Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state government, certain former federal employees.
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 a section numbered 2.2-2903.01, relating to Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state government; certain former federal employees.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state government; certain former federal employees. Allows for an applicant's status as a former federal employee to be given consideration when applying for employment with the Commonwealth if such applicant was terminated from a position of employment with the federal government on or after January 1, 2025, due to a reduction in the federal budget or initiatives put in place by the federal Department of Government Efficiency, provided that such pers
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 12, 2026
Acts of Assembly Chapter 154 (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
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Elizabeth R. GuzmanStacey Annie CarrollJoshua G. ColeJohn Chilton McAuliffKaren R. "Kacey" CarnegieNadarius E. ClarkRozia A. Henson, Jr.Patrick A. HopeMichelle Lopes MaldonadoVirgil Thornton
Recorded votes
Senate amendment agreed to by House (63-Y 33-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 63, N 33, X 3
Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-02 · P · Y 21, N 19
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 9, N 6
Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-13 · P · Y 61, N 35, X 4
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-09 · P · Y 15, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 5, N 2
Reported from General Laws with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 15, X 1, N 6
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and rereferred to Appropriations (7-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-29 · P · Y 7, X 1, N 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 154.