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type: "Bill"
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title: "Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state government, certain former federal employees."
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description: "Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state government; certain former federal employees. Allows for an applicant's status as a former federal employee to be given consideration when applying for employment with the Commonwealth if such applicant was terminated from a position of employment with the federal government on or after January 1, 2025, due to a reduction in the federal budget or initiatives put in place by the federal Department of Government Efficiency, provided that such person meets all of the knowledge, skill, and ability requirements for the available position. The bill directs the Department of Human Resource Management, on or before January 1 of each year, to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly that includes the number of job applications submitted by candidates who self-identified as former federal employees, as well as the number of jobs offered to such candidates. The bill has an expiration date of January 21, 2029."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 494"
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citation: "Virginia HB 494 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Elizabeth R. Guzman"]
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version_count: 11
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2026-01-12"
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last_action: "2026-04-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5444db7-ac44-4ee5-aaf2-e4690d317863"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB494"
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source_hash: "3e7ff2a6952ac2c5ff300fe3bcf0688965c028978ce64f6150f2d7a6fa88fa96"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 494 (2026) — Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state government, certain former federal employees.
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Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state government; certain former federal employees. Allows for an applicant's status as a former federal employee to be given consideration when applying for employment with the Commonwealth if such applicant was terminated from a position of employment with the federal government on or after January 1, 2025, due to a reduction in the federal budget or initiatives put in place by the federal Department of Government Efficiency, provided that such person meets all of the knowledge, skill, and ability requirements for the available position. The bill directs the Department of Human Resource Management, on or before January 1 of each year, to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly that includes the number of job applications submitted by candidates who self-identified as former federal employees, as well as the number of jobs offered to such candidates. The bill has an expiration date of January 21, 2029.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084681.PDF)
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2. **Appropriations Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1135805.PDF)
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3. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1216745.PDF)
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4. **Delegate Guzman Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143112.HTML)
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5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1143279.PDF)
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6. **General Government and Capital Outlay Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1134013.PDF)
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7. **General Laws Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1115303.PDF)
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8. **General Laws and Technology Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1182072.HTML)
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9. **Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1103319.PDF)
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10. **Senate Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1189059.HTML)
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11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1199303.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **5–2** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Appropriations with substitute — **15–7** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment — **9–6** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **63–33** (pass) · lower
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- Passage R — **21–19** (pass) · upper
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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- H VOTE: — **61–35** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from General Laws with substitute — **15–6** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — **7–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Elizabeth R. Guzman — primary (person)
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- Charlie Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
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- John Chilton McAuliff — cosponsor (person)
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- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie — cosponsor (person)
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- Michelle Lopes Maldonado — cosponsor (person)
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- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
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- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
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- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Stacey Annie Carroll — cosponsor (person)
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- Virgil Thornton — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-12** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102456D `filing, introduction`
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- **2026-01-12** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-19** Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process `referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-22** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB494)
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- **2026-01-29** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-01-29** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 2-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-03** Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-03** Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-03** Committee substitute printed 26105902D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-05** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB494)
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- **2026-02-06** House subcommittee offered
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- **2026-02-06** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N) `substitution`
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- **2026-02-09** Reported from Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 7-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-09** Committee substitute printed 26107309D-H2 `substitution`
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- **2026-02-11** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-12** Floor offered Delegate Guzman Amendments
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- **2026-02-12** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB494)
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- **2026-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-12** committee substitute rejected
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- **2026-02-12** committee substitute agreed to `substitution`
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- **2026-02-12** Delegate Guzman Floor amendments agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-12** Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended `substitution`
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- **2026-02-13** Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-16** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2026-02-16** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-17** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB494)
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- **2026-02-25** Senate committee offered
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- **2026-02-25** Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 6-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Rules suspended
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- **2026-02-27** Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
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- **2026-02-27** Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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- **2026-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-02** General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-02** Engrossed by Senate as amended
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- **2026-03-02** Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 19-N 0-A) `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** Senate amendment agreed to by House (63-Y 33-N 0-A) `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2026-03-11** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB494ER) `passage`
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- **2026-03-11** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB494)
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- **2026-03-11** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-06** Approved by Governor-Chapter 154 (effective 7/1/2026) `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-06** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0154)
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5444db7-ac44-4ee5-aaf2-e4690d317863`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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