Benefit awareness & access prog.; establishes, military service members transition to civilian life.
Summary
Department of Veterans Services; benefit awareness and access; program. Establishes an outreach program to ensure military service members transitioning from military to civilian life, veterans, members of the Virginia National Guard, residents of the Commonwealth in the Armed Forces Reserves, and their family members can easily access federal, state, and local benefits and other programs and services available to them. The bill requires the outcomes of such program to be published in the annual report submitted to the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, the Governor, and the General Assembly.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Last action Jan 28, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Peake
RRepublican
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