HB 1009 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Administration of government; language access equity, report.

Summary
Administration of government; language access equity; report. Requires each public-facing state agency, defined in the bill, to designate a language access coordinator who will be responsible for the agency's annual language access report, the requirements of which are set out in the bill. The Secretary of Health and Human Resources is directed to establish criteria for state agencies to procure language interpretation and translation services and to establish a policy for compensating multilingual state employees who are required as part of their job to provide interpretation, translation, or other bilingual skills at least once a month.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026
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Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Left in Committee Appropriations
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2026
Committee
Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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