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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.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • H VOTE: — 943 (pass) · lower
  • Passage R — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Education and Health — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting — 90 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Education — 210 (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).