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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1222: Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act; created, prohibited practices, penalties.

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

SB 1222 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act; created, prohibited practices, penalties. Primary sponsor: Bryce Reeves (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 17, 2025): Passed by indefinitely in Rules (18-Y 0-N).

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.

Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act; prohibited practices; penalties. Creates the Safeguarding American Veteran Empowerment Act to regulate the practices of persons seeking to receive compensation for preparing, presenting, prosecuting, advising, consulting, or assisting any individual regarding any veterans' benefits matter, as defined in the bill. The bill provides that a violation of its provisions constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bryce ReevesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Christie CraigCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Adam P. EbbinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Charniele HerringCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4

“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. Passed by indefinitely in Rules (18-Y 0-N)
  2. Referred from Labor and Commerce and referred to Rules (Voice Vote)
  3. Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
  4. Read first time
  5. Placed on Calendar
  6. Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
  7. Engrossed by Senate
  8. Read second time
  9. Passed by for the day
  10. Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (37-Y 0-N)
  11. Rules suspended
  12. Reported from General Laws and Technology (9-Y 6-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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