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 Democrats voted. How topics are assigned
›Rights & public safety629 with · 16 against645 votes
Secure storage of firearms; penalties. Creates a Class 4 misdemeanor for any person who fails to securely store a firearm on any premises where such person knows, or reasonably should know, that a minor or a person who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm is, or is likely to be, present. The bill increases the penalty to a Class 1 misdemeanor if a minor or a person who is prohibited by law from possessing a firearm obtains such firearm.
Child abuse and neglect; custody and visitation; possession or consumption of authorized substances. Provides that a child shall not be considered an abused or neglected child, and no person shall be denied custody or visitation of a child, based only on the fact that the child's parent or other person responsible for his care, or the person petitioning for custody or visitation of the child, possessed or consumed legally authorized substances.
Virginia military forces; Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Program established. Establishes the Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Program (the Program) within the Department of Military Affairs. The bill also establishes the Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Officer (the Officer) to perform victim advocacy services, including helping victims of certain criminal sexual assault offenses make either a restricted report or an unrestricted report, as those terms are defined in the bill.
Labor and employment provisions; application of law; payment of wages; definition of employer. Clarifies that the exemption for the Commonwealth or any of its agencies, institutions, or political subdivisions, or any public body under Title 40.1 does not apply when expressly provided otherwise. The bill provides a definition of \'public body\' for Title 40.1.
Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections. Requires the governing body or transportation district commission 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 (ii) if a county or city within such transportation district…
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 permitted pursuant to various criteria to be included in a local ordinance, such as specifications for setbacks, fencing, solar panel height, visual impacts, and grading, and a decommissioning plan for solar energy equipment and facilities, unless otherwise permitted by right.
Prevailing wage rate; apprenticeship requirements; renewable energy portfolio standard eligible source work; penalties. Requires each public service company, including its contractors and subcontractors, to ensure payment at the prevailing wage rate set by the Department of Labor and Industry for any mechanic, laborer, or worker employed, retained, or otherwise hired to perform construction, maintenance, or repair work for certain electricity generating sources.
Pilot program for underground  transmission lines; qualifying projects. Authorizes the State Corporation Commission to, in reviewing any application submitted by a public utility for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of an electrical transmission line of 500 kilovolts filed between January 2025 and July 2032, approve up to two applications for qualifying projects to be constructed in whole or in part underground as part of the pilot program for underground transmission lines and to provide an expedited review of any such application.
Child abuse and neglect; custody and visitation; possession or consumption of authorized substances. Provides that a child shall not be considered an abused or neglected child, and no person shall be denied custody or visitation of a child, based only on the fact that the child's parent or other person responsible for his care, or the person petitioning for custody or visitation of the child, possessed or consumed legally authorized substances.
Department of Human Resource Management; stakeholder advisory group; establishing a career group for licensed behavior analysts; report. Directs the Department of Human Resource Management to convene a stakeholder advisory group to provide advice to the Department on establishing a career group and any other necessary associated defined roles within the health and human services occupational family for licensed behavior analysts employed by the Commonwealth. The bill directs the advisory group to submit its findings and recommendations to the Department no later than November 1, 2025.
Employment health and safety standards; heat illness prevention. Requires the Safety and Health Codes Board to adopt regulations establishing reasonable standards designed to protect employees from heat illness and establish a list of high-hazard industries, as defined in the bill. The bill authorizes a person aggrieved by a violation of its provisions or the regulations promulgated thereunder to seek to obtain injunctive relief, to recover statutory damages of $1000, or both, in an action commenced within one year of the cause of action.
High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits; certain substitutions permitted. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to permit any student to substitute the African American History course or the Advanced Placement African American Studies course for the Virginia and U.S. History course for the purpose of satisfying the history and social studies credit requirements, provided that enrollment in such an African American History course or Advanced Placement African American Studies course is available to the student.
School board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers; purchase of service credit. Requires each school board to adopt a policy that requires the school board to approve unpaid educational leave for school board employees who are state employee association officers and for at least two school board employees who are local employee association officers for a maximum of four years per officer. The bill permits employee association officers approved for such leave to purchase service credit with the Virginia Retirement System for such period of leave.
Public schools; student discipline; Restorative Schools in Virginia Pilot Program; established. Establishes the Restorative Schools in Virginia Pilot Program (the Program), to be administered by the Department of Education (the Department), for the purpose of addressing school discipline issues and promoting evidence-based restorative practices, as that term is defined in the bill, in public schools in the Commonwealth by awarding grants to a school division in each superintendent's region in the Commonwealth to be used in developing and implementing a comprehensive plan to integrate…
Statewide housing targets for localities. Requires localities to increase their total housing stock by at least 7.5 percent over the five-year period beginning January 1, 2027. The bill provides that, in order to meet the 7.5 percent growth target, a locality shall develop a housing growth plan that best meets the needs of the locality and may include any of various listed housing growth strategies.
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies; noncompliance with rental agreement. Increases from five days to 14 days the mandatory waiting period after a landlord serves written notice on a tenant notifying the tenant of his nonpayment of rent and of the landlord's intention to terminate the rental agreement if rent is not paid before the landlord may pursue remedies for termination of the rental agreement. This bill is identical to SB 812.
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods. Requires, with certain exceptions outlined in the bill, landlords subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to accept payment of periodic rent and any security deposit by any lawful means, including check, electronic funds transfer, debit or credit card, cash, and money order. The bill also removes the provision requiring the tenant to request a written receipt after paying in the form of cash or money order and requires the landlord to provide such written receipt as a matter of law.
Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections. Requires the governing body or transportation district commission 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 (ii) if a county or city within such transportation district…
Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections. Requires the governing body or transportation district commission 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 (ii) if a county or city within such transportation district…
Vehicles used for agricultural purposes. Provides that trailers and semitrailers used for certain agricultural purposes may be operated without tail lights or brake lights on the highways of the Commonwealth between sunrise and sunset, provided that such trailer or semitrailer has affixed to the rear end either (i) two or more reflectors of a type approved by the Superintendent of State Police or (ii) at least 100 square inches of solid reflectorized material.
High-risk artificial intelligence; development, deployment, and use by public bodies; work group; report. Creates requirements for the development, deployment, and use of high-risk artificial intelligence systems, as defined in the bill, by public bodies.
High-risk artificial intelligence; development, deployment, and use; civil penalties. Creates requirements for the development, deployment, and use of high-risk artificial intelligence systems, defined in the bill, and civil penalties for noncompliance, to be enforced by the Attorney General. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
Siting of data centers; site assessment; high energy use facility. Provides that prior to any approval of a rezoning application, special exception, or special use permit for the siting of a new high energy use facility (HEUF), as defined in the bill, a locality shall require that an applicant perform and submit a site assessment to examine the sound profile of the HEUF on residential areas and schools within 500 feet of the HEUF property boundary.
Virginia military forces; Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Program established. Establishes the Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Program (the Program) within the Department of Military Affairs. The bill also establishes the Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Officer (the Officer) to perform victim advocacy services, including helping victims of certain criminal sexual assault offenses make either a restricted report or an unrestricted report, as those terms are defined in the bill.
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.
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.
Voted against most of their party on 32 of 1,339 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (16), Rights & public safety (15), Climate & energy (4)
Handguns in unattended motor vehicle; definitions, penalty.
A yes vote accepted the House-Senate conference committee's second report on HB 110 (storing handguns in unattended vehicles), the compromise version of the bill. (AI-written)
What it does: Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; penalty. Creates a Class 4 misdemeanor for any person who, when leaving a handgun in an unattended vehicle, fails to securely store such handgun in a locked hard-sided container, i…
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 60–2, Republicans 0–35
A yes vote would have accepted the House-Senate conference committee's first report on HB 1272 (regulation and taxation of electronic gaming devices), the compromise version of the bill. (AI-written)
What it does: Regulation and taxation of electronic gaming devices; penalties. Authorizes and specifies the licensing requirements for the manufacture, distribution, operation, hosting, and playing of electronic gaming devices, as…
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 35–26, Republicans 7–26
A yes vote would have accepted the House-Senate conference committee's second report on HB 1272 (regulation and taxation of electronic gaming devices), the compromise version of the bill. (AI-written)
What it does: Regulation and taxation of electronic gaming devices; penalties. Authorizes and specifies the licensing requirements for the manufacture, distribution, operation, hosting, and playing of electronic gaming devices, as…
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 36–24, Republicans 10–23
Firearms, certain; definitions, possession, transportation, or purchase by certain persons, penalty.
A yes vote accepted the House-Senate conference committee's report on HB 1525 (possession, transportation and purchase of certain firearms by young people), the compromise version of the bill. (AI-written)
What it does: Possession, transportation, or purchase of certain firearms by certain persons; penalty. Provides additional exceptions, outlined in the bill, for persons younger than 18 years of age to possess or transport handguns…
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 60–2, Republicans 0–35
Handguns in unattended motor vehicle; definitions, penalty.
A yes vote accepted the conference committee's version of SB 496 in place of the House changes; the bill creates a Class 4 misdemeanor for leaving a handgun in an unattended vehicle without a locked hard-sided container. (AI-written)
What it does: Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; penalty. Creates a Class 4 misdemeanor for any person who, when leaving a handgun in an unattended vehicle, fails to securely store such handgun in a locked hard-sided container, i…
Voted no · most Democrats voted yes · Democrats 59–2, Republicans 1–34
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.
YesVOTED
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.
YesVOTED
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.
YesVOTED
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.
YesVOTED
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.
YesVOTED
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.
YesVOTED
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.
YesVOTED
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.
YesVOTED
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.
