Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Virginia SB801: An Act to amend and reenact § 1-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to official emblems and designations; song emeritus; repeal.
Status: Chaptered, April 13, 2026
Official emblems and designations; song emeritus; repeal. Repeals the designation of "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny," by James A. Bland, as set out in House Joint Resolution 10, adopted by the General Assembly of Virginia during the Session of 1940, as the official state song emeritus.
What the bill says
An Act to amend and reenact § 1-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to official emblems and designations; song emeritus; repeal. [S 801] Approved April 13, 2026 1. That § 1-510 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: § 1-510. Official emblems and designations. The following are hereby designated official emblems and designations of the Commonwealth: Artisan Center -- "Virginia Artisans Center," located in the City of Waynesboro. Bat -- Virginia Big-eared bat (Corynorhinos townsendii virginianus). Beverage -- Milk. Bird -- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). Blue R.
From the enrolled text, April 13, 2026:
An Act to amend and reenact § 1-510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to official emblems and designations; song emeritus; repeal. [S 801] Approved April 13, 2026 1. That § 1-510 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: § 1-510. Official emblems and designations. The following are hereby designated official emblems and designations of the Commonwealth: Artisan Center -- "Virginia Artisans Center," located in the City of Waynesboro. Bat -- Virginia Big-eared bat (Corynorhinos townsendii virginianus). Beverage -- Milk. Bird -- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). Blue Ridge Folklore State Center -- Blue Ridge Institute located in the village of Ferrum. Boat -- "Chesapeake Bay Deadrise." Cabin Capital of Virginia -- Page County. Coal Miners' Memorial -- The Richlands Coal Miners' Memorial located in Tazewell County. Covered Bridge Capital of the Commonwealth -- Patrick County. Covered Bridge Festival -- Virginia Covered Bridge Festival held in Patrick County. Dog -- American Foxhound. Fish (Freshwater) -- Brook Trout. Fish (Saltwater) -- Striped Bass. Flag of Remembrance of September 11, 2001 -- Freedom Flag, designed by a Virginian, as the flag of remembrance of September 11, 2001. Fleet -- Replicas of the three ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery, which comprised the Commonwealth's founding fleet that brought the first permanent English settlers to Jamestown in 1607, and which are …