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Subcommittee reports a package of senate bills to the floor; multiple substitutes and technical fixes adopted

Unspecified subcommittee of the Virginia Legislature · February 20, 2026

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Summary

A Virginia legislative subcommittee reported a slate of senate bills — many substituted to match house companions or amended for technical fixes — with most measures passing unanimously or by clear margins; see vote tallies for each bill.

A Virginia legislative subcommittee completed its docket and reported a slate of senate bills to the next stage of the legislative process on Feb. 20. The committee processed bills in blocks and individually, adopting substitutes or technical amendments where needed.

Early in the hearing the chair grouped four identical senate bills with house companions (SB 82, SB 144, SB 206 and SB 216) and the subcommittee reported them as a block by voice/tally 19–0. Individual measures that followed were moved, sometimes substituted to conform to house language, and reported with the following recorded outcomes:

- SB 77: reported by a vote of 16–3. - SB 146: reported by a vote of 19–0. - SB 229: reported by a vote of 13–6 (see separate coverage on substantive debate). - SB 301: reported by a vote of 17–3. - SB 37 (as amended to conform to House Bill 1020): reported as amended by a vote of 19–0. - SB 316 (substitute to conform to Delegate Simon’s bill): reported with substitute by a vote of 20–0. - SB 480 (substitute to conform to House Bill 1084): reported with substitute by a vote of 20–0. - SB 70 (substitute to conform to House Bill 483): reported as substituted by a vote of 14–6. - SB 136 (substitute to conform to House Bill 149): reported with substitute by a vote of 18–2. - SB 335: reported by a vote of 14–6. - SB 360 (substitute to conform to House Bill 64): reported with substitute by a vote of 20–0. - SB 416 (technical amendment; added the word “district” to correctly name the juvenile court): reported as amended by a vote of 14–6. - SB 495 (amended to conform to house language): reported as amended by a vote of 14–5. - SB 597: reported by a vote of 13–5.

Throughout the session the chair asked for motions, members moved and seconded, and the clerk opened and closed the roll for recorded tallies. Mr. Hatcher explained a technical correction needed in SB 416 to reference the “juvenile and domestic relations district court,” and the committee adopted that fix before reporting the bill.

The chair closed the docket, said subcommittees would meet next, and the committee adjourned.