Blind and Vision Impaired, Board for the; endowment fund, voluntary contributions of refunds.
Summary
Voluntary contributions of refunds requirements; endowment fund of the Board for the Blind and Vision Impaired. Adds the Board for the Blind and Vision Impaired to the list of organizations and funds that may receive contributions of taxpayer refunds. The bill requires that moneys contributed shall be paid to the endowment fund of the Board for use in its mission in providing quality services to assist citizens of the Commonwealth who are blind, vision impaired, or deafblind in achieving their desired level of employment, education, and personal independence.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Signed Mar 21, 2025
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MINOR
This bill converts HB 2696 from its enrolled form to its chaptered form, officially adding it to the Virginia Code as Chapter 311 of the 2025 Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the statute remains unchanged, with only formatting adjustments and the addition of approval dates and chapter numbers. No policy, funding, or eligibility changes were made.
TECHNICAL
Added chapter number (Chapter 311), approval date (March 21, 2025), and formatting adjustments to convert the bill from enrolled to chaptered status.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025 · House of Delegates Jan 31, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 11, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 21, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 311 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2696ER)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human Resources
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 25104594D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wendell Walker
RRepublican
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