Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee

Wednesday, February 4, 2026·34m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Transportation and Public Safety Subcommittee advanced nine bills — including measures on honor guard grants for veterans, isolated confinement restrictions, firearm regulations, and emergency management — while tabling five others covering Route 58 debt authority, military infrastructure grants, a human trafficking reporting app, a regional transportation authority, and firearm buyback-adjacent debt concerns.

Key Actions

·HB 19 – Intimate Partner Firearm Possession ProhibitionPassed

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Controversies

HB 366 – Amount of additional funding requested for military infrastructure grants

Paul E. Krizek asked what Delegate Anne Ferrell Tata's 'additional request of $8 million' would do. Tata corrected this, stating the additional request was $3 million, not $8 million, explaining that the original request was $5 million, the introduced budget included $2 million, and they asked for an additional $3 million.

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Notable Quotes

“The only monies that we get from our help is we are given our rifles and our ammunition by the U.S. army. The rest of it is all out of pocket. And the passage of this bill would help us to defer our transportation costs, gasoline, uniform costs and so on.”
Bruce Russell, commanding officer of the Marine Corps League Honor Guard, Central Virginia — Russell testified in favor of HB 108, which would establish a Department of Veterans Services grant program to help veterans service organizations cover costs of providing honor guards at military funerals.

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Votes

Report HB 19Passed

Report HB 35 as amendedPassed

Report HB 88 as substitutedPassed

Report HB 108Passed

Lay HB 147 on the tablePassed

Table HB 366 (substitute motion by Paul E. Krizek)Passed

Lay HB 927 on the tablePassed

Report HB 529Passed

Report HB 702Passed

Gently lay HB 1000 on the tablePassed

Report HB 1096Passed

Report HB [UNCLEAR number — Askew bill] with substitutePassed

Report HB [UNCLEAR number — Thomas bill]Passed

Report HB 411Passed

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TranscriptPreview

Is 15 minutes past the adjournment of session. And so I'd like to call the transportation public safety subcommittee to order. And if the clerk could please open the roll so that we can take attendance. Okay, if the clerk will close the attendance, we have a quorum present. And we will start with House Bill 19. We'll just take these in order, and I'll ask our analysts to read these. And I've talked with some of the delegates, and I know that they won't be planning on attending. But, David, if you'll go ahead and get started. Yes, Mr. Chairman. House Bill 19 from Delegate McClure is really doing two things. First, it's establishing a definition of intimate partner within the code. And it is then adding intimate partner to the section of the code which prohibits the possession or purchase of firearms Following a conviction for assault and battery. There's a total one time fiscal impact of $101,000 in order to implement the bill. Okay, thank you. The committee moves on motion. There's a motion to report, and there's a second. The clerk will please open the roll, and everyone can cast your ballot. Cast your vote. Okay,…

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