HB 969
  • Introduced
    Jan 13, 2026
  • Passed House
    Feb 17, 2026
  • Passed Senate
    Mar 10, 2026
  • Became Law
HB 969
Virginia House Bill
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House • Mar 17, 2026: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969)
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Votes
Feb 06, 2026, House
Public Safety Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
YES: 15
NO: 7
OTHER: 0
YES: 15

NO: 7

OTHER: 0
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Feb 11, 2026, House
Appropriations Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
YES: 15
NO: 7
OTHER: 0
YES: 15

NO: 7

OTHER: 0
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Feb 11, 2026, House
Transportation & Public Safety Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
YES: 5
NO: 2
OTHER: 0
YES: 5

NO: 2

OTHER: 0
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Feb 17, 2026, House
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
YES: 61
NO: 35
OTHER: 0
YES: 61

NO: 35

NOT VOTING: 4

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Feb 23, 2026, Senate
Courts of Justice Report with substitute
YES: 9
NO: 6
OTHER: 0
YES: 9

NO: 6

OTHER: 0
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Mar 04, 2026, Senate
Finance and Appropriations Report
YES: 10
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 10

NO: 5

OTHER: 0
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Mar 05, 2026, Senate
Pass By V
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 0

    NO: 0

      OTHER: 0
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      Mar 05, 2026, Senate
      Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
      YES: 39
      NO: 0
      OTHER: 0
      YES: 39

      NO: 0

        NOT VOTING: 1

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        Mar 10, 2026, Senate
        Passage R
        YES: 21
        NO: 19
        OTHER: 0
        YES: 21

        NO: 19

        OTHER: 0
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        Mar 10, 2026, Senate
        Courts of Justice Committee substitute V
        YES: 0
        NO: 0
        OTHER: 0
        YES: 0

          NO: 0

            OTHER: 0
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            Mar 11, 2026, House
            Senate Substitute
            YES: 0
            NO: 97
            OTHER: 1
            YES: 0

              NO: 97

              ABSTAIN: 1

              NOT VOTING: 1

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              Mar 12, 2026, Senate
              Insist & Request R
              YES: 40
              NO: 0
              OTHER: 0
              YES: 40

              NO: 0

                OTHER: 0
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                Mar 13, 2026, Senate
                Adopt Conference Committee Report R
                YES: 21
                NO: 18
                OTHER: 0
                YES: 21

                NO: 18

                NOT VOTING: 1

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                Mar 14, 2026, House
                Conference Committee Report
                YES: 61
                NO: 35
                OTHER: 0
                YES: 61

                NO: 35

                NOT VOTING: 3

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                Actions
                • Mar 17, 2026 | House
                  • Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969)
                • Mar 14, 2026 | House
                  • Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
                • Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
                  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
                • Mar 13, 2026 | Conference
                  • Conference Report released
                • Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
                  • Conferees appointed by Senate
                  • Senate Conferees: Carroll Foy, Deeds, Sturtevant
                • Mar 12, 2026 | House
                  • House acceded to request
                  • Conferees appointed by House
                  • House Conferees: Price, Pope Adams, Tata
                • Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
                  • Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
                  • Senate requested conference committee
                • Mar 11, 2026 | House
                  • Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 97-N 1-A)
                • Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
                  • Read third time
                  • Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
                  • Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
                  • Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
                • Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
                  • Passed by for the day
                • Mar 06, 2026 | Senate
                  • Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
                • Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
                  • Rules suspended
                  • Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
                  • Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
                • Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
                  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
                • Feb 25, 2026 | House
                  • Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969)
                • Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
                  • Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N)
                • Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
                  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
                  • Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
                • Feb 17, 2026 | House
                  • Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
                • Feb 16, 2026 | House
                  • Read second time
                  • committee substitute agreed to
                  • Engrossed by House - committee substitute
                • Feb 13, 2026 | House
                  • Read first time
                • Feb 11, 2026 | House
                  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
                  • Reported from Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
                • Feb 09, 2026 | House
                  • Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969)
                • Feb 06, 2026 | House
                  • House committee offered
                  • Reported from Public Safety with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 7-N)
                  • Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety
                • Jan 29, 2026 | House
                  • Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB969)
                • Jan 13, 2026 | House
                  • Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105127D
                  • Referred to Committee on Public Safety
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