republican · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101785D · lower
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws · lower
3. Jan 14, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB680) · lower
4. Jan 29, 2026 Referred from General Laws and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote) · lower
5. Feb 3, 2026 Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 · lower
6. Feb 5, 2026 House subcommittee offered · lower
7. Feb 5, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Feb 10, 2026 Read first time · lower
10. Feb 11, 2026 Read second time · lower
11. Feb 11, 2026 committee amendment agreed to · lower
12. Feb 11, 2026 Engrossed by House as amended · lower
13. Feb 11, 2026 Emergency clause added · lower
14. Feb 12, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB680) · lower
15. Feb 12, 2026 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) · lower
16. Feb 13, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
17. Feb 13, 2026 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology · upper
18. Feb 18, 2026 Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 2-N) · upper
19. Feb 20, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
20. Feb 20, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
21. Feb 20, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
22. Feb 23, 2026 Read third time · upper
23. Feb 23, 2026 Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
24. Feb 25, 2026 Enrolled · lower
25. Feb 25, 2026 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB680ER) · lower
26. Feb 25, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB680) · lower
27. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
28. Feb 25, 2026 Signed by President · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026 · lower
30. Mar 10, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
31. Apr 6, 2026 Approved by Governor-Chapter 202 (effective 4/6/2026) · executive
32. Apr 6, 2026 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0202) · 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
• Engrossed · PDF
• Engrossed · HTML
• Public Safety Amendment · HTML
• Public Safety Amendment · HTML
• Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Amendment · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML