Virginia · House Bill 2016 · 2025 Regular Session

Veterans; provision of copies of vital records.

  1. Introduced Jan 7, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 7, 2025
  3. Failed  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Department of Veterans Services; provision of copies of veteran vital records. Requires the Board of Health to provide a copy of a veteran's vital records to the Department of Veterans Services upon the Department's request when a veteran or his surviving spouse requires a certified copy of a vital record to obtain service-connected benefits.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. House of DelegatesPrefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102880D
  2. CommitteeReferred to Committee on Health and Human Services · House of Delegates Health and Human Services
  3. House of DelegatesFiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2016)
  4. CommitteePlaced on Health and Human Services Agenda · House of Delegates Health and Human Services
  5. House of DelegatesIncorporated by Health and Human Services (HB2748-Laufer) (Voice Vote)

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

From Virginia's official records (lis.blob.core.windows.net), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.