Committee Information:
2016 Session

Information on House Appropriations Committee meetings can be found here.  All meetings are open to the public.  Please note that during Session, the current weekly meeting schedule is also posted on the home page for easy reference.

All Committee meeting agendas and presentations, if available in electronic format, will be posted as soon as possible.  Unless otherwise noted, documents are available on this website in Adobe Acrobat "portable document format" (PDF) which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print.  Please be advised that all agendas, meeting dates, times and locations are subject to change with out notice. 


  • The Joint Conference Committee Reports to House Bill 29 and House Bill 30 are now available on the State Budget website (3/9/16).
  • Committee Approved Budget Amendments are now available on the State Budget website (2/23/16)
  • Chairman Jones' Remarks to the House on HB 29 and House Bill 30 (2-25-16) - Remarks

2016 Session Budget Conference Meetings Notice

The members of the Joint Conference Committee on the Budget Bill, House Bills 29 and 30, have been appointed.  Beginning today, March 2, 2016, meetings involving the budget conferees will be taking place at various times and can occur any time between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and midnight.  Meeting locations are typically either on the 9th or 10th floor committee rooms in the General Assembly Building.

For further information, please contact either the House Appropriations Committee staff at (804) 698-1590 or the Senate Finance Committee staff at (804) 698-7480.

House Budget Conferees

  •  S. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk)
  • R. Steven “Steve” Landes (R-Augusta)
  • M. Kirkland "Kirk" Cox (R-Colonial Heights)
  • John M. O’Bannon, III (R-Henrico)
  • Thomas A. “Tag” Greason (R-Loudoun)
  • Luke E. Torian (D-Prince William)

Senate Budget Conferees

  • Thomas K. Norment, Jr. (R-District 3)
  • Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. (R-District 24) ·
  • Janet D. Howell (D-District 32)
  • Richard L. Saslaw (D-District 35)
  • Stephen D. Newman (R-District 23) ·
  • Frank M. Ruff, Jr. (R-District 15)
  • Frank W. Wagner (R-District 7)

2016 Session Meetings:
(agendas will be posted as soon as they are available)

Unless otherwise noted, all full committee meetings are held 1/2 hour after adjournment of the House of Delegates and are held in the Appropriations Room on the 9th Floor of the General Assembly Building. 

March 10, 2016 - 1:30 PM - House Room 3

  • Agenda - Budget Briefing on the Joint Conference Reports to House Bills 29 & 30
  •  Presentation
  • FY 2017 Summary of School Division Distributions - Handout
  • FY 2018 Summary of School Division Distributions - Handout

March 7, 2016  - 2:00 PM

March 4, 2016  - CANCELLED

March 2, 2016

March 1, 2016  - 15 minutes after House adjournment

February 29, 2016 - 1 hour after House adjournment  

February 26, 2016 - CANCELLED

February 25, 2016 - 10:30 AM

February 24, 2016 - CANCELLED

February 23, 2016 - 15 minutes after House adjournment - House Room 3

February 22, 2016

  • Agenda
  • Bill Before the Committee:
    • SB 51 (Howell)
    • SB 731 (Hanger)

February 21, 2016 - Sunday - 1:00 PM - House Room D

  • Agenda
  • Chairman's Opening Remarks
  • Budget Amendment Recommendations to HB 29 & HB 30 - Presentation 
  • Report of the Elementary & Secondary Education Subcommittee 
  • Report of the Compensation & Retirement Subcommittee 
  • Report of the Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources & Technology Subcommittee
  • Report of the Higher Education Subcommittee
  • Report of the General Government & Capital Outlay Subcommittee
  • Report of the Health & Human Resources Subcommittee
  • Report of the Public Safety Subcommittee
  • Report of the Transportation Subcommittee
  • Report on Revenue Resources

February 19, 2016 - Friday

  • Appropriations - CANCELLED

February 17, 2016 - Wednesday

February 15, 2016 - CANCELLED

February 12, 2016

  • Agenda
  • Report of the Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources & Technology Subcommittee
    • HB 741 (Miller)
    • HB 858 (Landes)
    • HB 1068 (Jones)
  • Report of the Compensation & Retirement Subcommittee
    • HB378 (Farrell)
    • HB665 (Howell)
    • HB1072 (Jones)
    • HB1193 (Carr)
    • HB1345 (Jones)
  • Report of the Elementary & Secondary Education Subcommittee
    • HB 8 (Bell, R.P.)
    • HB 47 (Greason)
    • HB 389 (LaRock)
    • HB 842 (Cline)
    • HJ 112 (Landes)
  • Report of the General Government & Capital Outlay Subcommittee
    • HB 364 (Loupassi)
    • HB 451 (Miyares)
  • Report of the Higher Education Subcommittee
    • HB 1343 (Jones)
  • Report of the Public Safety Subcommittee
    • HB 768 (Gilbert)
    • HB 922 (Mason)
    • HB 1160 (Bell, Robert B.)
    • HB 1161 (Hester)
    • HB 1189 (Hester)
  • Report of the Transportation Subcommittee
    • HB 730 (LeMunyon)
    • HB 1042 (Villanueva)
    • HB 1067 (Jones)
    • HB 1069 (Jones)
    • HB 1070 (Jones)
  • January Revenue Report
    • The Honorable Richard D. Brown, Secretary of Finance

February 10, 2016

  • Agenda
  •  Bill Before the Committee
    • HB 240 (Lingamfelter)
  • Report of the Health & Human Resources Subcommittee
    • HB197 (Lingamfelter)
    • HB 420 (Helsel)
    • HB896 (Greason)
    •  HB1044 (Landes)
    • HB1090 (Cline)
  • Report of the General Government & Capital Outlay Subcommittee
    • HB287 (Habeeb)
    • HB1012 (Massie)
    • HB1114 (Cox)
    • B1136 (Jones)
    • HB1149 (Spruill)
    • HB1344 (Jones)
  • Report of the Higher Education Subcommittee
    • HB 450 (Taylor)
    • HB 1343 (Jones)
  •  Update on Debt Capacity - Presentation
    • Anthony A. Maggio, House Appropriations Committee Staff

February 8, 2016

  • Agenda
  • Report of the General Government & Capital Outlay Subcommittee
    • HB 256 (McQuinn)
    • HB 700 (Sullivan)
    • HB 760 (Freitas)
    • HB 1376 (LeMunyon)
  • Report of the Public Safety Subcommittee
    • HB 240 (Lingamfelter)
    • HB 248 (Minchew)
    • HB 809 (Lingamfelter)
    • HB 1292 (Pillion)
  • Report of the Compensation & Retirement Subcommittee
    • HB 409 (Ingram)

February 5, 2016 - CANCELLED  

February 3, 2016

  • Agenda
  • Report of the Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources & Technology Subcommittee:
    • HB 834 (Cox)
    • HB 846 (Hugo)
  • Powerball Pandemonium and Internet Study: Findings and Recommendations - Presentation
    • Paula Otto, Executive Director, Virginia Lottery
  • Center for Innovative Technology: Building Virginia's New Innocation Economy - Presentation
    • Ed Albrigo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Innovative Technology

February 1, 2016

  • Agenda
  • Overview of Economic Development Spending and Program Trends - Presentation  
    • Anne E. Oman, House Appropriations Committee Staff

January 29, 2016 - CANCELLED  

January 27, 2016

  • Agenda
  • Report of the Transportation Subcommittee
    • HB 274 (Yancey)
  • Overview of the Department of Corrections Budget - Presentation
    • Harold W. Clarke, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
  • Overview of Lottery Proceeds Funding - Presentation
    • Susan L. Hogge, Legislative Fiscal Analyst, House Appropriations Committee Staff
  • K-12 Funding Perspectives 
    • Dr. James T. Roberts, Superintendent, Chesapeake Public Schools

January 25, 2016

NOTE: The meeting will begin 45 minutes after adjournment of the House or immediately upon adjournment of the House Rules subcommittee  
  • Agenda
  • Overview of the DCR Budget and Legislative Items
    •  Clyde Cristman, Director, Department of Conservation and Recreation  - Presentation
  • Update of Economic Development Initiatives
    •  The Honorable Maurice A. Jones, Secretary of Commerce and Trade  - Presentation

January 20, 2016

  • Agenda
  •  Report of the Higher Education Subcommittee
    •  HB 477 (Cox)
    • HB 568 (Cox)
    • HB 1063 (Jones)
  • Transportation Virginia: Renewed, Reformed and Refocused - Presentation
  • Virginia Port Authority Capital Improvement Proposals - Presentation
  • Overview of Public Education Spending in the Introduced Budget - Presentation

January 18, 2016

January 15, 2016

  • Appropriations - 1/2 hour after House Adjournment

January 13, 2016





2016 Session Budget Amendment Forms
The deadline to submit completed Budget Amendment forms (including ALL co-patron signatures) was
5:00 p.m., FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2016
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  • 2016 Budget Amendment Form (.pdf)
  • 2016 Budget Amendment Form (.doc)
  • 2016 Nonstate Agency Budget Amendment Form (.pdf)
  • 2016 Nonstate Agency Budget Amendment Form (.doc)

2016 Session Organizational Materials

 

 

 

 

 

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2016 Bill Tracking

Regular Session