SB571
Disabled Veterans Family Passport; established, free entry into state parks and discounted services.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 3, 2026
Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
Chief Patron:
Glen Sturtevant (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Conservation and Recreation; Disabled Veteran's Family Passport; free entry into state parks and discounted services.
Directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to establish a Disabled Veteran's Family Passport that entitles the bearer to enter state parks in the Commonwealth without the payment of a parking or admission fee. The bill provides that the Passport will be issued upon request to any immediate family member, ... (More) as defined in the bill, of a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who provides certain documentation to the Department. The bill authorizes the Department to require passport holders to re-certify such documentation no more than once every five years. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104841D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB571)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N)
