Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB 636
Confederate monuments and memorials; Department of General Services to remove from Capitol Square.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Adam P. Ebbin
Cosponsors (4)
- Joshua G. Cole (Democratic)
- Michael J. Jones
- Betsy B. Carr (Democratic)
- Lamont Bagby (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE
Department of General Services; removal of Confederate monuments and memorials. Directs the Department of General Services to remove all Confederate monuments and memorials from Capitol Square. The bill directs the Department to store such monuments and memorials until such time as the General Assembly determines their final disposition. The bill also requires the Department, in coordination with the Department of Historic Resources, to review the most appropriate options for the final disposition of all monuments, memorials, and artifacts in its possession and report its findings to the Joint Committee on Rules by October 15, 2026.
Text versions
- Introduced
- Finance and Appropriations Substitute
- Studies Subcommittee Subcommittee Amendment
- Rules Amendment
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2026 House | Tabled in Appropriations | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 6, 2026 House | Reported from Rules with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 9, 2026 Senate | Passage R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed R | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Feb 4, 2026 Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
| Jan 30, 2026 Senate | Rereferred from Rules | pass | Set your home in Virginia to see |
Actions
- Mar 9, 2026 · House
Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from Rules with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 6-N) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (4-Y 0-N) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Reconsidered by Rules (Voice Vote) - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (4-Y 0-N) - Mar 1, 2026 · House
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Referred to Committee on Rules - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Read first time - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Placed on Calendar - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB636) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Committee substitute printed 26107220D-S1 - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Senate committee offered - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB636) - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (9-Y 5-N) - Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Rereferred from Rules to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Rules - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105277D