Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned
›Rights & public safety39 with · 2 against41 votes
Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of certain semi-automatic center-fire rifles, pistols, and shotguns or any firearm modified to be operable as an assault firearm on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public, with certain exceptions.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 59–40 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Criminal cases; request for a jury to ascertain punishment. Provides that an accused may withdraw a request for a jury to ascertain punishment up until the commencement of the sentencing proceeding. The bill also provides that counsel for either party shall have the right to examine jurors regarding the potential punishment, or range or ranges of punishment, regardless of whether the jury will ascertain punishment and that the court or counsel for either party may inform any person or juror during voir dire as to the potential punishment, or range or ranges of punishment, to ascertain if the…
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 63–36 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Voter registration; list maintenance; third-party data exchanges; approval by State Board of Elections. Requires the Commissioner of Elections, prior to entering into or terminating a memorandum of understanding or modifying the terms of an existing memorandum of understanding with any third party for the exchange of voter registration data, to submit the proposed memorandum of understanding, the reason for termination, or the proposed modifications, as appropriate, to the State Board of Elections for review and approval. Approval shall require a vote of two-thirds of the State Board.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 63–36 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Overtime for certain employees; domestic workers. Adds domestic workers, as defined in the bill, to provisions related to overtime pay. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 28.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 62–36 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Prevailing wage rate for public works contracts; localities. Requires each state agency or locality, when procuring services or letting contracts for public works paid for in whole or in part by state or local funds, or when overseeing or administering such contracts for public works, to ensure that its bid specifications or other public contracts applicable to the public works require bidders, offerors, contractors, and subcontractors to pay wages, salaries, benefits, and other remuneration to any mechanic, laborer, or worker employed, retained, or otherwise hired to perform services in…
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 63–36 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements; civil action. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to establish and administer a paid family and medical leave insurance program with benefits beginning April 1, 2028. Under the program, benefits are paid to covered individuals, as defined in the bill, for family and medical leave. Funding for the program is provided through premiums assessed to employers and employees beginning April 1, 2028.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 64–36 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Distributed Energy Resources Task Force established; reports; sunset. Establishes the Distributed Energy Resources Task Force as an advisory commission within the executive branch with the purpose of developing a comprehensive strategy to advance the Commonwealth's transition toward integrated distributed energy resource markets and to support the Commonwealth's compliance with certain regulations.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 63–36 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Board of Education; instructional materials on climate change and environmental literacy; model policies and procedures for selection. Requires the Board of Education to make available to each local school board instructional materials on climate change and environmental literacy that are based on and include peer-reviewed scientific sources.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 64–36 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Local regulation of solar facilities; special exceptions. Provides that a ground-mounted solar energy generation facility to be located on property zoned agricultural, commercial, industrial, or institutional shall be considered pursuant to various criteria to be included in a local ordinance, such as specifications for setbacks, fencing, solar panel height, visual impacts, grading, and a decommissioning plan for solar energy equipment and facilities, unless otherwise permitted by right.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 64–35 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties. Allows for the administrative approval of development and construction of housing on land owned by property tax-exempt religious organizations or certain property tax-exempt nonprofit organizations and provides that zoning ordinances shall allow the by-right development and construction of housing on real property owned by such organizations, subject to various conditions and limitations.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 62–38 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Minimum off-street parking requirements in certain areas. Provides that a locality shall not require, as a condition of zoning approval, minimum off-street parking for residential, multifamily, or mixed-use development located within a designated area, as defined in the bill, in amounts exceeding (i) 0.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit for multifamily or mixed-use residential development and (ii) one parking space per dwelling unit for one-family and two-family dwellings and townhouses.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 62–38 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; noncompliance as defense to action for possession for nonpayment of rent. Removes the provision requiring that a tenant in possession of a dwelling unit, prior to asserting a defense against an action for rent or possession, pay into court the amount of rent found by the court to be due and unpaid and for such amount to be held by the court pending the issuance of an order.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 64–36 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements; civil action. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to establish and administer a paid family and medical leave insurance program with benefits beginning April 1, 2028. Under the program, benefits are paid to covered individuals, as defined in the bill, for family and medical leave. Funding for the program is provided through premiums assessed to employers and employees beginning April 1, 2028.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 63–34 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage, under any health insurance contract, policy, or plan that includes coverage for prescription drugs on an outpatient basis, for contraceptive drugs and contraceptive devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, including those available over-the-counter.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 64–35 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage, under any health insurance contract, policy, or plan that includes coverage for prescription drugs on an outpatient basis, for contraceptive drugs and contraceptive devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, including those available over-the-counter.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 65–33 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Minimum off-street parking requirements in certain areas. Provides that a locality shall not require, as a condition of zoning approval, minimum off-street parking for residential, multifamily, or mixed-use development located within a designated area, as defined in the bill, in amounts exceeding (i) 0.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit for multifamily or mixed-use residential development and (ii) one parking space per dwelling unit for one-family and two-family dwellings and townhouses.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 62–38 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections; report. Requires the governing body of any county or city that contracts with a private company to provide transportation services to (i) require such company to provide any employee of such company providing such services compensation and benefits that are, at a minimum, equivalent to the compensation and benefits provided to a public employee, as defined in the bill, with a position requiring equivalent qualifications and years of service; (ii) provide transportation services through such company's own…
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 64–36 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Enforcement of federal traffic infractions by state and local law-enforcement officers; Planning District 8. Provides that state and local law-enforcement officers may enforce federal traffic infractions on any highway within Planning District 8. This bill is identical to SB 81.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 64–35 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Board of Education; instructional materials on climate change and environmental literacy; model policies and procedures for selection. Requires the Board of Education to make available to each local school board instructional materials on climate change and environmental literacy that are based on and include peer-reviewed scientific sources.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 64–36 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Public schools; programs and courses of instruction; instruction on January 6 insurrection; requirements and limitations. Permits a school board to provide a program of instruction on or relating to the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the United States Capitol to public school students only in accordance with the requirements of the bill.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 64–36 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Department of Education; history and social science Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework and associated instructional guides and materials; inclusion of quality, accurate, and complete instruction on the contributions and roles of all peoples; comprehensive review; report.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 64–33 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
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.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 64–36 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
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.
Apr 22, 2026 · Passed 64–34 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 7 of 99 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (3), Climate & energy (3), Health & care (2)
Wage garnishments; treasurers' liens for unpaid taxes and charges.
A yes vote accepted the Governor's amendments to HB 1100, having a court rather than the treasurer decide whether a taxpayer may flee so the 25 percent wage-lien cap is lifted, and removing the taxpayer's motion to reduce the lien. (AI-written)
What it does: Wage garnishments; treasurers' liens for unpaid taxes and charges. Limits a treasurer's lien issued with respect to wages or salary to 25 percent of the delinquent taxpayer's disposable earnings in a single pay period.
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 62–0, Republicans 11–25
Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals.
A yes vote accepted Governor's amendments 7, 9 and 10 to HB 1393: replacing direct cost assignment to large customers with an SCC duty to prevent subsidies, striking the standby-tariff proposal, and requiring an SCC public-interest finding on financing orders. (AI-written)
What it does: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. Amends annual funding commitments for the purposes of the annual pilot program for energy assistance and weatherizat…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 62–1, Republicans 8–28
What it does: Obstructing reproductive health care facility; penalties. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who (i) by force or threat of force, or by physical obstruction, intentionally injures, intimidates, or interferes…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 64–0, Republicans 2–32
Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals.
A yes vote accepted Governor's amendments 7, 9 and 10 to SB 253, including one requiring the SCC to ensure large high-load customers' costs are not subsidized by other customers, and another giving it discretion over financing orders. (AI-written)
What it does: Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. Amends annual funding commitments for the purposes of the annual pilot program for energy assistance and weatherizat…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 64–0, Republicans 9–25
Condemnation of conservation or open-space easement; compensation.
What it does: Condemnation of conservation or open-space easement; compensation. Provides that if a person takes by condemnation any land subject to a conservation easement or open-space easement, such person shall compensate the C…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 64–0, Republicans 9–25
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
HB 1011 · VA HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc.
NoVOTED
Motion: Governor's amendment nos. 1, 4, and 5 agreed to
Local competitive bidding for compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure; civil penalty. Allows the governing body of a locality to give preference to compost or other products containing organic soil amendments produced within such locality in the case of a tie bid when determining the award of any contract for compost or other products containing soil amendments to be purchased for use by such locality.
Firearms, etc.; carrying concealed weapon by persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime prohibited.
NoVOTED
Motion: House concurred in Governor's recommendation
A yes vote accepted the Governor's substitute for HB 1015, which limits the prohibition to purchasing, possessing, or transporting firearms (dropping ammunition, stun weapons, explosives and concealed carry) and ends it three years after conviction. (AI-written)
Possession or transportation of firearms, firearms ammunition, stun weapons, or explosives or carrying of concealed weapons by persons convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime prohibited; penalty. Prohibits any person who, on or after July 1, 2026, commits assault or assault and battery against a person he intentionally selected because of his race, religious conviction, gender, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, color, or ethnic or national origin and is subsequently adjudicated delinquent or convicted of such offense from knowingly and intentionally possessing or transporting any…
Science SOL & Curriculum Framework; instructional material to include climate change, etc.
NoVOTED
Motion: House concurred in Governor's recommendation
A yes vote accepted the Governor's substitute, which directs the Board of Education to include climate change and environmental literacy in its next Science Standards of Learning revision and guide school boards on selecting instructional materials. (AI-written)
Board of Education; instructional materials on climate change and environmental literacy; model policies and procedures for selection. Requires the Board of Education to make available to each local school board instructional materials on climate change and environmental literacy that are based on and include peer-reviewed scientific sources.
Virginia Public Procurement Act; additional public works contract requirements.
NoVOTED
Motion: House concurred in Governor's recommendation
A yes vote accepted the Governor's amendments to HB 1046, shifting the independent-contractor written authorization from the public body to the prime contractor, removing the "employee" definition, and exempting transportation-related construction projects. (AI-written)
Virginia Public Procurement Act; additional public works contract requirements; report. Provides that public bodies shall require the contractor and its subcontractors for any construction contract, as defined in the bill, to complete certain safety training programs and maintain records of compliance with applicable laws. The bill requires written authorization from a state public body before any party to a construction contract provides remuneration to more than one independent contractor when such contract is valued at greater than $5 million.
Electric utilities; comprehensive assessments, surplus interconnection service.
NoVOTED
Motion: House concurred in Governor's recommendation
A yes vote accepted the Governor's amendments making the bill's 100-megawatt and 500-megawatt pilot program capacities upper limits ("up to") rather than fixed amounts. (AI-written)
Electric utilities; surplus interconnection service sites. Directs Appalachian Power and Dominion Energy Virginia to undertake a comprehensive assessment of available interconnection capacity at each such utility's existing and planned intermittent electric generation facilities located in the Commonwealth. The bill directs such utilities to establish pilot programs for energy storage resources and solar generation facilities that utilize surplus interconnection service, as defined in the bill, including a request for proposals.
Wage garnishments; treasurers' liens for unpaid taxes and charges.
YesVOTED
Motion: House concurred in Governor's recommendation
A yes vote accepted the Governor's amendments to HB 1100, having a court rather than the treasurer decide whether a taxpayer may flee so the 25 percent wage-lien cap is lifted, and removing the taxpayer's motion to reduce the lien. (AI-written)
Wage garnishments; treasurers' liens for unpaid taxes and charges. Limits a treasurer's lien issued with respect to wages or salary to 25 percent of the delinquent taxpayer's disposable earnings in a single pay period.
Mammalian wildlife; separation and hybridization prohibited, exceptions.
NoVOTED
Motion: House concurred in Governor's recommendation
A yes vote accepted the Governor's amendments to HB 112, allowing the Board to set species-specific ages for separating captive mammal offspring from the mother and requiring the veterinarian to have training or experience with the species. (AI-written)
Department of Wildlife Resources; premature separation and hybridization of mammalian wildlife prohibited; exceptions. Makes it unlawful to prematurely separate any mammalian wildlife offspring born in captivity from the mother prior to the offspring turning four months of age, except that wildlife offspring may be prematurely separated if a medical necessity exists pursuant to a written order from a veterinarian with appropriate species-specific experience and expertise licensed to practice in the Commonwealth.
Division superintendents; Board of Education to amend regulations, qualifications.
Not votingNO VOTE
Motion: House concurred in Governor's recommendation
A yes vote accepted the Governor's substitute, which lets an Option IV division superintendent candidate who lacks the required five years of school experience qualify through a waiver granted by the Board of Education after review. (AI-written)
Board of Education; regulations; qualifications of division superintendents. Requires the Board of Education to amend its regulation that establishes the qualifications for division superintendents to (i) require the record of each candidate for the list of eligible division superintendents and the renewable division superintendent license under any of the four permitted options to attest to good character and demonstrated ability as an educational administrator and (ii) amend Option IV by requiring the candidate to have (a) completed five years of successful educational experience in a…
Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs & devices, including over-the-counter.
NoVOTED
Motion: House concurred in Governor's recommendation
A yes vote accepted the Governor's amendments to HB 1182, allowing an exceptions form for non-preferred contraceptives with no cost sharing and requiring coverage information in at least one location rather than a single location. (AI-written)
Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage, under any health insurance contract, policy, or plan that includes coverage for prescription drugs on an outpatient basis, for contraceptive drugs and contraceptive devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, including those available over-the-counter.
Motion: House concurred in Governor's recommendation
A yes vote accepted the Governor's substitute for the paid family and medical leave program, which narrows the family-member definition, requires work authorization, shortens the deadline to sue to one year, and removes the advisory board. (AI-written)
Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements; civil action. Requires the Virginia Employment Commission to establish and administer a paid family and medical leave insurance program with benefits beginning April 1, 2028. Under the program, benefits are paid to covered individuals, as defined in the bill, for family and medical leave. Funding for the program is provided through premiums assessed to employers and employees beginning April 1, 2028.
