Counties, cities, & towns; members of governing body, continuing personal interest in transactions.
In plain English Requires local government members to disclose continuing interest in former employers for two years, and imposes specific governance requirements on certain Virginia towns.
Official synopsis: Local government; certain towns; suspension of officers, study, remedial plan, and meeting requirements. Provides that any member of a governing body in any locality, who has been employed by any governmental agency that is a component part of and that is subject to the ultimate…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1022) · 2026-04-22
Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program and Fund; filing of claims.
In plain English Increases the maximum award for birth-related neurological injuries to $500,000 and makes various changes to the compensation program's operations and claims process.
Official synopsis: Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program and Fund; board of directors; plan of operation; filing of claims; awards and coverage for expenses or services. Makes various changes to the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program and Fund. The bill provides that a civil action arising…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1010) · 2026-04-22
Condemnation of conservation or open-space easement; compensation.
In plain English Requires compensation to the state and locality when condemned land is subject to a conservation or open-space easement.
Official synopsis: Condemnation of conservation or open-space easement; compensation. Provides that if a person takes by condemnation any land subject to a conservation easement or open-space easement, such person shall compensate the Commonwealth and the locality in which such land is located for certain tax credits and…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0980) · 2026-04-22
Virginia National Guard; reports to General Assembly, state militias, etc.
In plain English Requires the Adjutant General to submit annual reports on Virginia National Guard deployments and operations, prohibits the Governor from using the Guard to intimidate voters, and directs a work group to assess Guard deployment procedures.
Official synopsis: Virginia National Guard; reports to the General Assembly; work group; report. Requires the Adjutant General to submit an annual report to the General Assembly detailing federal and state deployments of the Virginia National Guard and other matters relating to retention, readiness, funding, and resources. The bill…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1003) · 2026-04-22
Virginia Health Care Protection Act; established, prohibition on extradition for certain crimes.
In plain English Prohibits Virginia law enforcement from investigating or assisting with investigations of certain health care activities legal in Virginia, creates legal remedies for affected persons, and blocks extradition for out-of-state charges involving those activities.
Official synopsis: Virginia Health Care Protection Act established; prohibition on extradition for certain crimes; penalties. Establishes the Virginia Health Care Protection Act. The bill provides that no law-enforcement officer acting in the Commonwealth or employed by the Commonwealth or any of its localities or political subdivisions may…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0905) · 2026-04-13
Alcoholic beverage control; payment of excise tax on beer, wine coolers, and wine, penalties.
In plain English Requires beer and wine tax penalties based on days of non-payment, allows 60 days to cure violations, and mandates an online reporting system for wine wholesalers by 2027.
Official synopsis: Alcoholic beverage control; payment of excise tax on beer, wine coolers, and wine; penalties. Specifies that the civil penalty imposed on a manufacturer, bottler, or wholesaler who fails to make any return, pay the full amount of certain taxes imposed on wine and beer, and…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0904) · 2026-04-13
Alcoholic beverage control; distiller's licensees as agents of Board, sale of alcoholic beverages.
In plain English Allows distillery license holders appointed as agents of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to sell spirits, beer, wine, or cider made on their premises, increases daily spirits sales limits to six ounces, and requires food availability when spirits are served.
Official synopsis: Alcoholic beverage control; government stores; distiller's licensees as agents of the Board; sale of alcoholic beverages. Allows certain holders of a distiller's license appointed as agents of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to sell spirits, beer, wine, or cider for…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0889) · 2026-04-13
Probation and parole officers; subscriber agreements with clerks' offices.
In plain English Allows court clerks to provide secure remote access to nonconfidential court records through single subscriber agreements with the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission and Department of Corrections instead of individual agreements per staff member.
Official synopsis: Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission; Department of Corrections; probation and parole officers; subscriber agreements with clerks' offices; secure remote access to nonconfidential court records. Provides that any clerk of a circuit court who provides secure remote access to nonconfidential court records shall allow both the Virginia…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0942) · 2026-04-13
Electric utilities; duty to furnish adequate service, high-demand customers.
In plain English Allows electric utilities to delay providing service to customers if needed to maintain grid reliability or comply with capacity limits or state and federal rules.
Official synopsis: Electric utilities; delay in provision of service permitted. Provides that a distributor of electric energy may delay the provision of service if such delay is necessary to maintain electric grid reliability, to avoid exceeding available generation or transmission capacity constraints, or to ensure compliance with…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0746) · 2026-04-13
Consumer Data Protection Act; data controller responsibilities, precise geolocation data.
In plain English Prohibits companies from selling precise geolocation data about consumers.
Official synopsis: Consumer Data Protection Act; data controller responsibilities; precise geolocation data. Provides that, for purposes of the Consumer Data Protection Act, a controller of personal data shall not sell or offer for sale precise geolocation data concerning a consumer.
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0820) · 2026-04-13
Judicial district and circuit courts; maximum number of judges.
In plain English Increases the maximum number of judges in several Virginia judicial districts and circuits, with some changes delayed until 2027, and directs a study of two judicial circuits.
Official synopsis: Maximum number of judges in each judicial district and circuit; study to examine organization and boundaries of certain judicial districts; report. Increases by one the maximum number of authorized general district court judges in the Twelfth and Twenty-sixth Judicial Districts. The bill also increases by one…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0880) · 2026-04-13
Health insurance; limit on cost-sharing payments for prescription drugs under certain plans.
In plain English Requires health insurers to offer at least one plan at each coverage level with prescription drug cost-sharing capped at $150 to $300 per 30-day supply, depending on coverage level.
Official synopsis: Health insurance; limit on cost-sharing payments for prescription drugs under certain plans. Requires each carrier that offers a health plan in either the individual or small group market to ensure that at least one health plan in each of the bronze, silver, gold, and platinum levels…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0642) · 2026-04-13
Interjurisdictional law-enforcement agreements; development of behavioral health co-response teams.
In plain English Allows interjurisdictional law-enforcement agreements to establish co-response teams that respond to behavioral health-related calls across multiple jurisdictions.
Official synopsis: Interjurisdictional law-enforcement agreements; behavioral health co-response teams. Provides that interjurisdictional law-enforcement agreements may allow for the development of co-response teams staffed by one or more law-enforcement agencies that respond to behavioral health-related calls in multiple jurisdictions. This bill is a recommendation of the Behavioral Health…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0536) · 2026-04-10
Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner.
In plain English Prohibits purchasing, possessing, or transporting firearms after a misdemeanor conviction for assault and battery against an intimate partner, effective July 1, 2026.
Official synopsis: Purchase, possession, or transportation of firearm; assault and battery of a family or household member or intimate partner; penalty. Adds to the definition of "family or household member," as such definition relates to juvenile and domestic relations district court, a person's intimate partner, defined in…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0528) · 2026-04-10
Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel.
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant remedies; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel. Removes the requirement that military personnel terminating a rental agreement due to identified permissible circumstances shall provide the landlord with a termination date that is no more than 60…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0083) · 2026-04-06
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