Senate Joint Resolution 335 is a confirmation resolution that approves a slate of gubernatorial appointments made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly on January 24, 2025. The resolution lists appointees to a range of state boards, councils, and commissions across agriculture, commonwealth affairs, education, finance, health and human resources, labor, natural and historic resources, and transportation.
The appointments include members to bodies such as the Peanut Board, Virginia LGBTQ+ Advisory Board, GENEDGE Alliance Board of Trustees, Virginia Museum of Natural History Board of Trustees, Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind Board of Visitors, Joint Advisory Board of Economists, Advisory Board on Genetic Counseling, Maternal Mortality Review Team, State Executive Council for Children's Services, Statewide Independent Living Council, Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council, Board for Contractors, Cemetery Board, Cave Board, and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Several appointments fill expired terms, unexpired terms, or newly created seats, and the resolution sets or confirms the term lengths for each appointee.
This resolution does not change substantive state law; instead, it exercises the General Assembly's confirmation role for executive appointments to state entities. Its practical effect is to authorize the named individuals to serve on the listed boards and councils, thereby filling vacancies and maintaining the operation of advisory, regulatory, and oversight bodies that influence areas such as education, health policy, labor licensing, transportation, and economic development.
The bill appears to have been broadly noncontroversial and received unanimous support in both chambers. The Senate and House votes were overwhelmingly favorable, with no recorded opposition, suggesting general agreement that the appointments were routine and necessary to keep state boards and councils staffed.
No notable contention is reflected in the available record. There were no committee transcript snippets indicating debate, and the votes in both the Senate and House were unanimous. Any potential differences among the appointments themselves are not evident from the legislative history provided, and the resolution was treated as a standard confirmation measure rather than a contested policy bill.