HB 1737 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Department of Veterans Services; powers and duties of Commissioner; online portal.

Summary

Department of Veterans Services; powers and duties of Commissioner; online portal. Provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall develop and maintain an online portal to connect veterans, members of the Virginia National Guard, 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.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Sub-Topics: National Guard & Reserve

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 4, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025

How they voted

98–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 100

Feb 4, 2025

D Democratic51

51 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican49

47 Yea 1 Nay 1

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and passed House (98-Y 1-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Committee

Assigned Approps sub: Transportation & Public Safety

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (20-Y 1-N)

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Committee

Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process

lower

Jan 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on General Laws

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors