Virginia National Guard; orders transmitted to and through Governor, annual reports.

What it does: Virginia National Guard; reports to the General Assembly; state militias; work group; report. Requires the Adjutant General to submit an annual report to the General Assembly detailing federal and state deployments of the Virginia National Guard and other matters relating to retention, readiness, funding, and resources. The bill prohibits the Governor from calling forth the Virginia National Guard for the purpose of intimidating, threatening, or coercing, or attempting to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, a person in giving his vote or ballot or to deter or prevent such person from voting. (official summary)

Question before the chamber: House concurred in Governor's recommendation

A yes vote accepted the Governor's substitute for HB 286, which drops the bill's changes to the state militia statute and recasts the Adjutant General's federal funding report as a yearly overview of appropriations and unfunded requirements. (AI-written)

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