Del. Amy Laufer

Department of Environmental Quality; standby generators study; report. Directs the Department of Environmental Quality to conduct a one-year study of all standby generators used by a commercial facility with an air permit in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the study to (i) identify commercial facilities with an air permit that use standby generators, (ii) identify the type of pollutants emitted from such standby generators, and (iii) analyze and describe the amount of pollutants from such standby generators. The Department is required to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources by July 1, 2027.

Photo speed monitoring devices; historic district segments. Permits a state or local law-enforcement agency to place and operate a photo speed monitoring device at a historic district segment, defined in the bill, located within the locality for the purpose of recording violations resulting from the operation of a vehicle in excess of the speed limit. The bill provides the same requirements for such devices, information collected from such devices, and any enforcement actions resulting from information collected from such devices as current law applies to the use of such devices in school crossing zones, highway work zones, and high-risk intersection segments.

Individual income tax; subtractions; Segal AmeriCorps Education Award. Provides that, for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2026, any amounts received as income from or otherwise pursuant to the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award, as described in the bill, shall be subtracted from an individual's Virginia taxable income.

Virginia Disability Commission; independent staff. Provides for the employment of an executive director and any other persons deemed necessary by the Virginia Disability Commission. Currently, the Virginia Disability Commission is provided with administrative staff support by the Office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates or the Senate, depending on the house in which the chair serves, and legal and policy staff support by the Division of Legislative Services.

Study; Department of Workforce Development and Advancement; high school graduates; optional service year program; report. Requests the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, in collaboration with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, to determine the feasibility of creating an optional service year program for recent high school graduates in the Commonwealth.

Maddy summarySJ 99 is a ceremonial resolution commending the University of Virginia School of Law for its contributions to legal education. It does not create new laws, alter policies, or directly affect any individuals or entities. The resolution serves solely as a symbolic gesture of recognition from the legislature. No concrete policy changes or implementation mechanisms are involved.

Maddy summaryThis is a ceremonial resolution (SJ 86), not a substantive bill. It honors Thomas Blue's life through a formal legislative expression of respect. The resolution passed both the Senate and House in February 2026, with no policy changes or affected groups. It serves solely as a commemorative gesture with no practical impact on laws or constituents.

Maddy summaryThis is a non-binding legislative resolution (SJ 88) passed by both the Senate and House in February 2026. It formally commemorates the life of Bruce Randolph Murray through a ceremonial expression of recognition by the legislature. The resolution does not create new laws, alter policies, or affect any individuals or groups, as it is purely symbolic. It serves as a formal acknowledgment of Murray's contributions, with no associated funding or regulatory changes.

Maddy summarySJ 89 is a ceremonial resolution honoring Eugene Williams, passed by both the Senate and House in February 2026. It formally recognizes his life and contributions without creating new policies or affecting any individuals or groups. The resolution serves as a commemorative gesture by the legislature, consistent with standard recognition practices for notable community members. No substantive policy changes or implementation mechanisms are involved.

Boards of visitors of baccalaureate public institutions of higher education and Richard Bland College and local community college boards; membership; faculty representative and staff representative. Requires the governing board of each baccalaureate public institution of higher education and Richard Bland College and each local community college board to appoint one voting faculty representative and one voting staff representative to its respective board, each of whom is required to be (i) elected (a) by the majority of the institution's faculty or the institution's faculty senate or its equivalent in the case of the faculty representative or (b) by the majority of the institution's staff in the case of the staff representative and (ii) appointed to serve (a) at least one term of at least 12 months, which shall be coterminous with the institution's fiscal year or (b) for such terms as may be mutually agreed to by the local community college board or the board of visitors and the institution's faculty or staff, respectively. The bill provides that any vacancy of such a voting representative shall be filled in the same manner as the original selection, whether the vacancy occurs by expiration of a term or otherwise. Current law permits each such board to appoint one or more nonvoting, advisory faculty representatives to the board and is silent on the appointment of staff representatives to such boards.