Va. War Memorial Foundation; Commissioner of Dept. of Veterans Services shall provide supervision.
Summary
Department of Veterans Services; Virginia War Memorial division. Clarifies that the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall provide supervision of the Virginia War Memorial Foundation and any other nonprofit corporation established as an instrumentality to provide fundraising for the Memorial and assist in the details of administering the affairs of the Memorial as delineated by memoranda of understanding. This bill is identical to SB 112.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions
Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Substitute
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MINOR
The bill was finalized into law (Chapter 256) after being a House substitute amendment. The substantive text of the Virginia War Memorial division remains identical, with only minor formatting adjustments made to the section citations.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged as the legislative text was not altered.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting updates were applied to the section citations (e.g., adding a space between the section number and the title) to align with final chaptered law standards.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 16, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 39
Feb 27, 2026
D
Democratic20
90% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 256 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1047ER)
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Betsy Carr
DDemocratic
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Virgil Thornton
DDemocratic
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