HR 139 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

United States Navy; F-35C home base.

Summary
United States Navy; F-35C home base. Encourages the United States Navy to select Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach as the home base for new squadrons of F-35C Lightning II stealth strike fighters.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Last action Apr 16, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill transitioned from an introduced draft to an enrolled version, marking its final approval and readiness for transmission to the U.S. Secretary of the Navy. The substantive policy content, including the encouragement for the Navy to base F-35C fighters at NAS Oceana and the request to share this resolution with constituents, remains unchanged. The primary differences are formatting adjustments, such as the addition of session headers, dates, and page breaks, which are standard procedural steps for finalizing legislation.
TECHNICAL

Added session headers, dates, and page breaks to finalize the document format.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing to accommodate the enrolled document layout.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

870
Passed
Total votes 87
Mar 11, 2026
D Democratic53
53 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican34
34 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House (HR139ER)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (87-0)
house of delegates
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 1, 2026
Committee
Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 26107720D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors