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Legislator > Danica Roem
State Senator
Danica Roem
(D) - Virginia
Virginia Senate District 30
In Office - Started: 01/10/2024
contact info
Capitol Office
General Assembly Building
P.O. Box 396
Richmond, VA 23218
P.O. Box 396
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: 804-698-7530
District Mailing Address
P.O. Box 726
Manassas, VA 20113
Manassas, VA 20113
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB1017 | School boards; powers and duties, school meal policies, payment of school meal debt. | School boards; powers and duties; school meal policies; payment of school meal debt. Requires each school board, at the end of each school year, to pay for the total unpaid school meal balance, resulting from uncollectable school meal debts on any student account, on the nonprofit school food service account for each public elementary or secondary school in the school division using any appropriated nonfederal funds, except that each school board is prohibited from requiring any public elementary or secondary school in the school division from paying for or providing any funds to pay for such school's unpaid school meal balance. The bill requires each school board to adopt policies in accordance with the provisions of the bill in order to pay these unpaid balances at the end of each school year. | Vetoed |
| SB1047 | Demand response programs; Dept. of Energy to evaluate & assess benefits, and recommendations. | Department of Energy; demand response programs; evaluation and assessment; report. Directs the Department of Energy to evaluate and assess benefits, impacts, best practices, and implementation recommendations for demand response programs in the Commonwealth and to report such evaluation and assessment by November 1, 2025. | Vetoed |
| SB1118 | Cemeteries on private property; registration by localities. | Registration by localities of cemeteries on private property; Planning District 8. Requires localities in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia) to adopt an ordinance setting forth a register of identified cemeteries, graveyards, or other places of burial located on private property not belonging to any memorial or monumental association. Under current law, all localities are permitted but not required to pass such an ordinance. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. | Vetoed |
| SB1024 | Motor Vehicles, Department of; electronic transactions, voluntary contributions. | Voluntary contributions during electronic Department of Motor Vehicles transactions. Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide a method by which an individual conducting an electronic Department transaction for the renewal of a driver's license, other form of identification issued by the Department, or vehicle registration may make a voluntary contribution to the Virginia Highway Safety Improvement Program. Under current law, the Department is only required to provide a method by which voluntary contributions may be made to the Virginia Donor Registry and Public Awareness Fund. | Vetoed |
| SB917 | 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 incorporates SB 964, SB 1033, and SB 1401 and is identical to HB 2764. | Vetoed |
| SJR247 | Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference). | Constitutional amendment (first reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Provides that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and that such right shall not be denied, burdened, or infringed upon unless justified by a compelling state interest, defined within the text of the amendment, and achieved by the least restrictive means. The amendment allows the Commonwealth to regulate the provision of abortion care in the third trimester when it is medically indicated to protect the life or health of the pregnant individual or when the fetus is not viable. The amendment prohibits the Commonwealth from penalizing, prosecuting, or taking adverse action against an individual for exercising the individual's right to reproductive freedom or for aiding another individual in the exercise of such right. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR249 | Constitutional amendment; marriage between two adult persons. | Constitutional amendment (first reference); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry. Repeals the constitutional provision defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman as well as the related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015). The amendment prohibits the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from denying the issuance of a marriage license to two adult persons seeking a lawful marriage on the basis of the sex, gender, or race of such persons. The Commonwealth and its political subdivisions are required to recognize any lawful marriage between two adult persons and to treat such marriages equally under the law, regardless of the sex, gender, or race of such persons. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1415 | Virginia Public Procurement Act; purchase of testing kits during a disaster, etc. | Virginia Public Procurement Act; purchase of testing kits during a disaster caused by a communicable disease of public health threat; exemption. Clarifies that the current exemption from the provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act for the purchase of personal protective equipment by the Governor for private, nongovernmental entities during a disaster caused by a communicable disease of public health threat for which a state of emergency has been declared includes communicable disease testing kits and associated safety equipment and supplies. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Study Pandemic Response and Preparedness in the Commonwealth. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1016 | Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program; established, report. | Institutions of higher education; Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program established; report. Establishes the Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program to address student food insecurity at public institutions of higher education and eligible private institutions of higher education, as defined by the bill. The bill provides that the Program shall be managed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and available for participation by public institutions of higher education and eligible private institutions of higher education; however, participation in the Program is optional for such institutions. Under the bill, if a public institution of higher education or eligible private institution of higher education satisfies certain criteria set out in the bill, including creating initiatives on campus to address student food insecurity, it will receive a "Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry" designation and the Council will award a grant to such institution. Any such institution that receives a grant under the bill is required to utilize the funds to support on-campus efforts and initiatives to eliminate student food insecurity at such institution through the maintenance and operation of the on-campus food pantry established pursuant to the Program. The bill requires the Council to submit a report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education no later than two years after the establishment of the Program. This bill is identical to HB 2240. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1044 | Elections; general registrar of each locality to report number of provisional ballots cast. | Elections; election results; reporting; provisional ballots. Requires the general registrar of each locality to report to the Department of Elections for each precinct in his locality the total number of provisional ballots cast, the number of those provisional ballots determined to be valid by the electoral board, and the results of such valid provisional ballots by voters assigned to such precinct. The bill specifies that results from provisional voting and voting at the precinct on election day must be reported separately. The bill directs the Department to establish standards for ascertaining and reporting such information and provides that such standards must direct that all results be posted promptly and no later than 5:00 p.m. on the tenth day after the election day. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1019 | WIC applications; DH to provide information to food banks regarding providing assistance. | Department of Health; WIC applications; information. Directs the Department of Health to provide information, resources, and education to food banks regarding providing assistance to individuals completing a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) application. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1018 | Higher educational institutions, public; SNAP eligibility, applications, and participation. | Public institutions of higher education; Department of Social Services; SNAP eligibility, applications, and participation; guidance, resources, and education. Requires the Department of Social Services (the Department) to (i) develop, annually update, and provide to each public institution of higher education in advance of the start of each school year an information sheet on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with information relating to SNAP eligibility, applications, participation, requirements, and such other information as the Department deems necessary or appropriate, relevant to students enrolled in public institutions of higher education and (ii) provide information, resources, and education to certain faculty members employed by each public institution of higher education regarding opportunities for assisting students enrolled in public institutions of higher education with completing SNAP applications. The bill requires each public institution of higher education to ensure that such SNAP information sheet developed by the Department is provided to each student enrolled in such institution at the beginning of the fall semester of each school year or, in the case of any student who enrolls after the beginning of the fall semester, as soon as practicable after enrollment and is included in any orientation materials distributed to each new student. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB961 | Va. Military Survivors & Dependents Ed. Prog.; number of qualified survivors and dependents, etc. | Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; annual report on eligibility and usage required. Requires the Department of Veterans Services and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to coordinate to report no later than December 15 of each year to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations (i) the number of qualified survivors and dependents who have been determined to be eligible for a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at a public institution of higher education pursuant to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program but have not yet enrolled at such an institution and (ii) the best available estimate of the number of qualified survivors and dependents who are enrolled at each public institution of higher education with a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees pursuant to the Program as of December 1 of the current fall semester. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR248 | Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters; right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. | Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters; right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution of Virginia shall have the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth and that such right shall not be abridged by law, except for persons who have been convicted of a felony and persons who have been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. The amendment provides that a person who has been convicted of a felony shall not be entitled to vote during any period of incarceration for such felony conviction, but upon release from incarceration for that felony conviction and without further action required of him, such person shall be invested with all political rights, including the right to vote. Currently, in order to be qualified to vote a person convicted of a felony must have his civil rights restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority. The amendment also provides that a person adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction as lacking the capacity to understand the act of voting shall not be entitled to vote during this period of incapacity until his capacity has been reestablished as prescribed by law. Currently, the Constitution of Virginia provides that a person who has been adjudicated to be mentally incompetent is not qualified to vote until his competency is reestablished. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1428 | Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge; designating as bridge on Adwolfe Rd., etc. over I-81. | Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge. Designates the bridge on Adwolfe Road and U.S. Route 11/State Route 660 over Interstate 81 in Smyth County the "Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge." This bill is identical to HB 1853. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR752 | Commending Christian Parker. | Commending Christian Parker. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR755 | Commending Willing Warriors. | Commending Willing Warriors. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR753 | Commending Ken Luersen. | Commending Ken Luersen. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR685 | Commending the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. | Commending the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR634 | Celebrating the life of Matthew Robert Chiaverotti. | Celebrating the life of Matthew Robert Chiaverotti. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR616 | Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. | Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1289 | Public elementary and secondary schools; nutritional standards for school meals and other foods. | Public elementary and secondary schools; nutritional standards for school meals and other foods; nutrition requirements; certain color additives prohibited. Prohibits any public elementary or secondary school from offering or making available to any student any food served as a part of a school meal or any competitive food, as defined in applicable law, that contains any of the seven color additives listed in the bill. The bill directs the Board of Education to amend its nutritional guidelines for competitive foods promulgated pursuant to relevant law in accordance with the provisions of the bill. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027, and is identical to HB 1910. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1020 | Restaurant Meals Program of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; DSS to report. | Department of Social Services; Restaurant Meals Program of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; report. Directs the Department of Social Services to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the implementation of the Restaurant Meals Program of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The report shall include data on the number of restaurants that have applied to participate and that have been approved to participate and identified barriers to program expansion. The report shall be due no later than December 1, 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1055 | Interment rights; descendant, etc., allowed to petition circuit court of locality. | Interment rights; public property. Allows any immediate family member or descendant of a deceased person buried in an identified family cemetery located on public property owned by a locality or held in trust for such a locality to petition the circuit court of the county or city where the property is located for interment rights upon such property. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1444 | Manassas Park, City of; amending charter, city powers, etc. | Charter; City of Manassas Park. Makes numerous technical and clarifying changes to the charter for the City of Manassas Park. The bill includes an updated boundary description, requires as a condition precedent to the issuance of a vehicle license the payment of all fines for violation of the city's ordinances governing parking of vehicles, allows the city to remove and abate nuisances and charge and collect the cost thereof from the owner of the property affected, requires the city council to meet every month for at least 11 months of the year, rather than 12, and rewrites the duties of several city officials. | 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 |
| HJR584 | Celebrating the life of Dr. Golden Bethune-Hill. | Celebrating the life of Dr. Golden Bethune-Hill. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR512 | Commending the Roanoke Star. | Commending the Roanoke Star. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR511 | Celebrating the life of Nikki Giovanni. | Celebrating the life of Nikki Giovanni. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR320 | Commending Pamela J. Sebesky. | Commending Pamela J. Sebesky. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR322 | Commending Colonel Douglas E. Moore, USA, Ret. | Commending Colonel Douglas E. Moore, USA, Ret. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR319 | Commending Amy Angel. | Commending Amy Angel. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR324 | Commending Osbourn Park High School. | Commending Osbourn Park High School. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR327 | Celebrating the life of John James Skinner, Jr. | Celebrating the life of John James Skinner, Jr. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR321 | Commending Trent Daniels. | Commending Trent Daniels. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR323 | Commending Evan Kinsel. | Commending Evan Kinsel. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR325 | Commending Darnell Greene. | Commending Darnell Greene. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR440 | Celebrating the life of John William Lyver IV. | Celebrating the life of John William Lyver IV. | Passed |
| SJR406 | Commending the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. | Commending the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. | Passed |
| SJR388 | Commending Voices for Virginia's Children. | Commending Voices for Virginia's Children. | Passed |
| SJR438 | Commending Shaboozey. | Commending Shaboozey. | Passed |
| SJR443 | Commending Tara Dower. | Commending Tara Dower. | Passed |
| SJR408 | Commending the United States Army. | Commending the United States Army. | Passed |
| SJR434 | Commending the Honorable William Ferguson Reid, M.D. | Commending the Honorable William Ferguson Reid, M.D. | Passed |
| SJR337 | Commending Ken Jessup. | Commending Ken Jessup. | Dead |
| SR298 | Commending Felix Maurizio. | Commending Felix Maurizio. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR268 | Celebrating the life of Joseph Woodrow Snavely, Jr. | Celebrating the life of Joseph Woodrow Snavely, Jr. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR270 | Commending Colonna's Shipyard, Inc. | Commending Colonna's Shipyard, Inc. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR362 | Celebrating the life of Sergeant Floyd Hugo Miles, Jr. | Celebrating the life of Sergeant Floyd Hugo Miles, Jr. | Passed |
| SJR366 | Commending Leanne Eyler. | Commending Leanne Eyler. | Passed |
| SJR370 | Commending Linda Ford. | Commending Linda Ford. | Passed |
| SJR363 | Commending the Virginia Spaceport Authority. | Commending the Virginia Spaceport Authority. | Passed |
| SJR358 | Commending STIHL, Inc. | Commending STIHL, Inc. | Passed |
| SB1029 | FOIA; procedure for responding to requests, charges, posting of notice of rights & responsibilities. | Virginia Freedom of Information Act; procedure for responding to requests; charges; posting of notice of rights and responsibilities. Limits the fees charged for producing public records to the median hourly rate of pay of employees of the public body or the actual hourly rate of pay of the person performing the work, whichever is less, and provides that a public body may petition a court for relief from this fee limit if there is no one who can process the request at the median hourly rate of pay or less. The bill makes corresponding amendments to the required statement on charges in the notice of rights and responsibilities that must be posted on a public body's website. The bill also amends existing law providing that a public body may petition a court for additional time to respond to a request for public records to allow such petitions to be heard in either general district or circuit court, to give such petitions priority on the court's docket, and to toll the response time while such a petition is pending before a court. The bill makes technical amendments, including moving provisions regarding charges for the production of public records into a separate section of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. | Dead |
| SJR371 | Commending Hoda Kotb. | Commending Hoda Kotb. | Passed |
| SB825 | Vulnerable adults; seizure of property used in connection with/derived from financial exploitation. | Seizure of moneys or other assets of value used in connection with or derived from financial exploitation of vulnerable adults. Permits a law-enforcement officer, an attorney for the Commonwealth, the Office of the Attorney General, or other interested party to seek a seizure warrant from a judge or petition a court for the seizure of moneys or other assets of value where there is suspected probable cause to conclude that a vulnerable adult is being financially exploited. The bill allows a court, upon motion of the complainant and for good cause shown, to order the release of all moneys or other assets of value. Any remaining moneys or other assets of value may also be released to the owner by the court with the consent of the attorney for the Commonwealth. | Dead |
| SJR280 | Commending the 2025 House-Senate basketball game to benefit Massey Cancer Center. | The annual House Senate Basketball Game. | Dead |
| SB1325 | COVID-19 pandemic; DEM to convene work group to study the Commonwealth's response, report. | Department of Emergency Management; work groups related to the Commonwealth's response to the COVID-19 pandemic; report. Directs the Department of Emergency Management to convene work groups to (i) study the reliance of the Commonwealth and its localities on federal grants for core emergency management functions, (ii) study and develop a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework to take effect during a disaster for which a state of emergency has been declared, and (iii) study and develop solutions to address breaks in technology continuity among communities across the Commonwealth during emergencies. The bill directs each work group to complete its work and report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than November 30, 2025. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Study Pandemic Response and Preparedness in the Commonwealth. This bill was incorporated into SB 1326. | Dead |
| SB1326 | Core emergency management functions; DEM to study reliance on federal grants. | Department of Emergency Management; work groups related to the Commonwealth's response to the COVID-19 pandemic; report. Directs the Department of Emergency Management to convene work groups to (i) study the reliance of the Commonwealth and its localities on federal grants for core emergency management functions, (ii) study and develop a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework to take effect during a disaster for which a state of emergency has been declared, and (iii) study and develop solutions to address breaks in technology continuity among communities across the Commonwealth during emergencies. The bill directs each work group to complete its work and report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than November 30, 2025. This bill is a recommendation of the Joint Subcommittee to Study Pandemic Response and Preparedness in the Commonwealth. This bill incorporates SB 1325. | Dead |
| SR254 | Celebrating the life of Peggy Lynn Davis. | Celebrating the life of Peggy Lynn Davis. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR258 | Commending the United States Army. | Commending the United States Army. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR253 | Commending the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry. | Commending the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR251 | Celebrating the life of William Gerald Massengill. | Celebrating the life of William Gerald Massengill. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR340 | Celebrating the life of Benjamin "Rod" Rodriguez. | Celebrating the life of Benjamin "Rod" Rodriguez. | Passed |
| SJR325 | Celebrating the life of Thomas S. Whipple. | Celebrating the life of Thomas S. Whipple. | Passed |
| SJR323 | Commending Billy Wagner. | Commending Billy Wagner. | Passed |
| SJR336 | Celebrating the life of Peter John Kemp, MD. | Celebrating the life of Peter John Kemp, MD. | Passed |
| SJR324 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank Miller Ruff, Jr. | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank Miller Ruff, Jr. | Passed |
| SB1050 | Campaign finance; contributions from corporations prohibited, civil penalty. | Campaign finance; contributions from corporations prohibited; civil penalty. Prohibits any corporation from making any contribution to any committee organized under the provisions of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act of 2006 and prohibits any such committee from soliciting or accepting any contribution from any corporation. Any committee that knowingly accepts, or any person who knowingly makes to such committee, contributions in violation of the prohibition is subject to a civil penalty of up to two times the amount of the contribution, as assessed by the State Board of Elections. | Dead |
| SB1117 | Income tax, corporate and state; tax credit for braille labeling program. | Income tax credit; braille labeling program. Creates a nonrefundable individual and corporate income tax credit, as applicable, for up to $50,000 of expenditures incurred in the development and implementation of a braille labeling program on products, items, or packages sold in or shipped to the Commonwealth in taxable years 2025 through 2029. The aggregate amount of credits allowed for all taxpayers in a taxable year is $1,000,000. | Dead |
| SB1003 | School breakfasts; availability at no cost to students. | School breakfasts; availability at no cost to students. Requires each school board to require each public elementary and secondary school in the local school division to participate in the federal National School Lunch Program and the federal School Breakfast Program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and to make breakfast available to any student who requests such a meal at no cost to the student, unless the student's parent has provided written permission to the school board to withhold such a meal from the student. The bill requires the Department of Education to reimburse each public elementary and secondary school for each school breakfast served to a student, with a maximum of one breakfast per student per school day and provides the formula for determining the state reimbursement rate for such meals. Finally, the bill repeals a provision of law relating to the federal School Breakfast Program that is rendered obsolete by the provisions of the bill. | Dead |
| SJR267 | Commending the National Conference of State Legislatures. | Commending the National Conference of State Legislatures. | Passed |
| SJR322 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Henry Levander Marsh, III. | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Henry Levander Marsh, III. | Passed |
| SB899 | High electric demand facility; locality may include in its zoning ordinance water use estimate. | Zoning; data centers; water use. Authorizes a locality to include in its zoning ordinance provisions for (i) requiring proposed data center developments to submit water use estimates and (ii) considering water use when making rezoning and special use permit decisions related to data center development. | Dead |
| SB976 | Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; performance agreement. | Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund; performance agreement. Removes the authority to make commitments related to accelerated permitting, property tax classifications, and other such issues in an agreement between a qualified company and a locality for purposes of the Cloud Computing Cluster Infrastructure Grant Fund. | Dead |
| SB1243 | Electric utilities; electric distribution infrastructure serving data centers. | Electric utilities; electric distribution infrastructure serving data centers. Prohibits the costs associated with the construction or extension of any electric distribution infrastructure that primarily serves the load of a data center from being recovered from any other customer. | Dead |
| SB1046 | Data centers; noise abatement. | Data centers; noise abatement. Provides that any local government land use application required for the siting of a data center shall be approved only in accordance with certain notice and noise abatement requirements. The bill provides that residents within a half-mile radius of the parcel shall receive notice of the proposed data center and that the data center operator shall hold two neighborhood meetings. The bill requires a data center operator to design and build the data center to incorporate sound mitigation methods sufficient to prevent the sound levels emanating from the data center from exceeding the ambient noise levels that were observed in a baseline study, as determined by a third-party acoustic engineer. The bill also provides that upon issuance of a certificate of occupancy, and for five years thereafter, the data center operator shall conduct a noise study performed by a third-party acoustical engineer to document noise levels emanating from the data center measured at the property line of the nearest property to the data center property that is planned or zoned for residential land uses, or other noise-sensitive use as reasonably determined by the locality, during peak operation of the data center mechanical equipment. The bill also provides that if the data center operator intends to use backup power generators on the parcel, the operator shall maintain a public website announcing the times when the generators will be in operation. Finally, the bill provides that any noise ordinance adopted by a locality shall set maximum allowable sound levels for data centers, including by (i) using alternative low frequency noise metrics and (ii) setting noise rules and enforcement mechanisms in its zoning ordinance, separate from existing noise ordinances. | Dead |
| SB1045 | Siting of data centers; property classified for industrial use. | Siting of data centers; property classified for industrial use. Requires that any local government land use application for the siting of a data center shall only be approved if such application is for a data center located on property classified by local ordinance for industrial use. The bill applies only to such applications submitted on or after July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| SB1049 | Electric utilities; approval required for construction of certain electrical transmission lines. | Electric utilities; approval required for construction of certain electrical transmission lines. Prohibits the construction of a new transmission line overhead unless the State Corporation Commission first determines that the construction of such transmission line in whole or in part underground is not in the public interest. | Dead |
| SJR260 | Transportation infrastructure; JLARC to study Department of Transportation's policies and funding. | Study; JLARC; policies and funding allocations of the Department of Transportation for maintenance of transportation infrastructure; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to analyze policies and funding allocations of the Department of Transportation in regard to the maintenance of highways, bridges, sidewalks, bicycle paths and lanes, shared-use paths, and other transportation infrastructure. The study requires JLARC to submit each of its reports no later than the first days of the 2026 and 2027 Regular Sessions of the General Assembly. | Dead |
| SJR252 | Virginia State Route 55; Department of Transportation to study traffic congestion reduction. | Study; Department of Transportation; traffic congestion reduction on Virginia State Route 55; report. Requests the Department of Transportation to study traffic reduction on Virginia State Route 55. The study shall include the identification of methods and solutions for traffic reduction on Virginia State Route 55 and an assessment of the feasibility, cost, and impact on traffic flow of such methods and solutions. | Dead |
| SR210 | Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. | Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR277 | Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. | Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. | Passed |
| HB338 | Siting of data centers; locality may perform site assessment before approval. | Siting of data centers; site assessment. Allows a locality, prior to any approval for the siting of a data center, to perform a site assessment to examine the effect of the data center on water usage and carbon emissions within the locality. | Dead |
| SB318 | Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program; established, report. | Public institutions of higher education; Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program established; report. Establishes the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program to address student food insecurity at public institutions of higher education. The bill provides that the Program shall be managed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and available for participation by public institutions of higher education; however, participation in the Program shall be optional for such institutions. Under the bill, if a public institution of higher education satisfies certain criteria set out in the bill, including creating initiatives on campus to address student food insecurity, it shall be designated as a "Hunger-Free Campus" and the Council shall award a grant to such institution. A public institution of higher education that receives a grant under the bill shall utilize the funds to support on-campus efforts and initiatives to eliminate student food insecurity at such institution. The bill requires the Council to submit a report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education no later than two years after the establishment of the Program. | Dead |
| SB285 | Siting of data centers; site assessment. | Siting of data centers; site assessment. Requires a locality, prior to any approval for the siting of a data center, to require disclosure of water and power usage at full build-out and perform a site assessment to examine the effect of the data center on water usage, the regional electric grid, and carbon emissions as well as any impacts on agricultural, historic, and cultural resources within the locality. | Dead |
| SB293 | Guardianship and conservatorship; duties and powers of guardian and conservator. | Guardianship and conservatorship; duties and powers of guardian and conservator; self-dealing prohibited. Provides that a guardian and conservator shall avoid all conflicts of interest and self-dealing, including all appearances of conflicts of interest and self-dealing, when addressing the needs of the incapacitated person to whom the guardian or conservator owes a fiduciary duty. The bill provides that a conflict of interest arises when the guardian or conservator has a personal or agency interest that can be perceived as self-serving or adverse to the position or best interest of the incapacitated person, and self-dealing arises when the guardian or conservator seeks to take advantage of his position as guardian or conservator and acts for his own interests rather than for the interests of the incapacitated person. The bill further provides that any sale or transaction that constitutes self-dealing shall be voidable by the court. | Dead |
| SB284 | Siting of data centers; impacts on resources and historically significant sites. | Siting of data centers; impacts on resources and historically significant sites. Provides that any local government land use application required for the siting of a data center shall only be approved in areas where the data center will (i) have a minimal impact on historic, agricultural, and cultural resources and (ii) not be within one mile of a national park, state park, or other historically significant site. | Dead |
| SB289 | Stormwater management regulations; enterprise data center operations. | Stormwater management regulations; enterprise data center operations. Directs the State Water Control Board to adopt regulations that require certain stormwater management techniques for land disturbances related to the construction, expansion, or operation of an enterprise data center operation, as defined in the bill, that is located within one mile of any land owned or operated as a unit of the National Park Service or designated as a Virginia State Park or state forest. | Dead |
| SJR19 | Roadway & pedestrian improvements in Gainesville; VDOT to study implementation in Prince Wm. County. | \r\n\r\n | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
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| SB738 | Public elementary & secondary schools; bell-to-bell student cell phone & smart device possession. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB746 | Involuntary manslaughter; certain drug offenses. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB742 | Richard Bland College; governance. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB740 | Medicine, Board of; continuing education, unconscious bias and cultural competency. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (17-Y 23-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB1600 | Budget Bill. | Governor's Recommendation #201 Passed by for the day (21-Y 19-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1600 | Budget Bill. | Governor's Recommendation #200 Passed by for the day (21-Y 19-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1600 | Budget Bill. | Governor's Recommendation #101 Passed by for the day (21-Y 19-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1600 | Budget Bill. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 15, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 33, 34, 36, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 55,(40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB805 | Child support; updates amounts in the schedule of basic support obligations. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB780 | Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB838 | Recovery residences; certification required penalty, report. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1642 | Artificial intelligence-based tool; definition, use of tool. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1665 | Fines, restitution, forfeiture, etc.; criminal and traffic cases, itemized statement. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1766 | Unemployment compensation; increases weekly benefit amounts, report. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1712 | Law-enforcement agencies and officers; establishing training curriculum on certain arrests. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1721 | Condemnation of conservation or open-space easement; compensation, Uniform Easement Relocation Act. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB1888 | Tort actions; immunity of persons based on statements made at a Title IX hearing. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 4-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB854 | Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms, responsibilities and prohibitions to minors. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB881 | Plastic firearms or receivers, unserialized firearms, etc.; transfer, etc., prohibited, penalties. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB881 | Plastic firearms or receivers, unserialized firearms, etc.; transfer, etc., prohibited, penalties. | Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB881 | Plastic firearms or receivers, unserialized firearms, etc.; transfer, etc., prohibited, penalties. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 20-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB894 | Personal injury or death by wrongful act; liability of employer to vulnerable victims. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (4-Y 36-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB875 | State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve | Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB875 | State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 40-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB875 | State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve | Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation rejected (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB875 | State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (13-Y 27-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB903 | Dogs; sale and procurement by pet shops, pet shop regulations. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB866 | Real Estate Board; membership, qualifications. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB940 | Elections; candidates for office, challenges to candidate qualifications. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (17-Y 23-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB936 | Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction, effective clause, report. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB879 | Teachers; career and technical education, alternative pathway to provisional licensure. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB1961 | Public elementary & secondary schools; bell-to-bell student cell phone & smart device possession. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1957 | SOL assessments & related student assessment methods; assessment development, etc., reform. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1924 | School boards; prohibition against hiring or contracting for the services of certain individuals. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1936 | Teacher training; Department of Education to establish and maintain an index of each training, etc. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB1970 | Tax exempt property; nonprofit institutions of learning, provisions are declaratory of existing law. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2024 | Virginia Public Procurement Act; solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB963 | Discovery materials or evidence; allows accused to request the Commonwealth to copy or photograph. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB955 | Public schools; definitions, textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB2036 | Reckless driving; definition of "exhibition driving," penalties. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (36-Y 4-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2034 | Tidal and nontidal wetlands; policy task force to evaluate policies regarding protection, etc. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB998 | Child labor; child engaged in the work of content creation, trust account. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB998 | Child labor; child engaged in the work of content creation, trust account. | Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB998 | Child labor; child engaged in the work of content creation, trust account. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 19-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB2096 | Intelligent Speed Assistance Program; established, penalty. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2082 | Medical Assistance Services, Department of; appeals of agency determinations. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2050 | Occoquan Reservoir PFAS Reduction Program; established. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2040 | Speech-language pathology assistants; licensure, qualifications, scope of practice. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB999 | Appeals; procedure on appeal, payment of expenses. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2153 | Comprehensive plan; housing development by nonprofit organizations. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (35-Y 5-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2360 | High School diploma seal of biliteracy; designation as high-demand industry workforce credential. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2210 | Real Estate Board; membership, qualifications. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2313 | Boarding establishments; work group to consider whether to propose state license, etc. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2218 | Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2352 | Dumfries, Town of; amending charter, town powers, etc. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2302 | Real property tax; exemption for religious buildings, rebuilding structure. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2266 | Electric utilities; distribution cost sharing program established, etc. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2221 | Prisoners; Department of Corrections-issued identification, report. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2393 | Human trafficking; issuance of writ of vacatur for victims. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2252 | Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction, effective clause, report. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB2501 | Driver communication improvement program; DMV to develop and implement program. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2493 | Gaming; fantasy contests, age restrictions. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (30-Y 8-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| HB2543 | Model memorandum of understanding; counseling from school counselors by way of telehealth. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1051 | Boarding establishments; work group to consider whether to propose state license, etc. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1105 | Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB1219 | Legislator Compensation Commission; established, appointment of members, report. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB1100 | Virtual power plant pilot program; each Phase II Utility shall petition SCC for approval to conduct. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB1212 | Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, mandatory fees or surcharges disclosure. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (17-Y 23-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB1093 | Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program authority; right of entry. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB1093 | Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program authority; right of entry. | Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation rejected (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1093 | Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program authority; right of entry. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (24-Y 15-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB1058 | Electric utilities; distribution cost sharing program established, etc. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1192 | Electric utilities; generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB1194 | Law-enforcement agencies and officers; establishing training curriculum on certain arrests. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1221 | Public housing authorities; indigent parties, unlawful detainer. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB1040 | Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB1056 | Unemployment compensation; increases weekly benefit amounts, report. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1202 | Tax exempt property; nonprofit institutions of learning, provisions are declaratory of existing law. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1153 | Social Services, Department of; appointment of receiver for assisted living facilities. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1158 | Eminent domain; condemnation proceedings. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1237 | Medical Assistance Services, Department of; appeals of agency determinations. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1272 | Trespass with an unmanned aircraft system; penalties. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1165 | Virginia Public Procurement Act; solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1318 | EMS agencies; Bd. of Pharmacy shall report on progress in response to changes in federal law. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1300 | Dumfries, Town of; amending charter, town powers, etc. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1316 | Renewable energy portfolio standard eligible sources; geothermal electric generating resources. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB2594 | DCJS; standards and training for security at certain nonprofit institutions. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 1-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1336 | Electricity consumption tax; rate adjustments. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB1332 | Towing and storage of certain vehicles; limitation on charges. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 2-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB2618 | Public school buildings; indoor air quality, inspection and evaluation. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1339 | Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act; telephone solicitations by text message, effective date. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1371 | Gift certificates; prohibits imposition of a dormancy fee, etc. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1386 | Emergency Management, Department of; powers & duties, development & implementation of guidelines. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| SB1370 | Model memorandum of understanding; counseling from school counselors by way of telehealth. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1356 | Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1379 | Research and Clinical Trial Cancer Consortium Initiative; established, report. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1408 | Waterworks; mandatory reporting of anomalies, negligence. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1413 | Public school buildings; indoor air quality, inspection and evaluation. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 2-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1418 | Postpartum doula care; DMAS to amend state plan for medical assistance services. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB2692 | Custodial interrogations; false statements to a child prohibited, inauthentic replica documents. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (27-Y 12-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA | Virginia Senate District 30 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 01/10/2024 | |
| VA | Virginia House District 013 | House | Democrat | Out of Office | 01/10/2018 | 01/12/2024 |