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Subcommittees report veterans and workforce measures, including honor guard grants and an internship coordinator

Virginia House Subcommittee (multiple subcommittees reported) · January 28, 2026

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Summary

The subcommittee reported multiple veterans and workforce bills: HB54 (internship coordinator) was referred to Appropriations; HB108 (honor guard grant program) reported and referred; HB354 directs a veterans online portal. Several other workforce and small business bills were reported.

Subcommittees reported a set of bills addressing veterans services, internships and workforce training.

Delegate Delaney reported House Bill 54 (patron Sullivan), which would require the Department of Human Resource Management to establish an employee and state government internship coordinator and professional development system for state agency interns and supervisors; the committee reported 8–1 and Delaney moved to refer the bill to Appropriations, which the board referred on a roll call vote of 15–0.

House Bill 108 (patron Ballard) would create an honor guard grant program within the Department of Veterans Services to offset expenses for veteran service organizations providing honor guard burial details; subcommittee recommended reporting and referring to Appropriations 9–0 and the bill was reported and referred on roll call.

House Bill 354 (patron Thomas) would require the Commissioner of Veterans Services to develop and maintain an online portal connecting qualifying veterans, Guard and Reserve members and immediate family members to resources and permit electronic application submission; the subcommittee recommended reporting 9–0 and the board reported 16–0.

Other items reported by the Professional Occupations subcommittee included HB165 (contractor exam language) and HB460 (Small Business and Supplier Diversity regulatory amendments). The session closed with routine committee business and adjournment.

The bills that were referred to Appropriations will next be subject to fiscal review; others will proceed per the regular legislative schedule.