Three-unit service dog team; definition.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 51.5-40.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to definition of three-unit service dog team.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Definition of three-unit service dog team. Clarifies, in the definition of a three-unit service dog team, that a person who is an adult and who has been trained to handle the service dog can include the parent of the person with a disability who is part of such team.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Jan 19, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 778 (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
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 15
Rereferred from Education and Health and rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 14, X 1
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 98, X 2
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-11 · P · Y 96, X 4
Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-05 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 10
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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