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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HJ 77: Nowruz; Persian New Year.

Passed one chamber 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 77 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Nowruz; Persian New Year. Primary sponsor: Atoosa Reaser (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2026): Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ77ER).

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.

Nowruz; Persian New Year. Designates the day of the spring equinox, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Nowruz in Virginia.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Atoosa ReaserPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse27
May NivarCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Sam RasoulCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Rip SullivanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Schuyler VanValkenburgCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Rod WillettCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse58

“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. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ77ER)
  2. Agreed to by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)
  3. Read third time
  4. Passed by for the day
  5. Reading waived Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
  6. Rules suspended
  7. Reported from Rules (Voice Vote)
  8. Referred to Committee on Rules
  9. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
  10. Agreed to by House (94-Y 0-N 1-A)
  11. Engrossed by House
  12. Taken up for immediate consideration (95-Y 0-N 0-A)

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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