Senate subcommittee reports dozens of House bills, carries several for further study
March 05, 2026 | 2026 Legislature VA, Virginia
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A Senate subcommittee in Richmond processed a lengthy docket of House bills and related Senate cognates, voting to report many measures, adopt committee substitutes on some, and carry others over for additional review.
Among the items the panel reported were HB 627 (limits on noncompete agreements for health‑care professionals, cognate to SB 128), HB 814 (an advisory group for the Standards of Learning review in history/social studies), HB 18 (employee childcare assistance, conforming to SB 3), and HB 1219 (unmanned aircraft systems policy aligned to a senate bill). Several committee substitutes were adopted: the panel reported a substitute for retail tobacco retailer permitting and enforcement of liquid nicotine registration (HB 308) and adopted substitutes on other measures before reporting them.
The committee also carried multiple bills over for further work, including bills with budgetary implications (for example, several measures were continued to be addressed in the budget or referred to JLARC). The dockets recorded several unanimous electronic votes (multiple items recorded as 15–0 or 14–0) as well as a few closer tallies and one noted abstention on PFAS sludge testing authority.
Why it matters: The subcommittee’s actions advance a batch of bills to later stages of the legislative process while signaling which measures require more study — particularly items with fiscal or administrative impacts that need budget language or agency review.
Notable procedural outcomes: several bills were reported with substitutes; others were carried over to be considered in the budget, sent with letters to JLARC, or continued to a later date. The committee concluded by reporting its substitute on HB 9‑16 (concealed‑carry certification) after adding a reenactment concept and then rising.
Next steps: Reported bills move to subsequent committee or floor action per normal Senate procedure; carried items will be revisited in the budget process or after JLARC review as noted by the committee.
Among the items the panel reported were HB 627 (limits on noncompete agreements for health‑care professionals, cognate to SB 128), HB 814 (an advisory group for the Standards of Learning review in history/social studies), HB 18 (employee childcare assistance, conforming to SB 3), and HB 1219 (unmanned aircraft systems policy aligned to a senate bill). Several committee substitutes were adopted: the panel reported a substitute for retail tobacco retailer permitting and enforcement of liquid nicotine registration (HB 308) and adopted substitutes on other measures before reporting them.
The committee also carried multiple bills over for further work, including bills with budgetary implications (for example, several measures were continued to be addressed in the budget or referred to JLARC). The dockets recorded several unanimous electronic votes (multiple items recorded as 15–0 or 14–0) as well as a few closer tallies and one noted abstention on PFAS sludge testing authority.
Why it matters: The subcommittee’s actions advance a batch of bills to later stages of the legislative process while signaling which measures require more study — particularly items with fiscal or administrative impacts that need budget language or agency review.
Notable procedural outcomes: several bills were reported with substitutes; others were carried over to be considered in the budget, sent with letters to JLARC, or continued to a later date. The committee concluded by reporting its substitute on HB 9‑16 (concealed‑carry certification) after adding a reenactment concept and then rising.
Next steps: Reported bills move to subsequent committee or floor action per normal Senate procedure; carried items will be revisited in the budget process or after JLARC review as noted by the committee.
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