VMI; removes certain authority, disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 23.1-808 of the Code of Virginia, relating to public institutions of higher education; disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports; Virginia Military Institute.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Public institutions of higher education; disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports; Virginia Military Institute. Removes the authority granted to Virginia Military Institute to include in its sexual violence policy, code, rules, or set of standards a provision stipulating that in the event that a cadet discloses personal consumption of drugs or alcohol in conjunction with a good faith report of an act of sexual violence and the superintendent of Virginia Military Institute d
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Dec 22, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 547 (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
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Dan I. HelmerNicole ColeJackie H. Glass
Recorded votes
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 40
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-05 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-10 · P · Y 94, X 3, N 3
Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-04 · P · Y 21, X 1
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-02 · P · Y 9, X 2
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 547.