---
type: "Bill"
title: "Rural Virginia, Center for; renames Center the Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia."
description: "Center for Rural Virginia; name change. Renames the Center for Rural Virginia as the Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia. This bill is identical to SB 704."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1381"
citation: "Virginia HB 1381 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris S. Runion"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-16"
last_action: "2024-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23032cb4-684f-49b4-97b9-9a26995a9156"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB1381"
source_hash: "51e9339a2de6559e01f6a953e383108f5eb07aad39db76fe794fa602151caa4a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---

# Virginia HB 1381 (2024) — Rural Virginia, Center for; renames Center the Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia.

Center for Rural Virginia; name change. Renames the Center for Rural Virginia as the Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia. This bill is identical to SB 704.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **CHAP0132** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0132)
2. **HB1381ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1381ER)
3. **Presented and ordered printed 24104216D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB1381)

## Votes

- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- Reported from General Laws (20-Y 0-N) — **20–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chris S. Runion — primary (person)
- A.C. Cordoza — cosponsor (person)
- Adele Y. McClure — cosponsor (person)
- Alex Q. Askew — cosponsor (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Amanda E. Batten — cosponsor (person)
- Amy J. Laufer — cosponsor (person)
- Anne Ferrell Tata — cosponsor (person)
- Atoosa R. Reaser — cosponsor (person)
- Barry D. Knight — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Wiley — cosponsor (person)
- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Briana D. Sewell — cosponsor (person)
- C. Todd Gilbert — cosponsor (person)
- C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Candi Mundon King — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie E. Coyner — cosponsor (person)
- Charniele L. Herring — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Obenshain — cosponsor (person)
- Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel W. Marshall, III — cosponsor (person)
- David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
- David L. Bulova — cosponsor (person)
- David Owen — cosponsor (person)
- Debra D. Gardner — cosponsor (person)
- Delores L. McQuinn — cosponsor (person)
- Delores Oates — cosponsor (person)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
- Don Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Ellen H. Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- Eric R. Zehr — cosponsor (person)
- Geary Higgins — cosponsor (person)
- H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Hillary Pugh Kent — cosponsor (person)
- Holly M. Seibold — cosponsor (person)
- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Ian T. Lovejoy — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
- Israel D. O'Quinn — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
- James A. "Jay" Leftwich — cosponsor (person)
- James W. Morefield — cosponsor (person)
- Jason S. Ballard — cosponsor (person)
- Jeion A. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan "Jed" Arnold — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph P. McNamara — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua E. Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Kannan Srinivasan — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Keys-Gamarra — cosponsor (person)
- Karrie K. Delaney — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy K.L. Tran — cosponsor (person)
- Katrina Callsen — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler — cosponsor (person)
- Kim A. Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Jane Cohen — cosponsor (person)
- Luke E. Torian — cosponsor (person)
- M. Keith Hodges — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)
- Mark D. Sickles — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Earley, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Michael B. Feggans — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Webert — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
- Mike A. Cherry — cosponsor (person)
- N. Baxter Ennis — cosponsor (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Nicholas J. Freitas — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Paul E. Krizek — cosponsor (person)
- Paul V. Milde — cosponsor (person)
- Phil M. Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Phillip A. Scott — cosponsor (person)
- R. Lee Ware — cosponsor (person)
- Rae Cousins — cosponsor (person)
- Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Robert D. Orrock, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
- Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Rodney T. Willett — cosponsor (person)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Rasoul — cosponsor (person)
- Scott A. Wyatt — cosponsor (person)
- Shelly A. Simonds — cosponsor (person)
- Terry G. Kilgore — cosponsor (person)
- Terry L. Austin — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas C. Wright, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy P. Griffin — cosponsor (person)
- Tony O. Wilt — cosponsor (person)
- Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)
- W. Chad Green — cosponsor (person)
- Wendell S. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Will Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Wren M. Williams — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-16** Presented and ordered printed 24104216D `introduction`
- **2024-01-16** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-26** Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-08** Reported from General Laws (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-11** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-12** Read second time and engrossed `reading-2`
- **2024-02-13** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-13** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2024-02-14** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-23** Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- **2024-02-26** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-26** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-02-29** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1381ER) `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-03** Signed by President `passage`
- **2024-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-26** Approved by Governor-Chapter 132 (effective 7/1/24) `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-26** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0132)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23032cb4-684f-49b4-97b9-9a26995a9156`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).