STATE BILLVA HB 354ENGROSSED

Online portal; Commissioner of Department of Veterans Services to develop and maintain.

Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services; powers and duties; online portal. Requires the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services to develop and maintain an online portal to connect veterans, members of the Virginia National Guard, and Virginia residents in the Armed Forces Reserves who qualify for veteran status, and their immediate family members, to available resources, programs, and services in the Commonwealth and provide a means to submit electronic applications for such resources, programs, and services. The bill requires the online portal to collect, maintain, use, disseminate, and safeguard personal information in compliance with state and federal law.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Feb 11, 2026; 274 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2027 Regular Session

VA HB 354 · EngrossedFeb 11

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Bill details

Last action: Continued from last session · Jul 21, 2026
Pending committee: Finance and Appropriations

Sponsor

JTJoshua ThomasRepresentative · Democrat · HD-021Primary sponsor

Bill history

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Jul 21, 2026Continued from last sessionSenate

Mar 6, 2026Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate

Feb 18, 2026Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate

Feb 13, 2026Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologySenate

Feb 13, 2026Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)Senate

Feb 12, 2026Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House

Feb 11, 2026Read second time and engrossedHouse

Feb 10, 2026Read first timeHouse

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Feb 6, 2026Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House

Feb 4, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)House

Feb 2, 2026Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB354)House

Jan 30, 2026Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public SafetyHouse

Jan 29, 2026Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)House

Jan 27, 2026Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)House

Jan 22, 2026Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)House

Jan 19, 2026Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative ProcessHouse

Jan 12, 2026Referred to Committee on General LawsHouse

Jan 12, 2026Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101422DHouse

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