SB 287 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

State Police, Department of, Executive Protection Division; security and transportation duties.

Summary

Department of State Police; Executive Protection Division; security and transportation duties. Provides that the Executive Protection Division of the Virginia Department of State Police shall have a duty to provide security and transportation to those persons designated by the Constitution of Virginia to succeed to the office of the Governor should a vacancy exist.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Feb 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Courts of Justice Substitute · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from a Senate Bill to a Courts of Justice Committee Substitute. The substantive change involves shifting the bill's focus from the Executive Protection Division to the Division of Capitol Police, and changing the section number from 52-6.2 to 30-34.2:1. The security duties now apply to additional state officials including the Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Speaker of the House, and President pro tempore of the Senate.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from focusing on Executive Protection Division security duties for Governor successors to Capitol Police security duties for multiple state officials including Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Speaker, and Senate President pro tempore.

SCOPE

Changed the agency responsible for security from Executive Protection Division to Division of Capitol Police

Changed the section number from 52-6.2 to 30-34.2:1 in the Code of Virginia

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded security coverage to include Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Speaker of the House of Delegates, and President pro tempore of the Senate

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that security can be waived by the protected individuals

TECHNICAL

Changed bill status from 'Introduced' to 'Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute' with updated date

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Committee

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N)

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate committee offered

upper

Jan 13, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors