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VA HB1433

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2026

Primary Sponsor

Amy Laufer

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Virginia Disability Commission to appoint, employ, and remove an executive director and other staff as deemed necessary, with authority to determine duties and set salaries within appropriated amounts

  • Eliminates the previous staffing arrangement where administrative support was provided by the Office of the Clerk of the Senate or House of Delegates depending on where the Commission chairman served

  • Removes the requirement for the Division of Legislative Services to provide legal, research, and policy analysis services to the Commission

  • Permits the Commission to employ experts with special knowledge of issues before it

  • Maintains the requirement that all Commonwealth agencies provide assistance to the Commission upon request

Legislative Description

Virginia Disability Commission; independent staff.

Last Action

Left in Committee Appropriations

2/18/2026

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/18/2026
Appropriations: General Government & Capital Outlay2/6/2026
Appropriations2/6/2026
Rules: Studies1/30/2026
Rules1/22/2026

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