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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HJ 461: Rural Affairs, Secretariat of; JLARC to study need for and feasibility of creating position.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HJ 461 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Rural Affairs, Secretariat of; JLARC to study need for and feasibility of creating position. Primary sponsor: Israel O'Quinn (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2025): Left in Rules.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Study; JLARC; creation of Secretariat of Rural Affairs; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the need for and feasibility of creating a Secretariat of Rural Affairs in the Commonwealth.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Israel O'QuinnPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse44

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Left in Rules
  2. Referred to Committee on Rules
  3. Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102029D

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source