Honor Guard Grant Program; Department of Veterans Services to establish.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 20 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-2004.3, relating to Department of Veterans Services; Honor Guard Grant Program established.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Department of Veterans Services; Honor Guard Grant Program established. Requires the Department of Veterans Services to establish the Honor Guard Grant Program for the purpose of providing grants to veteran service organizations, defined in the bill, to offset expenses incurred by the organizations and members of the organizations' honor guards in providing honor guard burial details at the funerals of veterans in the Commonwealth, including expenses for training, transportation, food, equipment
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 2, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 65 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Jason S. Ballard
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-05 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 15
Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-18 · P · Y 14
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 98, X 2
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 7
Reported from General Laws and rereferred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-27 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting and rereferred to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-22 · P · Y 9, X 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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