Virginia HB108: Establishes Honor Guard Grant Program for Veterans

Detected March 29th, 2026

Summary

The Virginia General Assembly has established the Honor Guard Grant Program through HB108. This program will provide grants to veteran service organizations to offset expenses related to providing honor guard burial details for deceased veterans in the Commonwealth.

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What changed

Virginia House Bill 108 (HB108) establishes the Honor Guard Grant Program, administered by the Department of Veterans Services. The program aims to provide financial assistance to veteran service organizations for expenses incurred by their honor guards, including training, transportation, food, equipment, and supplies, when providing burial details for veterans within the Commonwealth.

This legislation requires the Department of Veterans Services to create and manage the grant program. Veteran service organizations seeking to benefit from this program should monitor the Department of Veterans Services for guidelines on application procedures, eligibility criteria, and the allocation of funds. While no specific compliance deadline is mentioned for organizations to apply, the bill's passage indicates a new funding opportunity for eligible entities.

What to do next

Monitor Department of Veterans Services for program guidelines and application procedures.
Veteran service organizations should assess eligibility for the Honor Guard Grant Program.

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VA HB108 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session

Virginia House Bill 108

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Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Enrolled on March 14 2026 - 75% progression
Action: 2026-03-25 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

Department of Veterans Services; Honor Guard Grant Program established. Requires the Department of Veterans Services to establish the Honor Guard Grant Program for the purpose of providing grants to veteran service organizations, defined in the bill, to offset expenses incurred by the organizations and members of the organizations' honor guards in providing honor guard burial details at the funerals of veterans in the Commonwealth, including expenses for training, transportation, food, equipment, and supplies.
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Title

Honor Guard Grant Program; Department of Veterans Services to establish.

Roll Calls

2026-03-09 - Senate - Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-05 - Senate - Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - Senate - Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-18 - Senate - Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-12 - House - Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-06 - House - Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-04 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - House - Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-22 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

| Date | Chamber | Action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-25 | | Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 25, 2026 |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB108) |
| 2026-03-14 | Senate | Signed by President |
| 2026-03-14 | House | Signed by Speaker |
| 2026-03-14 | House | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB108ER) |
| 2026-03-14 | House | Enrolled |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-09 | Senate | Read third time |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology |
| 2026-02-13 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N 0-A) |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Read second time and engrossed |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Read first time |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB108) |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-02-04 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Assigned HAPP sub: Transportation & Public Safety |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-01-22 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N) |
| 2026-01-19 | House | Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process |
| 2026-01-02 | House | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 2026-01-02 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104102D |

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