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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SJ 262: Rural Affairs, Secretariat of; 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 262 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate 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: Lashrecse Aird (Democratic). 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.

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): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lashrecse AirdPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate13

“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 to Committee on Rules
  3. Placed on Calendar
  4. Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  5. Read third time
  6. Printed as engrossed 25101947D-E
  7. Engrossed by Senate as amended
  8. Rules Amendments agreed to
  9. Reading of amendments waived
  10. Read second time
  11. Passed by for the day
  12. Reading waived (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N)

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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