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Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 337: Virginia National Guard; reports to General Assembly, state militias, etc.

Passed both chambers 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 337 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Virginia National Guard; reports to General Assembly, state militias, etc. Primary sponsor: Russet Perry (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 13, 2026): Governor's recommendation received by Senate.

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.

Virginia National Guard; reports to the General Assembly; state militias; work group; report. Requires the Adjutant General to submit an annual report to the General Assembly detailing federal and state deployments of the Virginia National Guard and other matters relating to retention, readiness, funding, and resources. The bill prohibits the Governor from calling forth the Virginia National Guard for the purpose of intimidating, threatening, or coercing, or attempting to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, a person in giving his vote or ballot or to deter or prevent such person from voting. The bill additionally prohibits armed militia from another state, territory, or district from entering the Commonwealth for the purpose of active military duty over the objection of the Governor without meeting certain conditions. The bill allows certain members of the General Assembly to request that the Attorney General assess the legality of the deployment of the (i) National Guard of another state within the Commonwealth or (ii) Virginia National Guard. Finally, the bill directs the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs to convene a work group to assess the most appropriate manner and process by which the Governor and members of the General Assembly should respond to deployments of the Virginia National Guard. This bill is identical to HB 286.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Russet PerryPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Barbara FavolaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate40
Schuyler VanValkenburgCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16

“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. Governor's recommendation received by Senate
  2. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
  3. Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
  4. Signed by Speaker
  5. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB337)
  6. Signed by President
  7. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB337ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB337)
  10. Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
  11. Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
  12. Conference Report released

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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