SB 734 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Financial institutions; officers and directors.

Summary
Financial institutions; officers and directors. Provides that the State Corporation Commission may permit, upon petition, an individual to serve as an officer or on the boards of directors of more than one financial institution if the Commission finds that the financial institutions are not in competition with each other or that one or both of the institutions might otherwise be denied capable management or direction from an individual residing in or employed in the locality served by an institution.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 16, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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Introduced Enrolled · 1 edit · Apr 13, 2026
MINOR
The bill has moved from an introduced draft to its final enrolled version, meaning it is now ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive text regarding financial institution regulations remains identical, with no changes to the rules or requirements.
TECHNICAL

The document was reformatted to include official enrolled headers, page numbering, and approval stamps, while the actual legislative text was preserved exactly as written.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 28, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed
Total votes 39
Jan 28, 2026
D Democratic20
20 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 903 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 31, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB734ER)
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Labor and Commerce (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCL sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Jan 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26104585D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Travis Hackworth
Travis Hackworth
RRepublican
VA
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