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| Bill | VMI; removes certain authority, disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports. | Public institutions of higher education; disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports; Virginia Military Institute. Removes the authority granted to Virginia Military Institute to include in its sexual violence policy, code, rules, or set of standards a provision stipulating that in the event that a cadet discloses personal consumption of drugs or alcohol in conjunction with a good faith report of an act of sexual violence and the superintendent of Virginia Military Institute determines that such cadet's personal consumption of drugs or alcohol constitutes a threat to the cadet's well-being or the well-being of others, the superintendent may require such cadet to attend drug or substance use disorder counseling. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 22 | Virginia HB 22 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 22 (2026) — VMI; removes certain authority, disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports.
Public institutions of higher education; disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports; Virginia Military Institute. Removes the authority granted to Virginia Military Institute to include in its sexual violence policy, code, rules, or set of standards a provision stipulating that in the event that a cadet discloses personal consumption of drugs or alcohol in conjunction with a good faith report of an act of sexual violence and the superintendent of Virginia Military Institute determines that such cadet's personal consumption of drugs or alcohol constitutes a threat to the cadet's well-being or the well-being of others, the superintendent may require such cadet to attend drug or substance use disorder counseling.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- H VOTE: — 94–3 (pass) · lower
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Reported from Education and Health — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 9–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education — 21–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Dan I. Helmer — primary (person)
- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole Cole — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-12-22 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100347D
filing, introduction - 2025-12-22 Referred to Committee on Education
referral-committee - 2026-01-14 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB22)
- 2026-01-30 Assigned HED sub: Higher Education
referral-committee - 2026-02-02 Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
- 2026-02-04 Reported from Education (21-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-06 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-02-09 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-02-10 Moved from Uncontested Calendar to Regular Calendar
- 2026-02-10 Read third time and passed House (94-Y 3-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-02-11 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
referral-committee - 2026-03-02 Assigned Education sub: Higher Education
referral-committee - 2026-03-05 Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-03-06 Rules suspended
- 2026-03-06 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-03-06 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 2026-03-09 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-03-09 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-14 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-14 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB22ER)
passage - 2026-03-14 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-14 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-16 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB22)
- 2026-03-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-13 Approved by Governor-Chapter 547 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-13 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0547)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ba470103-d298-44fe-93fb-c9d03a28cafb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).