SJR 23 — Rural Affairs, Secretariat of; JLARC to study need for and feasibility of creating.

VA 20261 session

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.

Latest action: — Passed

Sponsors (2)

Lashrecse D. Aird (D, VA) — sponsor
Russet Perry (D, VA) — cosponsor

Action timeline (17)

2026-01-13 · senate · S4020 —
2026-01-13 · senate · S1001 —
2026-02-06 · senate · S1007 —
2026-02-09 · senate · S4150 —
2026-02-10 · senate · S4120 —
2026-02-10 · senate · S4212 —
2026-02-10 · senate · S4600 —
2026-02-10 · senate · S4602 —
2026-02-11 · senate · S4130 —
2026-02-11 · senate · S5005 —
2026-02-17 · house · H2001 —
2026-03-01 · house · H2012 —
2026-03-02 · house · H2016 —
2026-03-06 · house · H2005 —
2026-03-11 · house · H4151 —
2026-03-11 · house · H5130 —
2026-03-11 · senate · S5601 —

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Who matters

Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.

#	Member	Role	Speeches	Voted	Score
1	Lashrecse D. Aird (D, state_upper VA)	sponsor	0	—	5
2	Russet Perry (D, state_upper VA)	cosponsor	0	—	1

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Predicted vote

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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no

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