Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SJ 21: Secretariat of Rural Affairs; JLARC to study need for and feasibility of creating position.

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

SJ 21 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 9, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Secretariat of Rural Affairs; JLARC to study need for and feasibility of creating position. Primary sponsor: Lashrecse Aird (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (November 18, 2024): Left in Appropriations.

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 to study the need for and feasibility of creating a Secretariat of Rural Affairs in the Commonwealth.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lashrecse AirdPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Russet PerryCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31

“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 Appropriations
  2. Continued to 2025 in Appropriations (Voice Vote)
  3. Referred to Committee on Appropriations
  4. Reported from Rules (17-Y 0-N)
  5. Referred to Committee on Rules
  6. Placed on Calendar
  7. Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  8. Read third time
  9. Printed as engrossed 24101487D-E
  10. Engrossed by Senate as amended SJ21E
  11. Committee amendments agreed to
  12. Reading of amendments waived

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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