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| Bill | Southwest Reg. Recreation Authority; certification of Southwest Regional Recreation Area rangers. | Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; certification of Southwest Regional Recreation Area rangers. Provides that Southwest Regional Recreation Area rangers appointed by the board of the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority may be certified through the successful completion of training at an approved criminal justice academy as necessary and proper to protect and enforce the safe use and enjoyment of the Authority's properties. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2026 | HB 63 | Virginia HB 63 (2026) |
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Virginia HB 63 (2026) — Southwest Reg. Recreation Authority; certification of Southwest Regional Recreation Area rangers.
Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; certification of Southwest Regional Recreation Area rangers. Provides that Southwest Regional Recreation Area rangers appointed by the board of the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority may be certified through the successful completion of training at an approved criminal justice academy as necessary and proper to protect and enforce the safe use and enjoyment of the Authority's properties.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Subcommittee recommends reporting — 7–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 39–0 (pass) · upper
- H VOTE: — 99–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Public Safety — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Local Government — 15–0 (pass) · upper
- Passage R — 40–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- James W. Morefield — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-12-30 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102536D
filing, introduction - 2025-12-30 Referred to Committee on Public Safety
referral-committee - 2026-01-16 Assigned HPS sub: Subcommittee #2
referral-committee - 2026-01-22 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
- 2026-01-23 Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-01-27 Read first time
reading-1 - 2026-01-28 Read second time and engrossed
reading-2 - 2026-01-29 Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-01-30 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2026-01-30 Referred to Committee on Local Government
referral-committee - 2026-02-23 Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2026-02-24 Rules suspended
- 2026-02-24 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 2026-02-24 Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 2026-02-25 Read third time
reading-3 - 2026-02-25 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
passage - 2026-03-02 Enrolled
enrolled - 2026-03-02 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB63ER)
passage - 2026-03-02 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2026-03-02 Signed by President
passage - 2026-03-10 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2026-03-10 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
executive-receipt - 2026-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 360 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive-signature - 2026-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0360)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7c96154d-f5bb-4595-9a18-8dd44f7498c5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).