2026 Regular Session
HB721
Uniformed Services Spouses Act
Applying certain provisions of law regarding priority registration at public institutions of higher education, resources and support at community colleges, senatorial and Delegate scholarships, and preferences in hiring by the Public Service Commission to the spouses of active service members and veterans; etc.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 12, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
133 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 5 absent
April 9, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
33 yea–0 nay · 14 absent
Committee referrals
March 13, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
February 2, 2026 · House
Appropriations
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 490
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (33-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
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House Third Reading Passed (133-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Adopted
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House Favorable Report by Appropriations
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House Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Appropriations