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type: "Bill"
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title: "DVS; powers and duties of Commissioner, identification of incarcerated veterans."
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description: "Department of Veterans Services; powers and duties of Commissioner; identification of incarcerated veterans. Provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall assist the Department of Corrections, sheriffs, and local and regional jails in utilizing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Re-Entry Search Services system to identify veterans incarcerated in state prisons and local and regional jails to help such veterans prepare for release or reentry, reduce recidivism and homelessness, connect such veterans to resources to address the challenges of post-traumatic stress disorder, and divert eligible veterans to treatment dockets. This bill incorporates HB 2522 and is identical to SB 1251."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 2071"
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citation: "Virginia HB 2071 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Joshua E. Thomas"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 53
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vote_count: 14
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first_action: "2025-01-07"
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last_action: "2025-03-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/458bd98c-dd51-42d0-8a7b-84929d65bbc9"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2071"
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source_hash: "6268ea8ce4f4eee7e46b57957b764292ee829a93c7c63bb6b2ad6b964323aebd"
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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 2071 (2025) — DVS; powers and duties of Commissioner, identification of incarcerated veterans.
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Department of Veterans Services; powers and duties of Commissioner; identification of incarcerated veterans. Provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall assist the Department of Corrections, sheriffs, and local and regional jails in utilizing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Re-Entry Search Services system to identify veterans incarcerated in state prisons and local and regional jails to help such veterans prepare for release or reentry, reduce recidivism and homelessness, connect such veterans to resources to address the challenges of post-traumatic stress disorder, and divert eligible veterans to treatment dockets. This bill incorporates HB 2522 and is identical to SB 1251.
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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/1014968.PDF)
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2. **Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1072372.PDF)
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3. **Conference Report** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1066468.HTML)
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4. **Finance and Appropriations Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1059473.PDF)
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5. **Public Safety Subcommittee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1034665.PDF)
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6. **Public Safety Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1036798.PDF)
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7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1068843.PDF)
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## Votes
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- Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reconsideration of Passed Senate with substitute block vote agreed to (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed House (99-Y 0-N) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
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- Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N) — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 95-N) — **1–95** (fail) · lower
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- Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Rereferred from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) — **10–0** (pass) · upper
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Joshua E. Thomas — primary (person)
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- David A. Reid — cosponsor (person)
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- Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25104525D `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-07** Referred to Committee on General Laws `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-21** Referred from General Laws and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote) `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-24** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2071)
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- **2025-01-28** Assigned PS sub: Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-30** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2025-01-31** Reported from Public Safety with substitute (21-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-01-31** Committee substitute printed 25106515D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2025-01-31** Incorporates HB2522(Fowler)
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- **2025-02-02** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-03** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-03** Public Safety Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-02-03** Engrossed by House - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-02-04** Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-04** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
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- **2025-02-04** Passed House (99-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-05** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
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- **2025-02-05** Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-06** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2071)
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- **2025-02-12** Rereferred from General Laws and Technology to Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 0-N) `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-17** Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-18** Committee substitute printed 25107709D-S1 `substitution`
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- **2025-02-19** Rules suspended
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- **2025-02-19** Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-19** Passed by for the day
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- **2025-02-19** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2071)
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- **2025-02-20** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-20** Reading of substitute waived
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- **2025-02-20** Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
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- **2025-02-20** Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute `substitution`
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- **2025-02-20** Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
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- **2025-02-20** Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** Senate substitute rejected by House (1-Y 95-N)
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- **2025-02-20** Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N) `substitution`
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- **2025-02-20** Senate requested conference committee `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-20** House acceded to request
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- **2025-02-20** Conferees appointed by House
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- **2025-02-20** Delegates: Thomas, Simon, Ballard
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- **2025-02-20** Conferees appointed by Senate
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- **2025-02-20** Senators: Carroll Foy, Aird, Craig
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- **2025-02-21** Amended by conference committee
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- **2025-02-21** Conference report agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-21** Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-07** Enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-03-07** Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2071ER) `passage`
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- **2025-03-07** Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-03-10** Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025 `enrolled, executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-14** Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2071)
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- **2025-03-21** Approved by Governor-Chapter 235 (Effective 07/01/25) `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-21** Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0235)
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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/458bd98c-dd51-42d0-8a7b-84929d65bbc9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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