Benefit awareness & access prog.; establishes, military service members transition to civilian life.
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What it does
Official summary
Department of Veterans Services; benefit awareness and access; program. Establishes an outreach program to ensure military service members transitioning from military to civilian life, veterans, members of the Virginia National Guard, residents of the Commonwealth in the Armed Forces Reserves, and their family members can easily access federal, state, and local benefits and other programs and services available to them. The bill requires the outcomes of such program to be published in the annual report submitted to the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, the Governor, and the General Assembly.
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Where it stands
Introduced
Passed House
Passed Senate
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5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Mar 3Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Latest
Vote recorded Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 25Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
Vote recorded Reported from General Laws and Technology. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 19Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB514)
Feb 17Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
Feb 16Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded H VOTE:. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 16Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
Feb 16Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed House
Feb 13Read second time and engrossedMinor
Feb 12Read first timeMinor
Feb 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB514)
Vote recorded Reported from General Laws. Result: pass.Lower
Feb 10Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)Minor
Feb 5Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
Jan 23Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative ProcessMinor
Jan 13Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101453DIntroduced