Committee Information:
2019 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 Conference Committee Report to House Bill 1700 is now available on the LIS State Budget website (2-23-19)
  • The House Floor Approved Amendments are now available on the LIS State Budget website (2-7-19)
  • House Appropriations Committee Approved Budget Amendments are now available on the LIS State Budget website (2-5-19).
  • House Budget Amendment Requests are available on the LIS State Budget website (1-16-19).

2019 Session House Budget Conference Meeting Notice

The members of the Joint Conference Committee on the Budget Bill, House Bill 1700, have been appointed.  Beginning today, February 13, 2019, meetings involving the budget conferees will be taking place at various times and can occur any time between the hours of 7:00 AM and midnight.  Meeting locations are typically either on the 13th or 14th floor Conference Rooms in the Pocahontas 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

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)

2019 Session Meetings:
 (agendas will be posted as soon as they are available)

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

  • Appropriations - 8:30 AM - Shared Committee Room (E007)
    • Agenda
    • HAC Staff Analysis of the Governor's Recommendations to the Budget Bill (HB 1700)

Saturday, February 23, 2019

  • House Budget Briefing - House Room 3 in the Capitol - 2:30 PM

Monday, February 18, 2019

Friday, February 15, 2019 

  • Appropriations
    • CANCELLED

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

  • Appropriations - 1/2 hour after House adjournment - Shared Committee Room (E007)
    • CANCELLED

Monday, February 11, 2019
  • Appropriations - 1/2 hour after House adjournment - Shared Committee Room (E007)
    • Agenda
    • Bills Before the Committee
    • Michael J. Friedlander, Ph.D. Executive Director
      Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion
      • Update on the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion

Friday, February 8, 2019 

  • Appropriations
    • CANCELLED

Wednesday, February 6, 2019
  • Appropriations - 1/2 hour after House adjournment - Shared Committee Room (E007)
    • Agenda
    • Bills Before the Committee
    • Update on Virginia Port Authority Projects and Operations
      • John F. Reinhart, CEO and Executive Director, Virginia Port Authority

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Monday, February 4, 2019

  • Appropriations
    • CANCELLED

Sunday, February 3, 2019

  • Appropriations (Budget Report Out) - 1:00 PM - House Committee Room (W011), Ground Floor, Pocahontas Building  
    • Chairman's Opening Remarks
    • Budget Amendment Recommendations to HB 1700 - Presentation 
    • Report of the Elementary & Secondary Education Subcommittee 
    • Report of the Compensation & Retirement Subcommittee
    • Report of the Health & Human Resources Subcommittee
    • Report of the Higher Education Subcommittee 
    • Report of the Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources & Technology Subcommittee
    • Report of the Transportation Subcommittee
    • Report of the Public Safety Subcommittee
    • Report of the General Government & Capital Outlay Subcommittee
    • Report on Revenue Resources

Friday, February 1, 2019 (Meeting Schedule)

NOTE: All meetings today will be held in the Shared Committee Room (E007) 

  • Elementary & Secondary Subcommittee
    - 15 minutes after House adjournment
  • Health & Human Resources Subcommittee
    -     Immediately upon adjournment of the Elementary & Secondary Education
  • Higher Education Subcommittee
    - Immediately upon adjournment of the Health and Human Resources
  • General Government & Capital Outlay
         - Immediately upon adjournment of Higher Education
  • Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Technology Subcommittee
    - Immediately upon adjournment of General Govt. & Capital Outlay
  • Transportation Subcommittee
    -      Immediately upon adjournment of Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Technology 
  • Public Safety Subcommittee
    - Immediately upon adjournment of the Transportation
  • Compensation & Retirement Subcommittee
    -     Immediately upon adjournment of the Public Safety
  • Appropriations Committee - Immediately upon adjournment of the Compensation & Retirement Subcommittee

Wednesday, January 30, 2019
  • Appropriations - 1/2 hour after House adjournment - Shared Committee Room (E007)

Monday, January 28, 2019 

  • Appropriations - 1/2 hour after House adjournment - Shared Committee Room (E007)
    • CANCELLED

Friday, January 25, 2019 

  • Appropriations - 1/2 hour after House adjournment - Shared Committee Room (E007)
    • CANCELLED

Wednesday, January 23, 2019
  • Appropriations - 1/2 hour after House adjournment - Shared Committee Room (E007)
    • Agenda
    • Report of the Higher Education Subcommittee
      • HB 1936
      • HB 2290
    • Report of the General Government & Capital Outlay Subcommittee
      • HB 2354
      • HB 2357
      • HB 2360
    • Briefing on the Amazon HQ in Virginia
    • Report of the Special Subcommittee for Amazon Project Subcommittee
      • HB 2356
    • Bill Before the Committee
      • SB 1255

Monday, January 21, 2019

  • Appropriations - 1/2 hour after House adjournment - Shared Committee Room (E007)
    • Agenda
    • Report of the Commerce, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Technology Subcommittee
      • HB 2021
      • HB 2180
      • HB 2347
      • HB 2358
      • HB 2362
    • Overview of the Impact of Body Cameras on the Operations and Workload of Commonwealth’s Attorneys Offices
      • Michael R. Jay, Legislative Fiscal Analyst, House Appropriations Committee Staff
    • Overview of New Supreme Court Rules
    • Comment on the Impact of Body Cameras and New Supreme Court Rules
      • The Honorable Colin Stolle, Commonwealth's Attorney, City of Virginia Beach
    • Overview of Teacher Salaries

Friday, January 18, 2019 

  • Appropriations - 1/2 hour after House adjournment - Shared Committee Room (E007)
    • CANCELLED

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 

  • Appropriations - 1/2 hour after House adjournment - Shared Committee Room (E007)
    • Agenda
    • Bill before the Subcommittee:
      • HB 2308 (Fowler)
    • Report of the Higher Education Subcommittee
      • HB 1666 (Kilgore)
    • Overview of the VDOE Initiatives and the Governor’s Introduced Budget for Public Education
      • Dr. James E Lanes, Superintendent of Public Instruction 
      • Kent Dickey, Deputy Superintendent for Budget, Finance and Operations
    • Update on the Department of Corrections
      •  Harold W. Clarke, Director, Department of Corrections

Monday, January 14, 2019

  • Appropriations - 1/2 hour after House adjournment - Shared Committee Room (E007)
    • Agenda
    • The Honorable Aubrey L. Layne, Jr., Secretary of Finance
      • December Revenue Report and Report on Debt Capacity
    • The Honorable Shannon Valentine, Secretary of Transportation

Friday, January 11, 2019

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

2019 Session Organizational Materials

2019 Session Budget Amendment Forms
The deadline to submit completed Budget Amendment forms (including ALL co-patron signatures) was
5:00 p.m., FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2019.

  • 2019 Budget Amendment Form (.pdf)
  • 2019 Budget Amendment Form (.doc)
  • 2019 Nonstate Agency Budget Amendment Form (.pdf)
  • 2019 Nonstate Agency Budget Amendment Form (.doc)

Archives

2019 Bill Tracking

Regular Session