VirginiaAdministration of government; language access equity, report.
What it does
Administration of government; language access equity; report. Requires each public-facing state agency, defined in the bill, to designate a language access coordinator who will be responsible for the agency's annual language access report, the requirements of which are set out in the bill. The Secretary of Health and Human Resources is directed to establish criteria for state agencies to procure language interpretation and translation services and to establish a policy for compensating multilingual state employees who are required as part of their job to provide interpretation, translation, or other bilingual skills at least once a month.
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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
- Feb 18Left in Committee AppropriationsLatest
- Feb 6Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital OutlayMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from General Laws. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1009)
- Feb 3Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)Minor
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 2-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative ProcessMinor
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on General LawsMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105221DIntroduced