Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 34
Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Officer; feasibility of establishing position.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Joshua G. Cole (Democratic)
Cosponsors (4)
- Virgil Thornton (Democratic)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (Democratic)
- Dan I. Helmer (Democratic)
- Nicole Cole (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
Department of Military Affairs; feasibility of Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Officer; report. Directs the Department of Military Affairs to assess the feasibility of and develop recommendations related to establishing a Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Officer position within the Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Program to perform victim advocacy services. The bill requires the Adjutant General to report to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees for Courts of Justice no later than November 1, 2026.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Public Safety Substitute
- Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Amendment
- Public Safety Amendment
- Engrossed
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute
- Enrolled
- Chaptered
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 9, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 5, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 25, 2026 Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 30, 2026 House | Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 29, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0550) - Apr 13, 2026
Approved by Governor-Chapter 550 (effective 7/1/2026) - Mar 31, 2026
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Signed by Speaker - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB34) - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB34ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Senate substitute agreed to by House (67-Y 31-N 0-A) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 14-N 0-A) - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB34) - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26109173D-S1 - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N) - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 6-N) - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB34) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (64-Y 33-N 0-A) - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 4, 2026 · House
committee amendment agreed to - Feb 4, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Read first time - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (15-Y 6-N) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N) - Jan 16, 2026 · House
Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2 - Jan 7, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB34) - Dec 23, 2025 · House
Referred to Committee on Public Safety - Dec 23, 2025 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101188D