HJ 38 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

General Assembly; notifying Governor of organization.

HJ 38 is a procedural joint resolution requiring the General Assembly to notify the Governor when it organizes for a new legislative session. It directly affects the Governor and the legislative leadership by establishing a formal communication step. The bill contains no substantive policy changes, only specifying that the notification must be provided to the Governor upon the Assembly's organization. This is a routine administrative procedure with no impact on public policy or constituents.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Apr 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill transitioned from an 'Introduced' draft to an 'Enrolled' final version, primarily involving significant formatting cleanup, the addition of session headers, and the removal of placeholder text. The core legislative text, which appoints a committee to notify the Governor that the General Assembly is organized, remains substantively unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft status headers and placeholder lines to finalize the document for official printing.

Added 'ENROLLED' status and session headers to indicate the bill has passed both chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature.

Deleted the patron's name and removed a stray hyphen line that was present in the draft version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House of Delegates by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ38ER)

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Agreed to by House by voice vote

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors