HB 533 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia National Guard; deployment to active duty combat.

Summary
Virginia National Guard; deployment to active duty combat. Prohibits the Virginia National Guard from being deployed into active duty combat, defined in the bill, unless Congress has made an official declaration of war, defined in the bill, or has taken an official action as authorized by the Constitution of the United States for the purposes of expressly executing the laws of the United States, repelling invasion, or suppressing an insurrection.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Feb 13, 2026
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Jan 20, 2026
Committee
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
lower
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Karen Hamilton
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