SERV's Greatest Hits
This first term Richmond delegate was elected through special election and carried HB 1473 in 2026. Who is he?
Del. Charlie Schmidt (D-77). The committee voted to delay HB 1473 until 2027.
This senator got SB 155 through the Senate 36 to 2. It would name what creature Virginia's official state native pollinator?
The brown belted bumblebee. The patron is Sen. Mark Peake (R). The House Rules Committee then continued it to 2027.
Lightning match. Pair Aird, Shin, Callsen, Schmidt, and LeVere Bolling with districts 8, 13, 54, 77, and 80.
Shin is HD 8 and Callsen is HD 54. Aird is SD 13. Schmidt is HD 77. LeVere Bolling is HD 80.
Del. Keith Hodges' HB 1068 would have required board meetings to be livestreamed. Dead, alive, or continued?
Dead. A subcommittee tabled it on Feb. 2.
During the 2026 session, what weekday, time, and room did the House Appropriations Higher Ed Subcommittee usually meet?
Wednesdays at 10:00 AM in Room 1200 of the General Assembly Building, the House Appropriations Committee Room
HB 1385 would have changed the student seat on every public university Board of Visitors. What was the change, and who carried it in the House?
It required at least one voting student, faculty, and staff representative on each board. Current law only requires nonvoting student and faculty reps. The House patron was Del. Lily Franklin
HB 395 and SB 250 legalized "balcony solar." What is the max wattage allowed per premises, and when does the law take effect?
1,200 watts, effective Jan. 1, 2027. Krizek's HB 395 passed the Senate 30 to 8.
Sen. Aird's SB 3, paired with Del. McClure's HB 18, creates what program?
An Employee Child Care Assistance Program, with matching funds that encourage employers to help pay for employees' childcare.
What happened at the Capitol on April 22, 2026, and what did the General Assembly do that day with the Governor's amendments to HB 1385?
It was the reconvened session. The amendments were passed by for the day. That means they failed, and the bill went back to the Governor without them.
Using the LIS Schedule, find the next meeting of any committee with the same name as a SERV team. Give the date, time, and room.
The host checks LIS the morning of the game.
HB 1260 never got its own funeral. What bill swallowed it, and who is that bill's chief patron? In the final version, civil immigration enforcement is barred within how many feet of a polling place?
HB 650 by Del. Katrina Callsen, which incorporated HB 1260 (Shin) on Feb 6, 2026. 40 feet.
HB 602 and SB 722 would force some movie theaters to run captioned showings. Companies with at least how many Virginia theaters are covered, and what oddly specific Friday evening window applies?
Five or more theaters. The window is between 5:59 p.m. and 11:01 p.m. on the first two Fridays. HB 602 passed the Senate 23 to 17.
Find the rep from the bill. One favorite had several 2026 bills signed, including one making it a felony to impersonate a federal law enforcement officer, and one making data centers and other big power users pay the full cost of their own substations. Name the delegate and both bill numbers.
Del. Irene Shin. HB 1492 raised impersonating a federal officer to a felony. HB 1191 says customers drawing more than 20 megawatts on lines of 230 kV or higher pay 100% of the substation cost, if they sign an agreement with the utility. Bonus: HB 1191's Senate twin is SB 377 by Sen. Scott Surovell.
SERV's free breakfast push had twins. Name both bills, both patrons, and the committee where each was continued to 2027.
SB 4 (Roem) was continued in Senate Finance and Appropriations, 15 to 0. HB 96 (Bennett-Parker) was continued in House Appropriations by voice vote on Feb. 6.
LIS hosts Reports to the General Assembly. What RD number is UVA's 2025 report on its free speech policies?
RD881, dated November 21, 2025.
SB 531 legalized ADUs by right statewide. Give its chapter number and the date it actually takes effect. Bonus: the new Code section it creates.
Chapter 895, approved April 13, 2026, effective July 1, 2027. Bonus: § 15.2-2292.3.
SB 801 cleared the Senate 40 to 0 to strip a song of an honorary title it has held since 1940. Name the song and the title.
"Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" by James A. Bland, which was the official state song emeritus. The patron is Sen. Adam Ebbin.
In February 2023, the chair of the House subcommittee that handles gun bills let a batch of gun control bills die without letting their patrons speak. He called it payback for how a senator's committee had treated House bills. Name the delegate, and the senator he was getting back at.
Del. Nick Freitas (R, Culpeper). He was retaliating against Sen. Louise Lucas, because her Senate Education and Health Committee had killed House bills without letting the patrons present them.
"The Great Emblem Massacre." In one February week, House Rules wiped out a whole nature documentary of proposed state symbols. Name the proposed official state FRUIT, state GRASS, and state PET, plus the patron of at least one.
Pawpaw (HB 415, Guzman). Little bluestem (HB 152, Seibold) and shelter pets (HB 856, Krizek). The Studies Subcommittee recommended continuing them on Feb. 2, and full Rules continued them on Feb. 6.
Open the Fiscal Impact Statement for the 2026 free breakfast bill. What one time cost would DOE need for its reimbursement software?
$50,000, on top of roughly $25 million in general fund money each year.
Governor Spanberger vetoed two SERV backed bills on back to back days in May 2026. Name both bills and both dates. What article and section of the Virginia Constitution does her veto message cite?
HB 1385 was vetoed May 19 and HB 650 on May 20. Article V, Section 6.
Time travel required. In 2016, Sen. Creigh Deeds' SB 352 gave Virginia an official state WHAT, and what is it?
The official state rock, which is Nelsonite.
A freshman delegate's 2022 "divisive concepts" bill required teaching the first debate between Abraham Lincoln and a man Lincoln never debated. Name the delegate, the bill, and the man.
Del. Wren Williams, HB 781, and Frederick Douglass. Lincoln actually debated Stephen Douglas.
Del. Mitchell Cornett's HB 295 and HB 294 both sailed through the House, then met different fates in the Senate. Give each bill's fate, the committee, and the vote.
HB 295 was defeated in Senate Courts of Justice, 8 to 7. HB 294 passed Courts 8 to 7, then Senate Finance continued it to 2027 on a party line 10 to 5 vote.
HB 650 went to a conference committee. Name all six conferees.
For the House: Callsen, Simon, and Cornett. For the Senate: Salim, Perry, and McDougle.