Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia HB 554
State officers and employees; state agencies to establish alternative work schedules.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jessica L. Anderson
Cosponsors (4)
- Virgil Thornton (Democratic)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (Democratic)
- Elizabeth R. Guzman (Democratic)
- Nadarius E. Clark (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED
State officers and employees; state agencies to establish alternative work schedules; reporting requirement. Adds to the annual reporting requirements of each state agency the requirement to include what percentage of changes to the number of employees participating in telecommuting and alternative work is a result of changes in workforce size, a reclassification of positions, or an expansion of telecommuting and alternative work opportunities and the number of employees approved and denied telecommuting and alternative work eligibility. The bill also requires the Department of Human Resource Management to review and publish on its website the statewide telecommuting and alternative work schedule policy every two years.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Amendment
- General Laws Amendment
- Engrossed
- General Laws and Technology Amendment
- Senator McPike Substitute
- Enrolled
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 10, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 House | H VOTE: | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 3, 2026 House | Reported from General Laws 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
Approved by Governor-Chapter 927 (effective 7/1/2026) - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB554) - 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 30, 2026 · Senate
Signed by President - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB554ER) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Enrolled - Mar 11, 2026 · House
Senate substitute agreed to by House (65-Y 32-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB554) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Senator McPike Substitute agreed to - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Reading of substitute waived - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Floor offered Senator McPike Substitute - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Read third time - Mar 9, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) - Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (9-Y 6-N) - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology - Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Read third time and passed House (66-Y 32-N 0-A) - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB554) - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Engrossed by House as amended - Feb 6, 2026 · House
committee amendments agreed to - Feb 6, 2026 · House
Read second time - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (18-Y 3-N) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) - Jan 29, 2026 · House
House subcommittee offered - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB554) - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on General Laws - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103758D