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IntroducedJan 12, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 13, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Virginia House Bill
Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state government, certain former federal employees.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 27, 2026: Passed by for the day
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Senate Calendar: 03/02/2026: House Bills on Third Reading - Regular Calendar
Position: 51
Summary
Comments on HB 494
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Votes
YES: 61
- Jessica L. Anderson
- Bonita G. Anthony
- Alex Q. Askew
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
- Gretchen M. Bulova
- Katrina Callsen
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie
- Betsy B. Carr
- Stacey Annie Carroll
- Laura Jane Cohen
- Joshua G. Cole
- Nicole Cole
- Rae Cousins
- Karrie K. Delaney
- Lindsey Dougherty
- Mark C. Downey
- Michael B. Feggans
- Lily V. Franklin
- Margaret A. Franklin
- Debra D. Gardner
- Jackie H. Glass
- Elizabeth R. Guzman
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.
- Dan I. Helmer
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr.
- Phil M. Hernandez
- Charniele L. Herring
- Patrick A. Hope
- Karen Keys-Gamarra
- Paul E. Krizek
- Amy J. Laufer
- Destiny LeVere Bolling
- Alfonso H. Lopez
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado
- Marty Martinez
- John Chilton McAuliff
- Adele Y. McClure
- Garrett McGuire
- Delores L. McQuinn
- Leslie Chambers Mehta
- May Nivar
- Kimberly Pope Adams
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price
- Sam Rasoul
- Atoosa R. Reaser
- David A. Reid
- Charlie Schmidt
- Don Scott
- Briana D. Sewell
- Irene Shin
- Marcus B. Simon
- Shelly A. Simonds
- JJ Singh
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.
- Joshua E. Thomas
- Virgil Thornton
- Luke E. Torian
- Kathy K.L. Tran
- Jeion A. Ward
- Vivian E. Watts
- Rodney T. Willett
NO: 35
- Terry L. Austin
- Jason S. Ballard
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.
- Mike A. Cherry
- Mitchell Cornett
- Will Davis
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.
- Timothy P. Griffin
- Karen Hamilton
- M. Keith Hodges
- Hillary Pugh Kent
- Terry G. Kilgore
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich
- Ellen H. McLaughlin
- Joseph P. McNamara
- James W. Morefield
- Delores Oates
- Israel D. O'Quinn
- Justin Pence
- Eric Phillips
- Chris S. Runion
- Phillip A. Scott
- Anne Ferrell Tata
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.
- Wendell S. Walker
- R. Lee Ware
- Michael J. Webert
- Madison Whittle
- Bill Wiley
- Wren M. Williams
- Tony O. Wilt
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr.
- Scott A. Wyatt
- Eric R. Zehr
YES: 37
- Lashrecse D. Aird
- Lamont Bagby
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker
- Jennifer B. Boysko
- Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
- Luther Cifers, III
- Christie New Craig
- R. Creigh Deeds
- Bill DeSteph
- J.D. "Danny" Diggs
- Barbara A. Favola
- Timmy French
- T. Travis Hackworth
- Christopher T. Head
- Michael J. Jones
- Emily M. Jordan
- Mamie E. Locke
- L. Louise Lucas
- David W. Marsden
- Ryan T. McDougle
- Jeremy S. McPike
- Tammy Brankley Mulchi
- Mark D. Obenshain
- Mark J. Peake
- Russet Perry
- Todd E. Pillion
- Bryce E. Reeves
- Aaron R. Rouse
- Saddam Azlan Salim
- Kannan Srinivasan
- William M. Stanley, Jr.
- Richard H. Stuart
- Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.
- David R. Suetterlein
- Scott A. Surovell
- Schuyler T. VanValkenburg
- Angelia Williams Graves
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 3
Actions
- Feb 27, 2026 | Senate
- Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- Rules suspended
- Passed by for the day
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Senate committee offered
- Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 6-N)
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB494)
- Feb 16, 2026 | Senate
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Floor Offered
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB494)
- Read second time
- committee substitute rejected
- committee substitute agreed to
- Delegate Guzman Floor amendments agreed to
- Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Read first time
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- House subcommittee offered
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB494)
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)
- Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- House subcommittee offered
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 2-N)
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB494)
- Jan 19, 2026 | House
- Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
- Jan 12, 2026 | House
- Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102456D
- Referred to Committee on General Laws
Bill Texts
- IntroducedHTML
- IntroducedPDF
- General Laws SubstituteHTML
- General Laws SubstitutePDF
- General Laws SubstituteHTML
- General Laws SubstitutePDF
- Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee SubstituteHTML
- Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee SubstitutePDF
- Appropriations SubstituteHTML
- Appropriations SubstitutePDF
- Appropriations SubstituteHTML
- Appropriations SubstitutePDF
- General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee SubstituteHTML
- General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee SubstitutePDF
- EngrossedHTML
- EngrossedPDF
- Delegate Guzman AmendmentsHTML
- General Laws and Technology AmendmentHTML
- General Laws and Technology AmendmentHTML
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