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SB600 • 2026

Virginia National Guard; nonjudicial disciplinary proceedings.

An Act to amend and reenact § 44-40.01 of the Code of Virginia, relating to nonjudicial disciplinary proceedings in the Virginia National Guard.

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Reeves
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Acts of Assembly Chapter
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Virginia National Guard; nonjudicial disciplinary proceedings.

Nonjudicial disciplinary proceedings in the Virginia National Guard.

What This Bill Does

  • Nonjudicial disciplinary proceedings in the Virginia National Guard.
  • Removes the restriction on nonjudicial disciplinary proceedings that prevents reduction in rank for members with more than 10 years of service who are in the rank of E-5 or above.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Approved by Governor-Chapter 899 (effective 7/1/2026)

  2. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0899)

  3. 2026-04-13 Governor

    Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0899)

  4. 2026-03-14 Senate

    Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2026

  5. 2026-03-14 Governor

    Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026

  6. 2026-03-11 Senate

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB600)

  7. 2026-03-10 House

    Signed by Speaker

  8. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Signed by President

  9. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Enrolled

  10. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB600ER)

  11. 2026-03-04 House

    Read third time

  12. 2026-03-04 House

    Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A)

  13. 2026-03-04 House

    Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House

  14. 2026-03-04 House

    Passed House Block Vote (99-Y 0-N 0-A)

  15. 2026-03-03 House

    Read second time

  16. 2026-02-27 Public Safety

    Reported from Public Safety (22-Y 0-N)

  17. 2026-02-26 Subcommittee #2

    Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)

  18. 2026-02-24 House

    Placed on Calendar

  19. 2026-02-24 House

    Read first time

  20. 2026-02-24 Public Safety

    Referred to Committee on Public Safety

  21. 2026-02-24 Subcommittee #2

    Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #2

  22. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  23. 2026-02-16 Senate

    Read second time

  24. 2026-02-16 Senate

    Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

  25. 2026-02-13 Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. 2026-02-13 Senate

    Passed by for the day

  27. 2026-02-13 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)

  28. 2026-02-13 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  29. 2026-02-13 Senate

    Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (35-Y 0-N 0-A)

  30. 2026-02-13 Senate

    Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  31. 2026-02-11 General Laws and Technology

    Reported from General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N 1-A)

  32. 2026-01-23 Senate

    Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB600)

  33. 2026-01-14 Senate

    Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100923D

  34. 2026-01-14 General Laws and Technology

    Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

Official Summary Text

Nonjudicial disciplinary proceedings in the Virginia National Guard.
Removes the restriction on nonjudicial disciplinary proceedings that prevents reduction in rank for members with more than 10 years of service who are in the rank of E-5 or above.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
An Act to amend and reenact §
44-40.01
of the Code of Virginia, relating to nonjudicial disciplinary proceedings in the Virginia National Guard.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §
44-40.01
of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§
44-40.01
. Nonjudicial disciplinary proceedings.
Service members of the Virginia National Guard, not in federal service, are subject to nonjudicial punishment pursuant to Part V of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States. A commander's authority to impose nonjudicial punishment shall not include the authority to impose correctional custody, arrest in quarters, restriction, or extra duties.
Reduction in rank shall not be imposed if the service member has more than 10 years of military service and is in the rank of E-5 or above.
When nonjudicial punishment is to be imposed by a commanding officer of the rank of major or above, a service member shall not be allowed to demand trial by court-martial in lieu of nonjudicial punishment. Service members shall retain all appeal rights available under the Manual for Courts-Martial, and the appeal shall include a review for abuse of discretion and legal sufficiency of the evidence.