Appropriations

Monday, February 9, 2026·30m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Virginia House Appropriations Committee advanced the vast majority of bills on its docket across four subcommittee areas — Health, Human Resources, General Government, K-12, and Compensation and Retirement — with most passing unanimously, while a cluster of bills from the General Government subcommittee and K-12 revealed a recurring 10-to-7 and 11-to-6 split. Two bills, HB 1317 (Line of Duty Act) and HB 362 (Printed Textbook Pilot Program), were carried over rather than reported.

Key Actions

·HB 66 – DSS/DMA IT Modernization PlanNo Vote

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Notable Quotes

“We took the roll because we got a lot of things going on on different committees that are meeting. And I need to release a couple of our members who need to go help out a couple committees. And we're still finalizing our agenda. So we'll be at ease for a few moments.”
Chair (name not stated in transcript) — The chair explained a brief recess at the opening of the hearing due to members being needed on other simultaneously meeting committees.

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Votes

Report HB 66Passed

Report HB 470Passed

Report HB 483Passed

Adopt substitute for HB 794No Vote

Report HB 794 with substitutePassed

Report HB 1284Passed

Adopt substitute for HB 1357No Vote

Report HB 1357 with substitutePassed

Report HB 28Passed

Adopt amendment for HB 127No Vote

Report HB 127 as amendedPassed

Report HB 247Passed

Adopt substitute for HB 494No Vote

Report HB 494 with substitutePassed

Adopt amendments for HB 580No Vote

Report HB 580 as amendedPassed

Report HB 777No Vote

Adopt substitute for HB 797No Vote

Report HB 797 with substitutePassed

Report HB 833Passed

Adopt substitute for HB 852No Vote

Report HB 852 as substitutedPassed

Report HB 885Passed

Adopt amendment for HB 1142No Vote

Report HB 1142 as amendedPassed

Report HB 1472Passed

Report HB 795Passed

Report HB 865Passed

Carry over HB 1317No Vote

Report HB 195Passed

Carry over HB 362No Vote

Adopt substitute for HB 592No Vote

Report HB 592 as substitutedPassed

Adopt substitute for HB 670No Vote

Report HB 670 with substitutePassed

Report HB 1113Passed

Adopt substitute for HB 1278No Vote

Report HB 1278 with substitutePassed

Adopt amendment for HB 1367No Vote

Report HB 1367 as amendedPassed

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TranscriptPreview

Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you all for joining us. For our House Appropriations Committee member. Can we open the roll? Clerk, please. Okay. Thank you all for your presence. Committee, we're going to be at ease for a moment. We took the roll because we. We got a lot of things going on on different committees that are meeting. And I need to release a couple of our members who need to go help out a couple committees. And we're still finalizing our agenda. So we'll be at ease for a few moments. Thank. You. Report of the HHR subcommittee, we first have. House Bill 66 by Delegate Fagans. This directs DSS and DMAs to contract with a third party vendor to create a plan for the modernization of IT systems that we use to administer federal benefits programs. DSS will have a cost of a little over 318,000 general fund in the first year. Move to report second. It's been moved. And second that we report. House Bill 66. Members, please cast your vote. That bill reports 19 to 0. Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman. Members of the committee. House Bill 470. This is Delegate Cohen's bill directing DMAs…

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