VirginiaVirginia would connect veterans to services through a website
Virginia’s veterans services commissioner would provide a website where veterans, certain military members, and their immediate families could find available services and submit applications.
What it does
Virginia’s veterans services commissioner would develop and maintain a website to help veterans, certain military members, and their immediate families find available services and apply online. It would have to protect personal information under state and federal law.
Argument forA single website could make it easier for veterans and covered families to find available services and submit applications.
Argument againstCollecting and sharing personal information through the website could expose veterans and families to privacy risks, even with required legal safeguards.
More detail
The Commissioner of Virginia’s Department of Veterans Services would develop and maintain the website. The website would serve veterans, Virginia National Guard members, Virginia residents in the Armed Forces Reserves who qualify as veterans, and their immediate family members. The website would connect people to available resources, programs, and services in Virginia and allow electronic applications. The website would have to follow state and federal law when collecting, keeping, using, sharing, and protecting personal information.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 21Continued from last sessionLatest
- Mar 6Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- Feb 18Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 13Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Feb 13Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 12Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
- Feb 11Read second time and engrossedMinor
- Feb 10Read first timeMinor
- Feb 6Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Feb 4Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- Feb 2Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB354)
- Jan 30Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 29Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 27Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 22Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- Jan 19Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative ProcessMinor
- Jan 12Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 12Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101422DIntroduced
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