Virginia Chamber of Commerce General Assembly Update

by | Mar 11, 2025 | Government Affairs

The General Assembly adjourned sine die on Saturday, February 22. During the session, more than 3,100 bills and resolutions were introduced, including 1,236 House Bills and 758 Senate Bills. Lawmakers passed 486 House Bills and 336 Senate Bills, which Governor Youngkin will review for action by March 24. Any legislation not signed, amended, or vetoed by this deadline will automatically become law.

Below is a summary of legislation passed by the General Assembly that is of interest to Virginia’s business community. Additionally, the General Assembly approved budget amendments for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Further details on those final budget actions can be found following the legislative summary. As with other bills, Governor Youngkin has until March 24 to take action on the budget.

The General Assembly is scheduled to reconvene for one day on Wednesday, April 2, to consider the Governor’s legislative and budget amendments and vetoes. General Assembly leadership indicated last week that a special session to address impacts to the Commonwealth from federal workforce reductions, changes in programs, and other federal actions is also likely.

Bills of Interest and Final Budget Items

Business Climate

  • HB 1730 (Delaney) and SB 894 (Perry/Obenshain) create a new standard to hold employers liable for injury or death of a “vulnerable victim” that resulted from the criminal conduct of an employee. The bill was amended to remove public transit agencies funded by the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund from the definition of vulnerable victims. The bills passed the House and Senate on contested votes.
  • HB 1743 (Watts)directs the Department of Taxation to convene a work group related to allowable out-of-state deductions for the Business, Professional, and Occupational License (BPOL) tax. The bill passed the General Assembly with unanimous support.
  • HB 1766 (Martinez) andSB 1056 (Ebbin) provide that the weekly benefit amount for unemployment compensation shall be $100 higher than the current weekly benefit amount. In practice, the minimum weekly benefit would increase from $60 to $160 and the maximum weekly benefit would increase from $378 to $478. The legislation incorporates provisions of HB 1767 (Martinez) which provide that unemployment compensation benefits shall be paid for a maximum duration of 26 weeks. Finally, the legislation also directs the creation of a work group to study making annual adjustments to individual weekly benefit amounts based on increases in the average weekly wage. The legislation passed the House and the Senate on contested votes.
  • HB 1919 (Ward) requires Virginia employers with 100 or more employees to implement a workplace violence policy by July 1, 2026. The policy must address reporting, prevention, and employee protection. The bill mandates documentation of workplace violence incidents and provides training and emergency response procedures. Employers failing to comply may face a civil penalty of $1,000 per violation. The bill also prohibits retaliation against employees who report incidents of violence and as amended, does not include mere threats of violence within the definition of workplace violence. The amended bill passed the Senate by a vote of 21-19 and the House by a vote of 51-45.
  • HB 1921 (Ward) requires all employers in the Commonwealth, including state and local governments, to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. The bill provides for civil penalties against employers and also creates a private right of action against employers for violations of the provisions of the bill. The bill passed the House by a vote of 51-47 and passed the Senate by a vote of 21-16.
  • HB 1922 (Ward) establishes the Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program with a statewide goal of 42% SWaM utilization in all discretionary spending, as well as a target goal of 50% utilization in subcontracting to small SWaM businesses in cases where the prime contractor is not a small SWaM business for all new capital outlay construction solicitations. The bill is intended to satisfy the reenactment clause of HB 1404 from the 2024 General Assembly session. The bill passed the House by a vote of 50-44 and passed the Senate by a vote of 20-19.
  • HB 1928 (Ward) increases Virginia’s hourly minimum wage to $13.50 effective January 1, 2026, and to $15 effective January 1, 2027. The bill retains existing provisions which index Virginia’s hourly minimum wage to inflation. The bill passed the House by a vote of 50-46 and passed the Senate by a vote of 21-19.
  • HB 2351 (Hernandez) seeks to increase the cap currently in place for suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit for appellants during the pendency of an appeal of a civil action from $25 million to $200 million. The bill also requires, beginning April 1, 2028, and at each three-year interval ending on April 1 thereafter, this monetary cap to be adjusted to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.
  • HB 2515 (McClure) and SB 1212 (Pekarsky) amend the Virginia Consumer Protection Act to require suppliers, as defined in the Act, to display prices for goods or services which include all mandatory fees or surcharges, as defined in the bill. The bills passed the House and Senate on contested votes.
  • HB 2531 (Sewell) requires the Virginia Employment Commission to establish and administer a paid family and medical leave insurance program to be funded by employer and employee contributions. The legislation is expected to cost Virginia employers and employees nearly $1.5 billion each year. The bill passed the House by a vote of 51-47 and passed the Senate by a vote of 21-18.
  • HB 2540 (Marshall) and SB 1207 (Mulchi) create a Lithium-Ion Battery Separator Manufacturing Grant Fund to support companies that invest at least $1.35 billion and create 2,015 jobs in Virginia. Eligible companies can receive up to $60.6 million in grants over 20 years, based on meeting investment and job creation targets. Grants are paid annually and require companies to provide proof of progress. The bills passed the Senate without opposition and passed the House by a vote of 90-6.
  • HB 2561 (Lopez)extends the statute of limitations for claims of discrimination and violations of minimum wage and overtime wage payment and increases damages awarded related to these claims. The bill passed the House by a vote of 51-48 and passed the Senate by a vote of 21-19.
  • SB 927 (Head) and HB 1901 (Willett) establish the Virginia Sports Tourism Grant Program to provide grants to sports tourism activity sponsors in order to attract sports tourism activities to the Commonwealth. The bills passed the Senate without opposition and passed the House with little opposition.
  • SB 1052 (Ebbin) expands employer liability under the Virginia Human Rights Act by lowering the coverage threshold from 15 to more than five employees, increasing compliance costs and legal risks for small businesses. The legislation passed the Senate by a vote of 21-18 and passed the House by a vote of 50-47.
  • SB 1057 (Ebbin) provides that each individual eligible for unemployment benefits shall be paid a weekly benefit amount less any part of the wages payable to such individual for such week that is in excess of $100. Current law provides benefits be paid less any part of wages payable in a week in excess of $50. The bill passed the Senate unanimously and passed the House by a vote of 50-47.
  • SB 1132 (Boysko) prohibits prospective employers from seeking the wage or salary history of an employee and requires employers to disclose a wage or salary range for any posted job opportunities. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 21-18 and passed the House by a vote of 49-47 with one abstention.
  • SB 1208 (Lucas) and HB 2358 (Torian) establish the Current and Mature Semiconductor Technology Grant Fund to provide grants to semiconductor companies in the City of Manassas that invest at least $2.17 billion and create 340 new jobs by 2040. The bills passed the Senate without opposition and passed the House with little opposition.
  • SB 1218 (Stuart) provides that, for the purposes of the prohibition in existing law against an employer entering into, enforcing, or threatening to enforce a covenant not to compete with any low-wage employee, “low-wage employee” includes an employee who, regardless of average weekly earnings, is entitled to overtime compensation under federal law for any hours worked in excess of 40 hours in any one work week.

The Budget Provides the Following:

  • $60 million in total funding over the biennium for the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program, an increase of $20 million from the enacted budget.
  • $15 million in FY 2025 to Pulaski County for site readiness improvements including road extension, grading, and natural gas pipeline extension.
  • $6.5 million in FY 2025 to Accomack County to establish a natural gas infrastructure expansion in the county.
  • $1 million in FY 2025 to Chesterfield County to support the Commonwealth Fusion Systems economic development project.
  • $1.5 million in FY 2025 to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to enhance economic development marketing of the Commonwealth to capitalize on Virginia’s designation as America’s Top State for Business.
  • $50 million in FY 2025 to the Department of Housing and Community Development for disaster mitigation and relief for qualified communities. $25 million of this amount is specifically provided for disaster relief associated with Hurricane Helene.
  • Nearly $1 billion to the Department of Taxation to effectuate an income tax rebate of $200 for single filers and $400 for married individuals filing jointly.
  • Increases the standard deduction for tax years 2025 and 2026 to $8,750 for single filers and $17,500 for joint filers, a $250 and $500 increase, respectively. The budget also increases the refundability of the earned income tax credit from 15% to 20% of the federal income tax credit. Finally, the budget amends legislation from 2023 relating to thresholds for conformity to the federal income tax. The full text of this budget amendment can be found here.

Workforce and Education

  • HB 1759 (Gardner) requires the Department of Corrections to work with Virginia Works and other Virginia Workforce System partners to provide post-release job search assistance services to individuals recently released from incarceration. The legislation unanimously passed both the House and Senate.
  • HB 2018 (Anthony)provides flexibility for initial licensure requirements for career and technical education teachers. The legislation unanimously passed both the House and Senate and awaits consideration by the Governor.
  • HB 2158 (Carr) requires the Superintendent employed by the Department of Corrections to include evidence-based literacy instruction in their function literacy program for incarcerated individuals and share data on the program with the necessary state entities, including the Virginia Community College System. The Superintendent must also track and report the number of incarcerated individuals eligible, enrolled, and waitlisted for the program. The legislation also establishes the Virginia Prison Education Task Force. The Task Force must make recommendations on the development and implementation of an education program and consider existing and potential funding programs, additional budget requests, and support development of the interagency agreements. The Task Force must also develop a strategy to reduce waitlists in the literacy and education programs. It must also study how to best facilitate data collection for prison education, as well as reentry supports for employment opportunities post release. The final component of the Task Force includes a Higher Education Advisory Group with the purpose of providing recommendations for an agreement between the Virginia Community College and the Department of Corrections to provide needed infrastructure for education staff and student coursework.
  • HB 2221 (Cousins) requires the Department of Corrections and Department of Motor Vehicles to provide individuals with a copy of their birth certificate, social security card, and a government-issued identification card prior to their release from a state facility. The bill unanimously passed the House and passed the Senate by a vote of 20-15.
  • HB 2454 (Rasoul) and SB 784 (Suetterlein) direct the Board of Education to revise its Three “E” Readiness Framework as part of the school accountability system to include as an indicator of postsecondary readiness and incentivize the completion of work-based learning experiences with a minimum of 90 hours.
  • The conference report allocates $25 million to launch the Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program, championed in HB 1771 and SB 1414 by Delegate Adele McClure and Senator Ghazala Hashmi, and strongly supported by the Virginia Chamber. Administered by the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, the program will be guided by policies developed in collaboration with the Early Childhood Care and Education Commission. Eligibility is restricted to families earning below 85% of the state median income, aligning with the Child Care Subsidy Program’s criteria. Family co-payments are capped at 5% of household income for those at or below 300% of the federal poverty level (FPL) and between 5-10% for those above 300% FPL but below 85% of the state median income. The state’s contribution is limited to 40% of the remaining cost per child after applying family co-payments. To ensure continuity, all funds allocated to the program will be reappropriated for the same purpose through June 30, 2028.
  • The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) will receive $6 million to advance employer-focused initiatives under the Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership. This includes up to $500,000 that may be transferred to Virginia Works to enhance the Virginia Has Jobs platform, improving its ability to connect students with higher education-related internships. Additionally, up to $2 million may be allocated to VEDP for employer outreach and engagement in internship programs. To further support these efforts, up to $3.5 million in FY 2026 is designated for administering a matching grant program, coordinating regional employer collaboratives, and assessing program impact. The budget also mandates that VEDP collaborate with businesses, higher education institutions, and workforce development organizations, including the Virginia Chamber, to ensure strategic alignment and maximize the effectiveness of these initiatives.
  • $500,000 is provided to Opportunity Scholars to expand programming to Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia, fostering economic mobility for low- and middle-income young adults from underrepresented groups.
  • $500,000 is provided to support the Diplomas for All Program at the Goodwill Industries of the Valley’s Excel Center to help adults earn high school diplomas and workforce credentials.
  • An additional $150,000 is provided in FY 2026 for the AP, IB, and Cambridge Assessment Exam Fee Reduction program, bringing total funding to $900,000 to meet growing demand and support lower-income students by covering all but the last $20 of exam fees.
  • $500,000 is provided to the Hampton Roads Workforce Council to launch the Regional Healthcare Talent Pipeline program.
  • Budget language is included directing the Virginia Employment Commission to complete the Unemployment Insurance Wage Data Enhancement project by December 31, 2025. This project will allow for better analysis of labor market outcomes for Virginians participating in education and training programs.

Health Care and Life Sciences

  • HB 1724 (Delaney) establishes a Prescription Drug Affordability Board in Virginia. This Board would be established for the purpose of reviewing the costs of prescription medications. The legislation passed the House by a vote of 52-44 and passed the Senate with a substitute by a vote of 26-14.
  • The budget provides $7.5 million in FY 2025 to the University of Virginia Medical Center to create advanced laboratory space to support the scale up of fast-growing life sciences companies.
  • The budget provides $4 million in FY 2025 to the City of Roanoke to create advanced laboratory space for new cell/gene therapy companies across Southwest Virginia.
  • The budget provides $3 million in FY 2025 to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership to support a non-profit operating a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in developing a fast-acting insulin.
  • The budget adds $100,000 in FY 2026 to increase funding for the Nurse Preceptor Nurse Preceptor Incentive Program to increase the number of registered nurse clinical education opportunities in the field of anesthesiology.
  • The budget includes a language only amendment to require the Commissioner of Health to convene a stakeholder meeting to examine options for phasing in changes in nursing home licensure fees to cover the cost of operating the hospital and nursing home licensure and inspection program, prior to the establishment of or changes to licensure fees.
  • The budget provides $2.5 million in FY 2026 to the Virginia Department of Health, working with Virginia universities and private businesses, to create a pilot program for mobile clinics within maternal health deserts in Virginia, as well as funding for data collection to measure the effectiveness of the program.
  • The budget provides $500,000 in FY 2026 to support operating costs of free clinics that are members of the Virginia Association of Free and Charitable Clinics. Funding will be used to provide medical, dental, vision, speech, hearing, and behavioral health care, as well as prescription medications and substance use disorder services to uninsured and underinsured patients.
  • The budget adds $6.9 million from the general fund and $39.8 million from nongeneral funds the second year and language to provide Medicaid coverage for weight loss medications in the Medicaid program under certain instances.
  • The budget provides $500,000 from the general fund and $500,000 from nongeneral funds to the Department of Medical Assistance Services to engage an independent consultant to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the costs and benefits and other considerations associated with the implementation of a single third-party administrator to serve as the pharmacy benefit manager for all Medicaid pharmacy benefits.

Infrastructure

  • HB 1601 (Thomas) and SB 1449 (Ebbin) require certain site assessments to be completed prior to any approval of a high energy use facility, defined in the bill as a facility anticipated to require 100 megawatts or more of electrical power.
  • HB 1726 (Price) and SB 757 (Locke) create a Class 4 felony for knowing and intentional trespass with an unmanned aircraft system within a contracted defense facility, as defined in the bill. The legislation passed the House and Senate with unanimous support.
  • HB 1779 (Sullivan) and SB 1338 (Marsden) add fusion energy, as defined in the legislation, to the list of generation sources that qualify as carbon-free or clean energy. HB 1779 and SB 1338 both passed the House and Senate unanimously.
  • HB 1791 (Sullivan) establishes the Electric Vehicle Rural Transportation Program and Fund. The Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program aims to support private developers with grants covering up to 70% of non-utility costs for installing public electric vehicle charging stations in rural, underserved localities, or on eligible public land. The program expires July 1, 2030. The legislation passed the House by a vote of 56-41 and passed the Senate by a vote of 21-19. The budget passed by the General Assembly appropriates $1.5 million in FY 2025 for the program.
  • HB 2084 (Shin) directs the State Corporation Commission to determine, in existing proceedings between January 1, 2025, and July 1, 2027, whether Virginia’s Phase I and Phase II utilities are using rates, tolls, charges, or schedules that contain reasonable classifications of customers. The bill passed the House by a vote of 67-32 and passed the Senate by a vote of 23-17.
  • HB 2087 (Shin) permits Phase I and Phase II utilities to develop, own, maintain, and operate public-facing electric vehicle fast-charging stations at or beyond a radial distance from privately owned fast-charging stations. The bill provides the radial distance to be determined by the State Corporation Commission. The bill also requires such utilities to submit to the Commission by May 15, 2026, estimates and plans to serve load capacity needs to support transportation electrification and a proposal for a specific rate or set of rates for electricity and vehicles using charging infrastructure. The bill passed the House by a vote of 60-36 and passed the Senate by a vote of 32-7.
  • HB 2113 (Herring) establishes the Solar Interconnection Grant Program to award grants on a competitive basis to public bodies to offset costs associated with the interconnection of solar facilities to the grid. The bill passed the Senate unanimously and passed the House by a vote of 65-30. The budget passed by the General Assembly provides $1 million in FY 2025 for the program.
  • HB 2356 (Mundon King) and SB 853 (Rouse) establish requirements for prevailing wage rates and apprenticeship standards for the construction, alteration, or repair of renewable portfolio standard eligible renewable energy sources with over one megawatt of generating capacity. The bills passed the House and Senate on contested votes.
  • HB 2537 (Sullivan) and SB 1394 (Bagby) increase the targets for energy storage capacity that Phase I and Phase II utilities are required to meet under the Virginia Clean Economy Act. Certain provisions of the bill are only effective upon determination by the State Corporation Commission. The bill also requires several state agencies to collaborate on the creation of model ordinances for use by localities in their regulation of energy storage projects. The legislation passed the House and Senate.
  • HB 2621 (Ballard) and SB 1076 (Peake) authorize a Phase I utility to petition the State Corporation Commission for an order to securitize asset costs, as defined in the bill. The legislation also prohibits a Phase I utility from making certain rate adjustments in certain months. Finally, the legislation permits certain large retail customers to opt out of financing their obligation for securitized asset cost charges by electing to fully satisfy its obligation. The legislation passed the House and Senate with unanimous support.
  • HB 2663 (Fowler) and SB 1336 (Marsden) increase the electric utility consumption tax on electricity consumed in excess of 2,500 kilowatt-hours, but not in excess of 50,000 kWh, from $0.00102/kWh to $0.001085/kWh. The legislation further increases the tax on electricity consumed in excess of 50,000 kWh from $0.000771/kWh to $0.000875/kWh. The legislation is intended to better enable the State Corporation Commission to meet its electric utility regulatory responsibilities. The legislation passed the Senate with unanimous support and passed the House with some opposition.
  • HB 2711 (Lopez) and SB 850 (Surovell) permit a water or wastewater utility to petition the State Corporation Commission for the approval of eligible infrastructure replacement and enhancement plan, as defined in the bill. The legislation passed the House and Senate with little opposition.
  • HB 2743 (Shin) establishes prevailing wage requirements for underground infrastructure work in Virginia. Public service companies must ensure that contractors and subcontractors pay workers at least the prevailing wage rate for such work, as determined by the state. The bill passed the House by a vote of 51-46 and passed the Senate by a vote of 21-18.
  • HB 2749 (LeVere Bolling) requires owners of waterworks to report any critical equipment failure, malfunction, or containment release to the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water no more than six hours after discovery. The legislation passed the House and Senate with unanimous support.
  • SB 1082 (McDougle) authorizes the Commonwealth Transportation Board to issue revenue bonds to be known and designated as “Commonwealth of Virginia Special Structures Program Revenue Bonds.” The bill passed the Senate unanimously and passed the House by a vote of 95-1.
  • SB 1263 (Bagby) allows a locality to provide for the full or partial reimbursement of water and sewer connection fees, capital recovery charges, and availability fees remitted by an applicant in connection with any new residential development. The bill passed the House and Senate with unanimous support.
  • SB 893 (Surovell) amends the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) as it relates to geothermal heating and cooling systems. Beginning with the 2026 compliance year and thereafter, Phase I and Phase II utilities are required to purchase renewable energy certificates (RECs) to meet the renewable portfolio standard program compliance requirements of the VCEA. The legislation passed the Senate by a vote of 21-19 and passed the House with a substitute by a vote of 50-46.
  • SB 1047 (Roem) directs the Department of Energy, in consultation with the State Corporation Commission, to evaluate demand response programs in Virginia. The Department must report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor and the House Committee on Labor and Commerce by November 1, 2025. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 21-17 and passed the House by a vote of 53-44.
  • The budget directs the Joint Subcommittee on Tax Policy to study the data center sales and use tax exemption during the 2025 interim.
  • The budget provides $25 million in FY 2025 to the Department of Health to provide grants to localities for projects to improve drinking water infrastructure.

Corporate Sustainability and Environment

  • HB 2327 (Hodges) extends the sunset date from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2030, of the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Advisory Committee. The Committee remains focused on advising the Department of Environmental Quality regarding the management of groundwater in the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area. The bill passed the House and Senate with unanimous support.
  • SB 1319 (McPike) requires certain new or existing industrial users to self-report the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to their relevant publicly owned treatment works as part of a pretreatment program. The bill passed the Senate unanimously and passed the House by a vote of 69-27.
  • The budget provides $20 million in FY 2025 to the Department of Conservation and Recreation to address the backlog of deferred maintenance at Virginia’s state parks.

Housing

  • HB 1932 (LeVere Bolling) and SB 995 (Williams Graves) creates a Task Force in Virginia to address bias in property appraisals. The Task Force will study ways to improve appraisal practices and will report their findings to the Governor and General Assembly until it expires July 1, 2028. HB 1932 passed the House by a vote of 54-45 and passed the Senate by a vote of 22-18.
  • HB 1935 (LeVere Bolling) and SB 777 (Locke) direct the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish the Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force to evaluate ways to coordinate government and utility services and resources to more efficiently deliver energy-efficient housing and weatherization and energy efficiency upgrades. The legislation passed the House and Senate with varying levels of opposition.
  • HB 2533 (Sewell) updates Virginia’s comprehensive planning requirements, requiring localities to create plans for land use, transportation, and community services. The legislation passed the House unanimously and passed the Senate by a vote of 25-13.
  • HB 2660 (Simon) and SB 974 (VanValkenburg) sets stricter timelines for approving plats, site plans, and subdivision plans in Virginia, reducing review periods for local planning commissions and state agencies. The legislation passed the House and Senate with broad support.
  • The budget provides $15 million in FY 2025 to the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to establish the First-Time Homebuyer Grant Program. Eligible homebuyers may receive a grant equal to 5% of the sale price, up to $10,000.
  • The budget provides $13 million in FY 2025 to DHCD to award grants to localities or planning district commissions that have established or will establish a local Housing Trust Fund for long-term local investments related to affordable housing.

Innovation and Technology

    • HB 1796 (Helmer) creates the Virginia Decentralized Autonomous Organization Act, setting up a legal framework for such organizations in Virginia, defined in the bill as a distinct legal entity that operates through blockchain-based governance frameworks, incorporating self-executing smart contracts and decentralized decision-making mechanisms. The bill outlines the formation, management, and dissolution of DAOs, and the bill must be reenacted by the 2026 Session of the General Assembly to take effect. The bill passed the House by a vote of 85-10 and passed the Senate by a vote of 20-19.
    • HB 2094 (Maldonado) creates requirements for the development, deployment, and use of high-risk artificial intelligence systems, as defined in the bill. The legislation provides civil penalties for noncompliance to be enforced by the Attorney General and has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. The bill passed the House by a vote of 52-46 and passed the Senate by a vote of 21-19.
    • SB 854 (VanValkenburg) requires controllers or processors that operate a social media platform to determine whether a user is a minor and requires such controller or processor to limit a minor’s use of the platform to one hour per day and allow a parent to give verifiable consent to increase or decrease the daily time limit. The bill passed the House and Senate with unanimous support.

Military and Veterans Affairs

SB 1251 (Durant) provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall assist the Department of Corrections, sheriffs, and local and regional jails in utilizing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Re-Entry Search Services system to identify veterans incarcerated in state prisons and local and regional jails to help such veterans prepare for release or reentry, reduce recidivism and homelessness, connect such veterans to resources to address the challenges of post-traumatic stress disorder, and divert eligible veterans to treatment dockets. The bill passed the House and Senate with unanimous support. This bill is identical to HB 2071.

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