republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2026/hb-680.md

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Bill	Forensic Science Board and Scientific Advisory Committee; members, service after expiration of term.	Forensic Science Board; Scientific Advisory Committee; members; service after expiration of term. Provides that a member of the Forensic Science Board and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee appointed by the Governor shall serve after expiration of his term until his successor is appointed. The bill also removes the requirement that meetings of the Scientific Advisory Committee take place in the City of Richmond. The bill contains technical amendments. The bill also contains an emergency clause.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2026	HB 680	Virginia HB 680 (2026)	bill		enacted	Eric R. Zehr	6	32	6	2026-01-13	2026-04-06	openstates	ocd-bill/f94f7b59-cc47-4436-b18d-7e7c582f53a5	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB680	e0a2cddb60475a6442005de6b612a6abeff9cdacf39e954c67dc11593642a1c5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 680 (2026) — Forensic Science Board and Scientific Advisory Committee; members, service after expiration of term.

Forensic Science Board; Scientific Advisory Committee; members; service after expiration of term. Provides that a member of the Forensic Science Board and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee appointed by the Governor shall serve after expiration of his term until his successor is appointed. The bill also removes the requirement that meetings of the Scientific Advisory Committee take place in the City of Richmond. The bill contains technical amendments. The bill also contains an emergency clause.

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. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
4. Public Safety Amendment (committee substitute) — source
5. Subcommittee #2 Subcommittee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) — 7–0 (pass) · lower
• Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage R — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• Reported from General Laws and Technology — 12–2 (pass) · upper
• Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
• H VOTE: — 98–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Eric R. Zehr — primary (person)
• Russet Perry — cosponsor (person)
• Vivian E. Watts — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-13 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101785D filing, introduction
• 2026-01-13 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
• 2026-01-14 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB680)
• 2026-01-29 Referred from General Laws and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote) referral-committee
• 2026-02-03 Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2 referral-committee
• 2026-02-05 House subcommittee offered
• 2026-02-05 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
• 2026-02-06 Reported from Public Safety with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
• 2026-02-10 Read first time reading-1
• 2026-02-11 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-02-11 committee amendment agreed to amendment-passage
• 2026-02-11 Engrossed by House as amended
• 2026-02-11 Emergency clause added
• 2026-02-12 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB680)
• 2026-02-12 Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) passage, reading-3
• 2026-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
• 2026-02-13 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
• 2026-02-18 Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 2-N) committee-passage
• 2026-02-20 Rules suspended
• 2026-02-20 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
• 2026-02-20 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
• 2026-02-23 Read third time reading-3
• 2026-02-23 Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N 0-A) passage
• 2026-02-25 Enrolled enrolled
• 2026-02-25 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB680ER) passage
• 2026-02-25 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB680)
• 2026-02-25 Signed by Speaker passage
• 2026-02-25 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
• 2026-04-06 Approved by Governor-Chapter 202 (effective 4/6/2026) executive-signature
• 2026-04-06 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0202)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f94f7b59-cc47-4436-b18d-7e7c582f53a5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).