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State Delegate
David Reid
(D) - Virginia
Virginia House District 028
In Office - Started: 01/10/2024

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Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
HB1716 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement. Contraception; right to contraception; applicability; enforcement. Establishes a right to obtain contraceptives and engage in contraception, as such terms are defined in the bill. The bill clarifies that none of its provisions shall be construed to permit or sanction the performance of any sterilization procedure without a patient's voluntary and informed consent. The bill creates a cause of action that may be instituted against anyone who infringes on such right. This bill is identical to SB 1105. Vetoed
HB1821 Electric utilities; accelerated renewable energy buyers, zero-carbon electricity. Electric utilities; accelerated renewable energy buyers; zero-carbon electricity; energy storage resources. Permits an accelerated renewable energy buyer or group of accelerated renewable energy buyers to contract to (i) obtain bundled capacity, energy, and renewable energy certificates from zero-carbon electricity generation resources under certain conditions and (ii) offset all or a portion of their capacity needs through the procurement of energy storage resources under certain conditions. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1844 Baby Food Protection Act; testing and labeling requirements for toxic heavy metals. Baby Food Protection Act; testing and labeling requirements for toxic heavy metals. Prohibits a person from selling, distributing, or offering for sale a baby food product that contains certain toxic heavy metals that exceed the limits established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The bill requires a manufacturer of a baby food product to meet certain testing requirements and include certain information related to toxic heavy metals on the manufacturer's website and on the baby food product. The bill requires a consumer to report a baby food product to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services if the consumer reasonably believes that the baby food is being sold in the Commonwealth with toxic heavy metals that exceed the limits established by the FDA. The foregoing provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026. The bill also directs the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to convene a work group to study and make recommendations on the current enforcement of laws related to the presence of toxic heavy metals in baby food products and any further action needed to address the issue of toxic heavy metals in baby food products. The bill requires the work group to report on its findings and recommendations by the first day of the 2026 Regular Session.  Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1824 High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits, etc. 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 World History I course or the World Geography 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. This bill is identical to SB 1462. Vetoed
HB1939 Tangible personal property tax; electric landscaping equipment. Tangible personal property tax; electric landscaping equipment. Establishes a separate classification of tangible personal property for electric-powered landscaping equipment employed in a trade or business and used to maintain commercial, public, or private gardens, lawns, trees, shrubs, or other plants, including lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, leaf blowers, and chainsaws. Such property may be taxed by a locality at a rate not to exceed that applied to the general class of tangible personal property. Vetoed
HR859 Commending Dr. Charles W. Sydnor, Jr. Commending Dr. Charles W. Sydnor, Jr. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR853 Commending Khadijeh Aslankhani. Commending Khadijeh "Malieh" Aslankhani. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR884 Commending the Vietnamese American community. Commending the Vietnamese American community. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR876 Commending Greg Duncan. Commending Greg Duncan. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR861 Commending McKinley L. Price, D.D.S. Commending McKinley L. Price, D.D.S. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR856 Celebrating the life of Clarice Lorine Jordan. Celebrating the life of Clarice Lorine Jordan. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR816 Commending the Washington Commanders. Commending the Washington Commanders. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2037 Land development; solar canopies in surface parking areas. Land development; solar canopies in parking areas. Provides that any locality may include in its land development ordinances a provision that requires that an applicant must install a solar canopy over designated surface parking areas. Such provisions shall apply only to nonresidential parking areas with 100 parking spaces or more and may require coverage of up to 50 percent of the surface parking area. The bill provides that localities shall allow for deviations, in whole or in part, from the requirements of the ordinance when its strict application would prevent the development of uses and densities otherwise allowed by the locality's zoning or development ordinance. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. Vetoed
HB2531 Paid family and medical leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action. 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 January 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 January 1, 2027. The bill provides that the amount of a benefit is 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage, not to exceed 120 percent of the state weekly wage, which amount is required to be adjusted annually to reflect changes in the statewide average weekly wage. The bill caps the duration of paid leave at 12 weeks in any application year and provides self-employed individuals the option of participating in the program. Vetoed
HB2764 Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives. Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives. Repeals the existing prohibition on collective bargaining by public employees. The bill creates the Public Employee Relations Board, which shall determine appropriate bargaining units and provide for certification and decertification elections for exclusive bargaining representatives of state employees and local government employees. The bill requires public employers and employee organizations that are exclusive bargaining representatives to meet at reasonable times to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. The bill repeals a provision that declares that, in any procedure providing for the designation, selection, or authorization of a labor organization to represent employees, the right of an individual employee to vote by secret ballot is a fundamental right that shall be guaranteed from infringement. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 917. Vetoed
HB1876 Capitol Sq. or building owned/leased by the Commonwealth, carrying firearm/explosive material, etc. Carrying a firearm or explosive material within Capitol Square or building owned or leased by the Commonwealth; exemptions; public institutions of higher education; penalty. Permits the governing board of a public institution of higher education to adopt a policy prohibiting the carrying of any firearm, ammunition, or components or combination thereof within any building owned or operated by such public institution of higher education. The bill allows such policy to include security measures that are designed to reasonably prevent the unauthorized access of buildings that are open to the public. Finally, the bill exempts certain activities, defined in the bill, operated at public or private institutions of higher education from any policy created by a governing board. This bill is identical to SB 1182. Vetoed
HB1791 Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund; established and created. Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund created. Creates the Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund to assist private developers with non-utility costs associated with the installation of electric vehicle charging stations (i) in certain localities; (ii) on eligible public land, as defined in the bill; or (iii) within one mile of the boundary of eligible public land. The bill provides that a private developer may apply for a grant in an amount equal to 70 percent of the private developer's non-utility costs for the installation of such public electric vehicle charging stations. The awarding of a grant under the Program would be conditional upon an agreement with the applicant that any cost of a project not funded by a grant awarded by the Program be funded by non-federal funds. The Department of Energy shall establish guidelines for the administration of the Program, including guidelines related to the application for and award of grants. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2030. Vetoed
HB1736 Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention, Va. Center for; created, etc. Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention; creation. Creates the Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention within the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The bill states that the Center will serve as the primary resource for research, best practices, and strategies for the implementation of firearm violence intervention, community-based intervention, and group violence intervention programs designed to reduce violence in communities. The bill also requires that the Center evaluate state and community based violence intervention programs and policies that receive funding through the Center, apply for and accept federal grants, and provide technical assistance. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.  Vetoed
HB1607 Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. Importation, sale, manufacture, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person who imports, sells, manufactures, purchases, or transfers an assault firearm, as that term is defined in the bill with some exceptions, and prohibits a person who has been convicted of such violation from purchasing, possessing, or transporting a firearm for a period of three years from the date of conviction. The bill provides that an assault firearm does not include any firearm that is an antique firearm, has been rendered permanently inoperable, is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action, or was manufactured before July 1, 2025. The bill also prohibits the sale of a large capacity ammunition feeding device, as that term is defined in the bill. The bill provides that any person who willfully and intentionally (i) sells an assault firearm to another person or (ii) purchases an assault firearm from another person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and that any person who imports, sells, barters, or transfers a large capacity ammunition feeding device is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person younger than 21 years of age to import, sell, manufacture, purchase, possess, transport, or transfer an assault firearm regardless of the date of manufacture of such assault firearm with some exceptions. This bill is identical to SB 1181. Vetoed
HR753 Commending Penelope Nowell-Shortt. Commending Penelope Nowell-Shortt. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR749 Celebrating the life of Clarence Stewart Preston. Celebrating the life of Clarence Stewart Preston. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR751 Commending the Omicron Chi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Commending the Omicron Chi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR754 Commending Curtis O. Porter. Commending Curtis O. Porter. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR752 Commending Shaboozey. Commending Shaboozey. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR750 Commending Virginia Union University. Commending Virginia Union University. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR686 Commending the Honorable Dr. William Ferguson Reid. Commending the Honorable Dr. William Ferguson Reid. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR673 Commending Paul Kakol. Commending Paul Kakol. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR674 Commending Arthur Ellsworth Dick Howard. Commending Arthur Ellsworth Dick Howard. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR659 Commending Mekhi Becton, Sr. Commending Mekhi Becton, Sr. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR710 Commending Barry Eugene DuVal. Commending Barry Eugene DuVal. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR736 Commending Northern Virginia Veterinary Medical Association. Commending Northern Virginia Veterinary Medical Association. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR679 Commending United Methodist Family Services. Commending United Methodist Family Services. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR684 Celebrating the lives of Loudoun County community members aboard American Airlines Flight 5342. Celebrating the lives of Loudoun County community members aboard American Airlines Flight 5342. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR712 Commending Providence Baptist Church. Commending Providence Baptist Church. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR1 Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference). Offered January 10, 2024 Prefiled November 20, 2023 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia by adding in Article I a section numbered 11-A, relating to the fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1595 Virginia National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program; changes to eligibility criteria. Higher education; financial assistance; Virginia National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program; eligibility criteria. Makes several changes to the Virginia National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program, including (i) making the provisions relating to the requirements and conditions for eligibility for and award of grants under the Program subject to regulations as prescribed by the Adjutant General, (ii) eliminating the requirement to satisfy financial obligations with the institution of higher education at the beginning of each semester, (iii) simplifying the requirements relating to academic performance and good standing, and (iv) providing that, upon acceptance of an application for a grant, grant funds are to be disbursed to the applicable institution of higher education for credit against the recipient student's account. This bill is identical to SB 1106. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR9 Constitutional amendment; marriage between two adult persons. Offered January 10, 2024 Prefiled January 3, 2024 Proposing an amendment to Section 15-A of Article I of the Constitution of Virginia, relating to marriage between two individuals; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR2 Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote. \r\n\r\n Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1793 Captain Matthew "Chevy" Chiaverotti Memorial Bridge; designates bridge over I-264 in VA. Beach. Captain Matthew "Chevy" Chiaverotti Memorial Bridge. Designates the bridge on Interstate 264 over South Rosemont Road in Virginia Beach the "Captain Matthew "Chevy" Chiaverotti Memorial Bridge." Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1822 Electric utilities; construction of certain electrical transmission lines, advanced conductors. Electric utilities; construction of electrical transmission lines; advanced conductors. Requires the State Corporation Commission to consider the prudency of using advanced conductors in making any determination regarding need, corridor, route, or method of installation as it relates to certain applications for the construction of transmission lines of 138 kilovolts or more. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1828 Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations. Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations. Prohibits health insurance carriers from imposing cost sharing for diagnostic breast examinations and supplemental breast examinations, as those terms are defined in the bill, under certain insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in the Commonwealth on and after January 1, 2026. The bill provides that such examinations include examinations using diagnostic mammography, breast magnetic resonance imaging, or breast ultrasound. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Health Insurance Reform Commission. This bill incorporates HB 2133 and is identical to SB 1436. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1941 Invasive plant species; retail sales, penalty, delayed effective date January 1, 2027. Invasive plant species; retail sales. Requires, for the retail sale of certain invasive plant species for outdoor use, a retail establishment to post in a conspicuous manner on the property located in proximity to each invasive plant signage identifying such plant as invasive, educating consumers regarding invasive plant species, and encouraging consumers to ask about alternatives. The bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to designate the format, size, and content of such signage no later than October 1, 2025, and requires the Commissioner to issue a stop sale order and mark or tag a plant in a conspicuous manner when an invasive plant is for sale at a retail establishment without appropriate signage. In such case, the bill requires the Commissioner to give written notice of a finding made to the owner, tenant, or person in charge of such retail establishment and requires the stop sale order issued to remain in effect until the required signage is posted. Certain provisions of the bill have a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. This bill is identical to SB 1166. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2721 License plates, special; supporters of Washington Commanders. Special license plates; Washington Commanders. Updates provisions related to special license plates issued to supporters of the Washington Redskins to specify that such special license plates shall be issued to supporters of the Washington Commanders. The bill allows special license plates issued to supporters of the Washington Redskins prior to July 1, 2025, to be used until their expiration and renewed if the proper fee is paid, except that $15 from such fee formerly paid to the Washington Redskins Leadership Council Fund is to be paid to the Washington Commanders Foundation Fund. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2071 DVS; powers and duties of Commissioner, identification of incarcerated veterans. Department of Veterans Services; powers and duties of Commissioner; identification of incarcerated veterans. Provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall assist the Department of Corrections, sheriffs, and local and regional jails in utilizing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Re-Entry Search Services system to identify veterans incarcerated in state prisons and local and regional jails to help such veterans prepare for release or reentry, reduce recidivism and homelessness, connect such veterans to resources to address the challenges of post-traumatic stress disorder, and divert eligible veterans to treatment dockets. This bill incorporates HB 2522 and is identical to SB 1251. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2645 Early Childhood Care and Education, Commission on; expands membership. Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education; members. Expands from 31 to 32 the minimum number of members of the Commission on Early Childhood Care and Education by adding one representative of the Department of Veterans Services to the nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission. This bill is identical to SB 1391. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2691 Relief; Duffy, Keshawn Clarence, compensation for wrongful incarceration. Claims; Keshawn Clarence Duffy; compensation for wrongful incarceration. Grants relief in an amount to be appropriated to Keshawn Clarence Duffy, who was wrongly convicted of and subsequently incarcerated for two counts of forcible sodomy. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2736 Virginia Values Veterans Program; military spouse eligibility. Virginia Values Veterans Program; military spouse eligibility. Provides that the comprehensive program developed by the Department of Veterans Services to reduce unemployment among veterans extends to military spouses. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1819 Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE); changes to financing program, definitions. C-PACE financing programs. Makes several changes to the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing program, including adding a definition of property owner to include a lessee and providing that the lessee may also be eligible for a C-PACE loan by complying with certain conditions, including consent of the fee simple property owner. The bill also (i) changes from two years to three years from a locality's issuance of a certificate of occupancy the time period within which a local C-PACE ordinance may allow submittal of a loan application and (ii) provides that a locality agrees to execute a locality agreement within 30 days of the adoption of the ordinance that opts them into the statewide C-PACE loan program. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1777 Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; foster youth's right to receive information. Office of the Children's Ombudsman; foster youth's right to receive information. Requires the Department of Social Services or a local department of social services, a children's residential facility, or any child-placing agency to provide certain information along with the contact information for the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to a biological parent, prospective adoptive parent, or foster parent, as well as to any child in foster care age 12 or older upon the opening of a foster care case for such child. The bill also provides that, in relation to complaints made to the Ombudsman, if such child is the complainant, the Ombudsman need not gain the consent of the Department or local department of social services, the children's residential facility, the child-placing agency, or the foster parent or guardian of the child or other person having custody or care of the child to receive information from or communicate with the child. This bill is identical to SB 1406. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1901 Virginia Sports Tourism Grant Program; established, report. Virginia Sports Tourism Grant Program; work group; report. Creates the Virginia Sports Tourism Grant Program, to be administered by the Virginia Tourism Authority, to provide grants to sports tourism activity sponsors, defined in the bill, in order to develop and attract sports tourism activities, also defined in the bill, to the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Virginia Tourism Authority to establish guidelines and criteria for grant awards and to report annually on the Program. The bill also requires a work group of stakeholders to be convened to recommend guidelines for grant awards by the Program and report such recommendations to the General Assembly by October 31, 2025. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR616 Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR628 Commending Children's Home Society of Virginia. Commending Children's Home Society of Virginia. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR637 Commending Corliss Udoema. Commending Corliss Udoema. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR634 Celebrating the life of Matthew Robert Chiaverotti. Celebrating the life of Matthew Robert Chiaverotti. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR564 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Henry Levander Marsh, III. Celebrating the life of the Honorable Henry Levander Marsh, III. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR600 Commending Christian Tabash. Commending Christian Tabash. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR607 Commending Thomas Heilman. Commending Thomas Heilman. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1740 Virginia state militia; officers of certain educational institutions; Randolph-Macon Academy. Virginia state militia; officers of certain educational institutions; Randolph-Macon Academy. Adds Randolph-Macon Academy to the list of educational institutions of which officers shall be commissioned officers of the Virginia state militia. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1606 Claims to unclaimed property; authority of administrator. Claims to unclaimed property; authority of administrator; emergency. Authorizes the State Treasurer or his designee to make payments relating to unclaimed property without receiving a claim if the property is cash property, the apparent owner is a natural person and the sole owner of such property, the apparent owner has been identified by the State Treasurer or his designee, and the amount to be paid does not exceed $5,000. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to SB 996. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1820 Public safety communications; evaluation of need for infrastructure updates & hardware replacements. Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security; Secretary of Finance; evaluate public safety communications infrastructure updates and hardware replacements; report. Directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Secretary of Finance, to evaluate the need for public safety communications infrastructure updates and hardware replacements, and the cost of meeting such need. The Secretaries shall report any findings and recommendations, including possible funding options, to the Chairs of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations no later than December 1, 2025.  Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR516 Commending Anthony Cimino-Johnson. Commending Anthony Cimino-Johnson. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR532 Commending the Adler Center for Caring on the Van Metre Campus. Commending the Adler Center for Caring on the Van Metre Campus. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR530 Commending Emily Ann Fox. Commending Emily Ann Fox. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR531 Commending Keith H. Johnson. Commending Keith H. Johnson. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR511 Celebrating the life of Nikki Giovanni. Celebrating the life of Nikki Giovanni. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR490 Celebrating the life of John Lee Orrock. Celebrating the life of John Lee Orrock. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR481 Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SJR434 Commending the Honorable William Ferguson Reid, M.D. Commending the Honorable William Ferguson Reid, M.D. Passed
SJR410 Commending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Commending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Passed
SJR408 Commending the United States Army. Commending the United States Army. Passed
SJR445 Celebrating the life of Matthew Charles Obenshain. Celebrating the life of Matthew Charles Obenshain. Passed
HB1597 Firearms; secure storage, penalties. 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. The bill includes certain exceptions and requires firearms dealers to post a notice stating firearm storage requirements and the penalty for improperly storing such firearms. The bill also creates a Class 4 misdemeanor for any person who fails to report to law enforcement the theft or loss of a firearm from a vehicle and a Class 1 misdemeanor if another person obtains such firearm. Finally, the bill requires the Superintendent of State Police, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Health, to create a public awareness campaign on the importance of the secure storage of firearms by January 1, 2026. Dead
HB2306 Loudoun County; DCR to accept certain property to establish a state park. Department of Conservation and Recreation; acceptance of property to establish a state park; Loudoun County. Authorizes the Department of Conservation and Recreation to accept or acquire from The Conservation Fund approximately 1,240 acres of real property and any buildings or structures thereon between Little River Turnpike, James Monroe Highway, and Tail Race Road, known as Oak Hill Farm, in Loudoun County for the purpose of establishing and operating a state park that provides outdoor recreation and historical interpretation opportunities and supports agricultural uses on such property. Dead
SJR363 Commending the Virginia Spaceport Authority. Commending the Virginia Spaceport Authority. Passed
SJR360 Commending the Loudoun Therapeutic Riding Center. Commending the Loudoun Therapeutic Riding Center. Passed
SJR359 Commending Keith H. Johnson. Commending Keith H. Johnson. Passed
HJR713 Commending Phyllis Randall. Commending Phyllis Randall. Dead
HB1972 Early childhood care & education; statewide unified public-private system, capacity & family choice. Statewide unified public-private system for early childhood care and education in the Commonwealth; state goal; capacity and family choice. Requires the statewide, unified, public-private system for early childhood care and education in the Commonwealth to be established with the goal of increasing and maintaining capacity systemwide to provide each family with meaningful access to high-quality and affordable choices among publicly funded, federally funded, mixed delivery, and private providers. Dead
HB2102 Pregnant individuals; DMAS to seek federal authority to implement presumptive eligibility, etc. Department of Medical Assistance Services; presumptive eligibility for pregnant individuals; qualified entities; performance standards for qualified entities. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek federal authority to implement presumptive eligibility for pregnant individuals, in addition to the existing hospital presumptive eligibility program and, if the Department receives such authority, allows the Department to authorize qualified entities to make determinations of presumptive eligibility for pregnant individuals. The bill directs qualified entities to provide (i) the necessary applications for medical assistance on the day in which the presumptive eligibility decision is made and (ii) assistance with completing such applications through available modalities. Under the bill, qualified entities are authorized to make determinations of presumptive eligibility for pregnant individuals who meet eligibility criteria for certain medical assistance programs and have not had a presumptive eligibility period during the current pregnancy. The bill also sets forth certain performance standards that qualified entities must meet to remain a qualified entity, described in the bill. Dead
HB2755 Underground transmission lines; qualifying projects. 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. The bill removes certain provisions related to the existing pilot program. Under the bill, a project shall be qualified if an engineering analysis demonstrates that it is technically feasible, if the applicant provides an overall cost of the project and its impact on electric service rates, and if the governing body of each locality in which a portion of the proposed line will be placed underground indicates support for the transmission line to be placed underground. The bill permits the Commission to deny an application for a project that otherwise meets the criteria to qualify, provided that the Commission shares its rationale for doing so. Additionally, rather than assigning certain costs to be recovered by Virginia jurisdictional customers, the bill requires that such costs be allocated by the Commission in a manner that is just and reasonable for customers. Dead
HB1738 Veterans or military service members; deaths by suicide. Deaths by suicide of veterans or military service members; inquiry by State Registrar of Vital Records; Department of Veterans Services annual report. Requires the State Registrar of Vital Records, when a death certificate is filed and lists suicide as the cause of death, to make an inquiry into whether the decedent was a veteran or military service member and to provide any information concerning the suicide of such veteran or military service member to the Department of Veterans Services. The bill also provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services may request, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shall deliver to the Commissioner, a copy of an autopsy report of a veteran or military service member whose cause and manner of death is determined to be a suicide. The bill also reestablishes the position of Suicide Prevention Coordinator as the Suicide Prevention Program and requires such Program to, in coordination with the State Police, compile and analyze data relating to such suicides to be included in the annual report submitted by the Department to the Governor and the General Assembly. Dead
HB1737 Department of Veterans Services; powers and duties of Commissioner; online portal. Department of Veterans Services; powers and duties of Commissioner; online portal. Provides that the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services shall develop and maintain an online portal to connect veterans, members of the Virginia National Guard, Virginia residents in the Armed Forces Reserves who qualify for veteran status, and their immediate family members to available resources, programs, and services in the Commonwealth and provide a means to submit electronic applications for such resources, programs, and services. Dead
HB2041 Speed safety cameras; placement and operation. Speed safety cameras; placement and operation. Changes the terms "photo speed monitoring device" to "speed safety camera" and "high-risk intersection segment" to "high-risk speed corridor" in provisions related to vehicle speed violations. The bill authorizes localities to provide by ordinance for the placement and operation of a speed safety camera by the law-enforcement agency of such locality in certain locations. The bill authorizes any locality without its own law-enforcement agency to, by ordinance, authorize officers of the law-enforcement agency with jurisdiction within such locality to issue a summons and swear to or affirm a certificate for a vehicle speed violation. For any new speed safety camera placed, the bill provides for a warning by mail instead of a summons and no civil penalty for alleged vehicle speed violations within the first 30 days of such camera's operation. The bill makes various other changes to the requirements for the use of speed safety cameras, including changes related to signs indicating the use of such cameras; the use of funds collected from civil penalties; requirements for private vendors; the periodic review of the use of such cameras; the provision of information to the public related to the use and placement of such cameras; the creation of advisory groups; and consultation with certain entities prior to placement and operation of such cameras. Dead
HB1954 Public school funding and staffing; special education students, support services positions. Equity in public school funding and staffing; special education students; at-risk students; English language learner students; report. Requires state-funded add-ons to be provided to support special education students that are calculated by multiplying weights set forth in the general appropriation act by the relevant basic aid per-pupil amount for each such student. The bill establishes the At-Risk Program for the purpose of supporting programs and services for students who are educationally at risk, including prevention, intervention, or remediation activities required pursuant to relevant law, teacher recruitment programs and initiatives, programs for English language learners, the hiring of additional school counselors and other support staff, and other programs relating to increasing the success of disadvantaged students in completing a high school degree and providing opportunities to encourage further education and training. The bill also contains provisions relating to certain funding requirements for the At-Risk Program. The bill requires the Department of Education to develop and implement a data collection process related to English language learner expenditures and student English proficiency levels and identify other options to support English language learners and provide a status report to the Joint Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education Funding on its implementation and data collection efforts by September 1, 2025. Finally, the bill requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services or any other relevant stakeholders with expertise in special education as the Department of Education deems appropriate, to develop a plan for revised special education staffing requirements that addresses the staffing needs of each special education program in each school division as determined by the specific educational and behavioral support needs of students who receive special education and aims to improve special education teacher recruitment and retention and to report its findings to the Joint Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education Funding by November 1, 2025. The bill is a recommendation of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. This bill incorporates HB 1831. Dead
HB1742 Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing, percentage retained for distribution. Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing; percentage retained for distribution. Provides that with respect to all authorized historical horse racing terminals, of the amount that a horse racing licensee retains from wagering on historical horse racing pools and in addition to the current distribution required under law, 0.0125 percent each shall be distributed to the Shenandoah County Agricultural Foundation and the Great Meadow Foundation to support the promotion, education, maintenance, and safety of horse racing at such facilities. The bill also increases the distribution percentage provided from the amount that a horse racing licensee retains from wagering on historical horse racing pools to the Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Fund from 0.01 percent to 0.025 percent. Dead
HB1938 Elections; prohibited area within five feet of any area designated for voting outside polling place. Elections; general provisions; prohibited area. Adds the five feet beyond any area designated for voting outside the polling place to the prohibited area where campaigning and certain other activities are unlawful during elections. Dead
HB1964 Future in Focus Program; established. Future in Focus Program. Establishes the Future in Focus Program to provide services and support to individuals 21, 22, and 23 years of age who participated in the Fostering Futures program immediately prior to attaining 21 years of age. Such services and support shall be designed to assist participants in transitioning to adulthood, becoming self-sufficient, and creating permanent, positive relationships. The bill directs the State Board of Social Services to promulgate regulations to implement the bill's provisions. Dead
HB1598 First-time Homebuyer Grant Program; established. First-time Homebuyer Grant Program. Establishes a First-time Homebuyer Grant Program for the purpose of assisting first-time homebuyers with first-time homebuyer expenses, as those terms are defined in the bill. The bill provides that the Department of Housing and Community Development shall award eligible first-time homebuyers a grant in an amount equal to five percent of such expenses incurred during a calendar year, not to exceed $10,000. Any grant awarded pursuant to the Program shall be repaid to the Commonwealth if the property for which expenses were incurred is sold within three years from the purchase date, unless the sale is made following a natural disaster or other act of God. Dead
SJR324 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank Miller Ruff, Jr. Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank Miller Ruff, Jr. Passed
SJR308 Commending Garland Nuckols. Commending Garland Nuckols. Passed
SJR307 Celebrating the life of Joy Ann Durham Painter. Celebrating the life of Joy Ann Durham Painter. Passed
SJR305 Commending Colonel James B. Cogbill, USA, Ret. Commending Colonel James B. Cogbill, USA, Ret. Passed
SJR309 Commending Carlos Del Toro. Commending Carlos Del Toro. Passed
HB2108 Motion picture production; increases aggregate cap on tax credit. Motion picture production tax credit. Increases the aggregate cap on the motion picture production tax credit allocated in each fiscal year from $6.5 million to $8.5 million beginning in fiscal year 2025. Dead
HB1739 General Assembly Military and Veterans Commission established. General Assembly Military and Veterans Commission established. Establishes the General Assembly Military and Veterans Commission as a standing commission for the purpose of reviewing legislation related to veterans, military service members, and their families and advising on how such legislation aligns with the 2024 Veterans Strategic Plan. The Commission shall consist of 16 legislators, eight from each house of the General Assembly, all of whom must either (i) be a veteran or military service member or the spouse of a veteran or military service member or (ii) represent a district with a significant military or veteran population relative to the rest of the Commonwealth. The Commission is directed to meet weekly during any regular session of the General Assembly and quarterly in the interim, to review and analyze proposed legislation and budget amendments to ensure alignment with the priorities outlined in the 2024 Veterans Strategic Plan, to revise and update the goals and priorities outlined in the 2024 Veterans Strategic Plan, and to host an annual Military Appreciation Night. Dead
HB1818 School Safety Firearm Detection Software Pilot Program; established. Public School Security Equipment Grant Act of 2013; eligible security equipment; School Safety Firearm Detection Software Pilot Program established. Establishes the School Safety Firearm Detection Software Pilot Program (the Pilot Program), to be administered as a part of the Public School Security Equipment Grant Act of 2013, for the purpose of enhancing security and firearm violence prevention measures in public schools in the Commonwealth by awarding grants to eligible school divisions for the purchase, installation or integration, maintenance, and operation of firearm detection software into security cameras in two Title 1 schools in each congressional district in the Commonwealth. The bill defines "firearm detection software" as any technology software or system provided by a vendor that (i) is headquartered in the Commonwealth, has at least 10 years of experience in providing school safety technology to educational institutions, and is a small business consisting of fewer than 100 employees and (ii) uses artificial intelligence to analyze video streams from surveillance cameras in real time for the detection of firearms and, upon detecting a firearm, immediately notifies local law enforcement, school security personnel, the school administration, and other appropriate public safety authorities. The bill amends provisions of the Public School Security Equipment Grant Act of 2013 as necessary for the integration of the Pilot Program, including by (a) expanding the definition of "security equipment" to include firearm detection software; (b) exempting from the match requirement, in addition to the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind as set forth in current law, any school division receiving a grant pursuant to the Pilot Program; (c) requiring the Department to give priority to eligible school divisions applying on behalf of Title 1 schools for grants under the Pilot Program such that grants are first awarded to school divisions and in an amount sufficient to support the purchase, installation or integration, maintenance, and operation of firearm detection software in two Title 1 schools in each congressional district; and (d) modifying and expanding application requirements, reporting requirements, and requirements relating to the development of certain guidelines, policies, and procedures to include the Pilot Program. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2028. Dead
HB1741 Venison donation tax credit. Venison donation tax credit. Creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for taxable years 2025 through 2029 for expenses incurred by a taxpayer to butcher and process an antlerless deer for human consumption. A taxpayer may claim this credit provided that (i) the hunting and harvesting of the deer complies with the Commonwealth's hunting laws and regulations and (ii) the taxpayer donates the processed deer meat to a venison donation program administered by a nonprofit organization. The amount of the credit that may be claimed in any single taxable year cannot exceed (a) $200, if the taxpayer did not harvest each deer for which the credits are claimed in accordance with a deer management permit, or (b) the taxpayer's liability in that taxable year, if the taxpayer harvested each deer for which the credits are claimed in accordance with a deer management permit. Finally, the bill provides for an exemption from civil liability arising from injury or death resulting from the nature, age, condition, or packaging of the donated food. Dead
HB1823 Lynching Sites Memorialization, Virginia Commission on; established, report, sunset. Virginia Commission on Lynching Sites Memorialization established; report. Establishes the Virginia Commission on Lynching Sites Memorialization as an advisory commission in the executive branch of state government. The purpose of the 15-member Commission is to acknowledge the history of racial violence in Virginia through the placement of historical markers at the sites of lynchings. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2028. Dead
HB1284 Firefighters and emergency medical services; collective bargaining by providers, definitions. Collective bargaining by firefighters and emergency medical services providers. Authorizes firefighters and emergency medical services providers employed by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth to engage in collective bargaining through labor organizations or other designated representatives. The bill provides for the appointment of a three-member board of arbitration regarding any dispute arising between an employer and firefighters or emergency medical services providers. Under the bill, determinations made by such board of arbitration are final on a disputed issue and are binding on the parties involved. Dead
HB366 Va. Nat'l Guard State Tuition Assistance Program; provisions relating to eligibility for grants. Institutions of higher education; tuition grants; Virginia National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program. Makes several changes to the Virginia National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program, including (i) making the provisions relating to the requirements and conditions for eligibility for and award of grants under the Program subject to regulations as prescribed by the Adjutant General, (ii) eliminating the requirement to satisfy financial obligations with the institution of higher education at the beginning of each semester, (iii) simplifying the requirements relating to academic performance and good standing, and (iv) providing that upon acceptance, grant funds shall be disbursed to the applicable institution of higher education for credit against the recipient's student account. Dead
HB360 Public Instruction, Superintendent of; duties, fixed and actual school staffing ratios. Superintendent of Public Instruction; duties; fixed and actual school staffing ratios. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to biennially calculate, compare, and report to the Board of Education and the General Assembly the differences between the fixed staffing ratios in the Standards of Quality funding formula and the actual staffing ratios in local school divisions in the Commonwealth so that such fixed staffing ratios can be regularly adjusted as needed to more closely approximate such actual staffing ratios. Dead
HB141 Veterans' Fellowship for State Government Pilot Program; created, report. Department of Veterans Services; Veteran's Fellowship for State Government Pilot Program. Creates, within the Department of Veterans Services, the Veteran's Fellowship for State Government Pilot Program (the Program) through which the Department shall collaborate with Virginia Commonwealth University to recruit veterans to participate in undergraduate-level and graduate-level cohorts to assist such veterans in pursuing educational pathways to employment with the Commonwealth. The Department shall report annually to the General Assembly by November 1 regarding the progress of the participants, the return on investment for the Commonwealth, and recommendations for Program enhancements. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2027. Dead
HB363 Candidates for office; disqualification, affidavit of eligibility. Disqualification from office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution; affidavit of eligibility for candidates for elective office; removal from office for current officeholders. Provides that any person who is found to have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States or to have given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof shall be disqualified from holding any office of the Commonwealth or of its governmental units in accordance with Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Persons holding office who are so disqualified may be removed by a writ of quo warranto, except that a member of the General Assembly may be removed by the house in which he sits. The bill requires any candidate for any elective office to submit an affidavit of eligibility attesting that such candidate is eligible to hold elective office under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment. Dead
HB142 Crosswalks; waiving certain requirements for proposed installation. Installation of crosswalks; waiving certain requirement. Authorizes the Department of Transportation, when determining the need for a crosswalk within a community subject to the Property Owners' Association Act, to waive any requirement that a certain number of individuals cross such highway within a particular period of time if the location of the proposed crosswalk is adjacent to and providing access to a facility that attracts pedestrians or generates an increased pedestrian presence. Dead
HB273 Divorce; cruelty, reasonable apprehension of bodily hurt, or willful desertion or abandonment. Divorce; cruelty, reasonable apprehension of bodily hurt, or willful desertion or abandonment; divorce from bed and board. Eliminates the one-year waiting period for being decreed a divorce on the grounds of cruelty, reasonable apprehension of bodily hurt, or willful desertion or abandonment by either party. The bill also repeals the provision allowing for a divorce from bed and board on the grounds of cruelty, reasonable apprehension of bodily hurt, or willful desertion or abandonment. The provisions of the bill apply to suits for divorce filed on or after July 1, 2024. Dead
HB270 Commonwealth Comprehensive Gun Safety Program; established, etc. Sale, transfer, etc., of certain firearms and firearm magazines; Virginia Firearm Buy-Back Program and Fund established; penalties. Provides that, unless otherwise prohibited by law, any person may import, sell, transfer, manufacture, or purchase an authorized rifle, defined in the bill, in accordance with the relevant provisions of law. The bill makes it a Class 6 felony for any person to import, sell, transfer, manufacture, or purchase a restricted rifle or large-capacity firearm magazine, both defined in the bill, with certain exceptions. The bill also provides that a person is civilly liable for injuries to person or property or wrongful death of another caused by a third party if it can be shown that the civil defendant sold or transferred a restricted rifle or large-capacity firearm magazine in violation of the provisions of the bill to the person who committed the crime resulting in such injury or death. The bill also provides that no person shall sell a firearm unless at least three days have elapsed from the time the prospective purchaser completes the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain criminal history record information, with exceptions enumerated in the bill. The bill also directs the Department of State Police to develop policies for the establishment of uniform standards for the creation of the Virginia Firearm Buy-Back Program. The bill clarifies that participation in the Program by a local law-enforcement agency is voluntary and also directs the Department to establish the Virginia Firearm Buy-Back Fund, a nonreverting fund to be used solely for the purposes of development and implementation of the Program. Dead
HB1490 Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices, days and hours of operation. Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices; days and hours of operation. Authorizes the governing body of any county or city establishing voter satellite offices for absentee voting in person to prescribe, by ordinance, the dates and hours of operation for such offices. The bill prohibits any reduction in the dates or hours of operation of such offices to be enacted within 60 days of any general election. Dead
HB162 Retirement systems; financial reports, annual disclosures. Financial reports by retirement systems; annual disclosures. Requires retirement systems to provide disclosures describing the process and criteria used for selecting third-party fund managers, advisers, or consultants and other persons providing services to the retirement system. Such information shall be included in a retirement system's annual report. Dead
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
SB738 Public elementary & secondary schools; bell-to-bell student cell phone & smart device possession. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (91-Y 2-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
SB742 Richard Bland College; governance. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1600 Budget Bill. House concurred in Governor's recommendation #`s 15, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 33, 34, 36, 37, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 51, 55, 62, 67, 82, 88, 91, 99, 101, 112, 130, 131, 132, 134, 136, 156, 158, 164, 171, 173, 175, 181, 191, 200, 201, 204 (95-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1589 Virginia Parole Board; powers and duties, membership, voting requirements, etc. House rejected Governor's recommendation (9-Y 86-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
SB838 Recovery residences; certification required penalty, report. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (93-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1601 Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 44-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1601 Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. House rejected Governor's recommendation (11-Y 85-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1649 Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1607 Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1630 Discovery materials or evidence; allows accused to request the Commonwealth to copy or photograph. VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1614 Postpartum doula care; DMAS to amend state plan for medical assistance services. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1642 Artificial intelligence-based tool; definition, use of tool. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1609 Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. Passed in enrolled form (64-Y 31-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1609 Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. House rejected Governor's recommendation (26-Y 67-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1657 Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1675 Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency. VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1665 Fines, restitution, forfeiture, etc.; criminal and traffic cases, itemized statement. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1716 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (Y-55 N-41 A-0) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1716 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement. House rejected Governor's recommendation (42-Y 54-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1796 Corporations; creates a regulatory framework for decentralized autonomous organizations. House rejected Governor's recommendation (28-Y 68-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1791 Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund; established and created. House sustained Governor's veto (51-Y 45-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1766 Unemployment compensation; increases weekly benefit amounts, report. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (Y-63 N-33 A-0) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1725 Medical Debt Protection Act; created, prohibited practices, penalties. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 45-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1725 Medical Debt Protection Act; created, prohibited practices, penalties. House rejected Governor's recommendation (33-Y 63-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1712 Law-enforcement agencies and officers; establishing training curriculum on certain arrests. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 5-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1699 Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (52-Y 42-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1699 Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations. House rejected Governor's recommendation (20-Y 74-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1721 Condemnation of conservation or open-space easement; compensation, Uniform Easement Relocation Act. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1723 Assistance w/food access, etc.; methods to improve participation in fed. public assistance programs. House rejected Governor's recommendation (31-Y 63-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1730 Personal injury or death by wrongful act; liability of employer to vulnerable victims. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (54-Y 41-N 1-A) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1730 Personal injury or death by wrongful act; liability of employer to vulnerable victims. House rejected Governor's recommendation (31-Y 63-N 1-A) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1833 Small Family Day Home Provider Incentive Pilot Program; established, sunset. House rejected Governor's recommendation (35-Y 60-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1876 Capitol Sq. or building owned/leased by the Commonwealth, carrying firearm/explosive material, etc. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1869 Firearms; purchase, etc., assault and battery of family member or intimate partner, penalties. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1821 Electric utilities; accelerated renewable energy buyers, zero-carbon electricity. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1888 Tort actions; immunity of persons based on statements made at a Title IX hearing. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 1-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1844 Baby Food Protection Act; testing and labeling requirements for toxic heavy metals. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1824 High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits, etc. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 45-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1824 High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits, etc. House rejected Governor's recommendation (26-Y 70-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1835 Geologists; regulation, licensure, penalty. Passed by for the day 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1883 Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements. House rejected Governor's recommendation (29-Y 67-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
SB903 Dogs; sale and procurement by pet shops, pet shop regulations. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 1-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
SB866 Real Estate Board; membership, qualifications. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
SB936 Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction, effective clause, report. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (62-Y 34-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1923 Health insurance; reimbursement for services rendered by certain practitioners, etc. Passed in enrolled form (70-Y 24-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1923 Health insurance; reimbursement for services rendered by certain practitioners, etc. House rejected Governor's recommendation (14-Y 81-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1961 Public elementary & secondary schools; bell-to-bell student cell phone & smart device possession. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1957 SOL assessments & related student assessment methods; assessment development, etc., reform. House rejected Governor's recommendation #1 (33-Y 61-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1957 SOL assessments & related student assessment methods; assessment development, etc., reform. House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 2-12 (88-Y 5-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1924 School boards; prohibition against hiring or contracting for the services of certain individuals. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 2-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1928 Minimum wage. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1929 Pregnancy mobile application; promoting awareness of gov't. maternal & infant health programs, etc. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1934 Electric utilities; generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1918 Women's Menstrual Health Program; established, information collection, etc. Passed in enrolled form (94-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1918 Women's Menstrual Health Program; established, information collection, etc. House rejected Governor's recommendation (16-Y 80-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1936 Teacher training; Department of Education to establish and maintain an index of each training, etc. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1970 Tax exempt property; nonprofit institutions of learning, provisions are declaratory of existing law. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1977 Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health or developmental services. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2024 Virginia Public Procurement Act; solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 4-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2002 Voter registration; cancellation of registration, sources of data. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1989 Medical cannabis program; changes requirements for product labels, dispensing cannabis products. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2008 Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program authority; right of entry. House rejected Governor's recommendation (14-Y 80-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2018 Teachers; career and technical education, alternative pathway to provisional licensure. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (58-Y 36-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2018 Teachers; career and technical education, alternative pathway to provisional licensure. House rejected Governor's recommendation (22-Y 73-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2036 Reckless driving; definition of "exhibition driving," penalties. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2034 Tidal and nontidal wetlands; policy task force to evaluate policies regarding protection, etc. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2096 Intelligent Speed Assistance Program; established, penalty. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (86-Y 9-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2109 Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures, Task Force on; State Health Commissioner to reestablish. VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2082 Medical Assistance Services, Department of; appeals of agency determinations. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2050 Occoquan Reservoir PFAS Reduction Program; established. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2103 Regulations Governing Allowable Credit for Teaching Experience; etc. House rejected Governor's recommendation (45-Y 50-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2087 Electric utilities; transportation electrification, definitions. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2040 Speech-language pathology assistants; licensure, qualifications, scope of practice. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (91-Y 3-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
SB999 Appeals; procedure on appeal, payment of expenses. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2056 Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices, days and hours of operation. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 44-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2161 VCU Health System Authority; changes relating to board of directors and chief executive officer. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2158 DOC; functional literacy program for inmates, etc. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2157 Richard Bland College; governance. VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2153 Comprehensive plan; housing development by nonprofit organizations. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (84-Y 12-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2134 American Indians, Va. recognized tribes, and federally recognized tribes; definitions, sovereignty. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2360 High School diploma seal of biliteracy; designation as high-demand industry workforce credential. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2210 Real Estate Board; membership, qualifications. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2313 Boarding establishments; work group to consider whether to propose state license, etc. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (79-Y 15-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2351 Civil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal. VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2350 Emergency Management, Department of; powers & duties, development & implementation of guidelines. House rejected Governor's recommendation (20-Y 75-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2458 Vehicles used for agricultural purposes; reflectors/reflectorized material on rear end of trailers. House rejected Governor's amendments #'s 2-7 (46-Y 50-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2458 Vehicles used for agricultural purposes; reflectors/reflectorized material on rear end of trailers. House rejected Governor's amendment #1 (45-Y 51-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2218 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 4-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2426 Small renewable energy projects; amends definition, permit by rule. House rejected Governor's recommendation (27-Y 69-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2371 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (59-Y 37-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2371 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. House rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 78-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2346 Virtual power plant pilot program; each Phase II Utility shall petition SCC for approval to conduct. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (53-Y 41-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2346 Virtual power plant pilot program; each Phase II Utility shall petition SCC for approval to conduct. House rejected Governor's recommendation (10-Y 85-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2352 Dumfries, Town of; amending charter, town powers, etc. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2446 Postpartum Depression Education Act; Department of Health to establish a public awareness campaign. Passed in enrolled form (93-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2446 Postpartum Depression Education Act; Department of Health to establish a public awareness campaign. House rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 78-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2454 Public school accountability system; Three "E" Readiness Framework. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2302 Real property tax; exemption for religious buildings, rebuilding structure. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2266 Electric utilities; distribution cost sharing program established, etc. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (85-Y 9-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2221 Prisoners; Department of Corrections-issued identification, report. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
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Detail Virginia House Privileges and Elections Committee 5
Detail Virginia House Transportation Committee Vice Chair 2
Detail Virginia Joint Technology and Science Commission 7
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