VirginiaDGS; work group to provide recommendations relating to transitioning to an independent agency.
What it does
Department of General Services; independent agency; evaluation. Directs the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee and the House Appropriations Committee to convene a work group to assess the process and provide recommendations related to the transition of the Department of General Services from an executive branch agency to an independent agency of the Commonwealth pursuant to the intent of the General Assembly that (i) the Department transition to better serve the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as independent agencies of the Commonwealth, and political subdivisions thereof, equally and (ii) such transition be finalized in the 2027 Regular Session. The Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee and the House Appropriations Committee shall submit a joint report of the work group's findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 15, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Mar 9Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Tabled in Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Referred to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Feb 12Read first timeMinor
- Feb 12Placed on Calendar
- Feb 9Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 6Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 6Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 6Read second timeMinor
- Feb 6Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB484)
- Feb 5Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 5Rules suspended
- Feb 5Committee substitute printed 26106959D-S1Major
- Feb 4Senate committee offered
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB484)
- Jan 21Reported 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
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on General Laws and TechnologyMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100909DIntroduced
- Mar 9Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Latest