General Assembly; 2026 Session schedule.
Summary
Providing for certain Joint Assemblies, establishing a schedule for the conduct of business coming before the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly of Virginia, and providing for legislative continuity between the 2026 and 2027 Regular Sessions of the General Assembly.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Apr 1, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced
→
Enrolled
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was converted from a draft introduction format to an official enrolled version, adding page headers, status stamps, and signatures while retaining the exact same legislative rules and deadlines. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, dates, or eligibility criteria were altered; the content remains identical to the original introduced version.
TECHNICAL
Added official formatting elements including 'ENROLLED' status, page numbers, and agreement dates for the House and Senate.
Inserted a bill identifier code 'HJ29ER' in the middle of the text.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 14, 2026 · House of Delegates Jan 14, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jan 14, 2026
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Apr 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ29ER)
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charniele Herring
DDemocratic
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