Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 231
Autism Advisory Council; name change, membership, staffing, powers and duties.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Laura Jane Cohen (Democratic)
Cosponsors (1)
- Adele Y. McClure (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE
Autism Advisory Council; name change; membership; staffing; powers and duties. Provides for the Autism Advisory Council to be reconstituted as a permanent, independently staffed agency in the legislative branch of state government. Currently, the Autism Advisory Council is set to expire on July 1, 2027. The bill repeals the expiration date and renames the agency as the Autism Commission. The bill also modifies the membership of the Commission to more closely align with the membership makeup of other independently staffed legislative agencies and directs the Commission to appoint and employ an executive director and other staff to assist in carrying out the duties of the Commission.
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 Senate | Insist & Request R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 11, 2026 House | H VOTE: | fail | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 27, 2026 Senate | Reported from Rules with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 6, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 2, 2026 House | Reported from Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 30, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 27, 2026 House | Reported from Rules with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 23, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 14, 2026 · House
Failed to Pass from conference - Mar 14, 2026 · House
No further action taken - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferees: Aird, Locke, McDougle - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House Conferees: Cohen, Tran, McLaughlin - Mar 12, 2026 · House
Conferees appointed by House - Mar 12, 2026 · House
House acceded to request - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate requested conference committee - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 98-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Rules Substitute agreed to - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB231) - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26108863D-S1 - Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Rules with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Rules - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (93-Y 4-N 0-A) - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute - Feb 5, 2026 · House
committee substitute agreed to - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB231) - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Committee substitute printed 26105307D-H1 - Jan 27, 2026 · House
Reported from Rules with substitute and referred to Appropriations (18-Y 0-N) - Jan 23, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 0-N) - Jan 23, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB231) - Jan 8, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Rules - Jan 8, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103423D