Federally Recognized Tribes, Commission on; purpose, powers, sunset extended.
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Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 30-414, 30-418, and 30-420 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Commission on Federally Recognized Tribes; purpose; powers; sunset extended.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Commission on Federally Recognized Tribes; purpose; powers; sunset extended. Renames the Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes as the Commission on Federally Recognized Tribes and expands its purpose. The bill extends the sunset of the Commission to July 1, 2027. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes.
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 5, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 564 (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
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Paul E. KrizekEllen H. McLaughlinDelores L. McQuinnMarcus B. SimonShelly A. Simonds
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 39, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 1-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 96, X 2, N 1
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 40
Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 97-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · F · N 97, Y 1, X 1
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 15
Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 14, X 1
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 Rules (16-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 16, X 2
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 5
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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