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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia HB 1009

Administration of government; language access equity, report.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED

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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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Feb 6, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends laying on the tablepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 3, 2026
House		Reported from General LawspassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 29, 2026
House		Subcommittee recommends reportingpassSet your home in Virginia to see

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