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Legislator > Travis Hackworth
State Senator
Travis Hackworth
(R) - Virginia
Virginia Senate District 05
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: 804-698-7505
Richlands Office
1515 2nd St.
Richlands, VA 24641
Richlands, VA 24641
Phone: 276-345-9112
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB875 | State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve | Department of Medical Assistance Services; state pharmacy benefits manager; independent evaluation. Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services, by July 1, 2026, to select and contract with a third-party administrator to serve as the state pharmacy benefits manager to administer all pharmacy benefits for Medicaid recipients, including recipients enrolled in a managed care organization. The bill enumerates requirements for the Department's contract with the state pharmacy benefits manager. In addition, the bill directs the Department to engage an independent consultant to evaluate the implementation of a contract with a third-party pharmacy benefits manager pursuant to the bill. This bill is identical to HB 2610. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1307 | Sales and use tax, local; additional tax authorized in all counties and cities to support schools. | Additional local sales and use tax to support schools; referendum. Authorizes all counties and cities to impose an additional local sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed one percent with the revenue used only for public school capital projects, defined in the bill, if such levy is approved in a voter referendum. The bill removes the requirement that such a tax must have an expiration date on either (i) the date of the repayment of any bonds or loans used for such capital projects or (ii) a date chosen by the governing body. Under current law, only Charlotte, Gloucester, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Northampton, Patrick, and Pittsylvania Counties and the City of Danville are authorized to impose such a tax. This bill incorporates SB 874. | Vetoed |
| 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 |
| SB1076 | Phase I Utilities; securitized asset costs, rate increases in certain months prohibited, etc. | Phase I Utilities; securitized asset costs. Authorizes Appalachian Power to petition the State Corporation Commission for a financing order for securitized asset costs, as defined in the bill. The bill creates the securitized asset cost charge and provides that the revenues generated by this charge, known as securitized asset cost property, are a property right that can be transferred and pledged as security for the securitized asset cost bonds. The bill establishes the procedures for creating, perfecting, and enforcing the security interest in securitized asset cost property. The bill also prohibits rate increases for Appalachian Power during the months of November through February and prohibits rate adjustment clauses from taking effect on customer bills between the months of November through February. The bill prohibits Appalachian Power from charing a residential customer any interest or late fees between July 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025, and from charging a residential customer any reconnection fees between July 1, 2025, and March 1, 2026. The bill also provides that in any rate proceeding for Appalachian Power, the State Corporation Commission shall include an invitation for public comment. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR698 | Celebrating the life of Jake Kincaid. | Celebrating the life of Jake Kincaid. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR715 | Commending Paul M. Platt. | Commending Paul M. Platt. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR680 | Commending the Combat Antisemitism Movement. | Commending the Combat Antisemitism Movement. | 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 |
| HJR710 | Commending Barry Eugene DuVal. | Commending Barry Eugene DuVal. | 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 |
| HJR634 | Celebrating the life of Matthew Robert Chiaverotti. | Celebrating the life of Matthew Robert Chiaverotti. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1270 | Deed fraud; VHDA to evaluate prevalence, develop recommendations for prevention, etc. | Virginia Housing Development Authority; technical advisory group; report. Directs the Virginia Housing Development Authority to convene a technical advisory group to (i) evaluate the prevalence of deed fraud, including notary fraud, seller impersonation, owner impersonation, and fraudulent lien filing; (ii) develop recommendations for the prevention of deed fraud; and (iii) develop measures to enhance protections for property owners from such crimes. The bill also requires the technical advisory group to give consideration to certain policy proposals stated in the bill. The bill requires the technical advisory group to submit its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on General Laws and the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology no later than November 1, 2025. This bill is identical to HB 2396. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR615 | Celebrating the life of William H. Brown, Sr. | Celebrating the life of William H. Brown, Sr. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1142 | Line of Duty Act; benefits for campus police and private police officers, definitions. | Line of Duty Act; campus police officers; private police officers. Provides employees of contributing nonprofit private institutions of higher education and contributing private police departments, as those terms are defined in the bill, with the benefits granted to employees of participating employers under the Line of Duty Act. The bill clarifies that the Line of Duty Act shall not apply to any (i) private institution of higher education that is not a contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education or (ii) private police department that is not a contributing private police department. The bill requires each contributing nonprofit private institution of higher education and contributing private police department to pay its pro rata share of the initial costs to implement the bill, as determined by the Virginia Retirement System. This bill is identical to HB 1815. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1248 | Fire Prevention Code; prohibition on permit fees for fire departments, etc., for certain localities. | Fire Prevention Code; prohibition on permit fees for fire departments and emergency medical services agencies in certain localities. Prohibits the State Fire Marshal from charging a fee for the approval and administration of certain permits issued to fire departments and emergency medical services agencies in localities with a total population of less than 10,000 as determined by the most recent federal decennial census by the United States Census Bureau. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB921 | Large animal veterinary grant program; State Veterinarian to establish, report. | State Veterinarian; large animal veterinary grant program; report. Directs the State Veterinarian to establish a large animal veterinary grant program no later than July 1, 2026, to provide grants to increase or stabilize the number of large animal veterinarians, as defined in the bill, practicing in areas of the Commonwealth that have been identified by the State Veterinarian as having a shortage of such veterinarians. The bill directs the State Veterinarian to annually select from a pool of applicants no more than four large animal veterinarians to participate in the program and to develop, in consultation with the Board of Veterinary Medicine and relevant stakeholders, selection criteria for applicants to participate in the program. The bill also requires the State Veterinarian to submit a report evaluating the extent to which the program has helped to address the shortage of large animal veterinarians in the Commonwealth to the Board and the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources no later than July 1, 2030. This bill is identical to HB 2303. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR596 | Commending Dr. Terry E. Arbogast II. | Commending Dr. Terry E. Arbogast II. | 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 |
| SB1059 | Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund; claim limits, license threshold amounts. | Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund; claim limits; license threshold amounts. Increases from $20,000 to $30,000 per claim the individual limit of claims against the Virginia Contractor Transaction Recovery Fund based upon an unpaid judgment arising out of the improper or dishonest conduct of a licensed contractor in connection with a single transaction involving contracting and increases from $40,000 to $100,000 during any biennium the aggregate claim limit against a single licensed contractor. The bill also raises the thresholds for the value of single contracts or projects and the total value of all construction, removal, repair, or improvements undertaken by a contractor in a 12-month period that govern each class of contractor's licenses. This bill is identical to HB 1707. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR520 | Commending Sandra Davis. | Commending Sandra Davis. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR519 | Commending Pat B. Huber. | Commending Pat B. Huber. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB873 | Richlands, Town of; amending charter, relates to ordinance. | Charter; Town of Richlands. Amends the charter for the Town of Richlands in Tazewell County by requiring that proposed ordinances be presented, rather than read, at two regular meetings prior to adoption. The bill also requires the town manager to reside within the town within a contractually stated grace period, rather than during the tenure of office. This bill is identical to HB 2199. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB2199 | Richlands, Town of; amending charter, relates to ordinance. | Charter; Town of Richlands. Amends the charter for the Town of Richlands in Tazewell County by requiring that proposed ordinances be presented, rather than read, at two regular meetings prior to adoption. The bill also requires the town manager to reside within the town within a contractually stated grace period, rather than during the tenure of office. This bill is identical to SB 873. | 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 |
| HJR479 | Commending the Community Foundation of the New River Valley. | Commending the Community Foundation of the New River Valley. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR482 | Commending the Auburn High School golf team. | Commending the Auburn High School golf team. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR481 | Commending the Blacksburg High School golf team. | Commending the Blacksburg High School golf team. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR459 | Celebrating the life of James Stuart Weston, MD. | Celebrating the life of James Stuart Weston, MD. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR456 | Commending the Auburn High School girls' soccer team. | Commending the Auburn High School girls' soccer team. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR431 | Commending the Blacksburg High School girls' track and field team. | Commending the Blacksburg High School girls' track and field team. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR413 | Commending Barry Eugene DuVal. | Commending Barry Eugene DuVal. | Passed |
| SJR443 | Commending Tara Dower. | Commending Tara Dower. | Passed |
| SJR406 | Commending the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. | Commending the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. | Passed |
| SJR434 | Commending the Honorable William Ferguson Reid, M.D. | Commending the Honorable William Ferguson Reid, M.D. | Passed |
| SJR445 | Celebrating the life of Matthew Charles Obenshain. | Celebrating the life of Matthew Charles Obenshain. | 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 |
| SJR395 | Celebrating the life of David Eugene Dillow. | Celebrating the life of David Eugene Dillow. | Passed |
| SJR394 | Celebrating the life of Jake Kincaid. | Celebrating the life of Jake Kincaid. | Passed |
| SJR396 | Commending The Family Foundation of Virginia. | Commending The Family Foundation of Virginia. | Passed |
| SJR337 | Commending Ken Jessup. | Commending Ken Jessup. | Dead |
| SR298 | Commending Felix Maurizio. | Commending Felix Maurizio. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR379 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Walter Benjamin Keister, Sr. | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Walter Benjamin Keister, Sr. | Passed |
| 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 |
| SR265 | Commending Virginia Natural Gas. | Commending Virginia Natural Gas. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR264 | Commending Harold Heatley. | Commending Harold Heatley. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR350 | Commending the Marion Senior High School girls' tennis team. | Commending the Marion Senior High School girls' tennis team. | Passed |
| SJR371 | Commending Hoda Kotb. | Commending Hoda Kotb. | Passed |
| SJR353 | Commending Abigail Rhudy. | Commending Abigail Rhudy. | Passed |
| SJR354 | Celebrating the life of Danny Joe Dales, D.C. | Celebrating the life of Danny Joe Dales, D.C. | Passed |
| SJR351 | Commending the Auburn High School volleyball team. | Commending the Auburn High School volleyball team. | Passed |
| SJR349 | Commending Jim Thompson. | Commending Jim Thompson. | Passed |
| SJR356 | Celebrating the life of Jeremy Lathan Compton. | Celebrating the life of Jeremy Lathan Compton. | 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 |
| SJR355 | Celebrating the life of Frank Earnest Atwell, Jr. | Celebrating the life of Frank Earnest Atwell, Jr. | Passed |
| SJR352 | Celebrating the life of George G. Brown. | Celebrating the life of George G. Brown. | Passed |
| SJR358 | Commending STIHL, Inc. | Commending STIHL, Inc. | Passed |
| SJR362 | Celebrating the life of Sergeant Floyd Hugo Miles, Jr. | Celebrating the life of Sergeant Floyd Hugo Miles, Jr. | Passed |
| SJR367 | Commending the 100th Infantry (Century) Division. | Commending the 100th Infantry (Century) Division. | Passed |
| SJR280 | Commending the 2025 House-Senate basketball game to benefit Massey Cancer Center. | The annual House Senate Basketball Game. | Dead |
| SR259 | Commending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. | Commending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR254 | Celebrating the life of Peggy Lynn Davis. | Celebrating the life of Peggy Lynn Davis. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR247 | Commending Jon Phillip Lugbill. | Commending Jon Phillip Lugbill. | 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 |
| SR258 | Commending the United States Army. | Commending the United States Army. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR240 | Celebrating the life of Hunter Dakota Reedy. | Celebrating the life of Hunter Dakota Reedy. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR327 | Commending Noah Lyles. | Commending Noah Lyles. | Passed |
| SJR340 | Celebrating the life of Benjamin "Rod" Rodriguez. | Celebrating the life of Benjamin "Rod" Rodriguez. | Passed |
| SJR336 | Celebrating the life of Peter John Kemp, MD. | Celebrating the life of Peter John Kemp, MD. | 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 |
| SB1423 | Taxation; rate of interest. | Taxation; rate of interest. Provides that (i) the rate of interest on omitted taxes and assessments is equal to the Underpayment Rate established by the Internal Revenue Code and (ii) the rate of interest on refunds is equal to the Overpayment Rate for noncorporate taxpayers established by the Internal Revenue Code beginning in the third quarter of calendar year 2025 and thereafter. Current law provides that (a) the rate of interest on omitted taxes and assessments is equal to the Underpayment Rate plus two percent and (b) the rate of interest on refunds is equal to the Overpayment Rate for noncorporate taxpayers plus two percent. | Dead |
| SJR324 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank Miller Ruff, Jr. | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank Miller Ruff, Jr. | Passed |
| SB929 | Abandoned Mine Land Grant Retention Fund established. | Abandoned Mine Land Grant Retention Fund established. Establishes the Abandoned Mine Land Grant Retention Fund and requires any eligible designated funds received under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to be deposited into the Fund. The bill authorizes the Director of the Department of Energy to provide grants for certain projects described in the federal Act relating to the protection of public health, safety, and property from the adverse effects of coal mining practices. | Dead |
| HB2665 | Electric utilities; rate caps, Commission on Electric Utility Regulation, utility rate reviews. | Electric utilities; rate caps; Commission on Electric Utility Regulation; utility rate reviews. Requires the State Corporation Commission to establish capped rates for Appalachian Power. The bill requires the capped rates to be the rates in effect for each Phase I electric utility as of July 1, 2025. The bill authorizes the Commission to adjust such capped rates in connection with the electric utility's recovery of fuel and purchased power costs. The bill's capped rates expire on July 1, 2027. The bill requires the Commission on Electric Utility Regulation (the Commission) to review and make recommendations regarding certain petitions filed by Appalachian Power with the State Corporation Commission. For each such review, the bill requires the Commission to convene a subcommittee that includes one nonlegislative citizen member from each planning district commission within the Phase I Utility's service territory, each of whom is appointed by the relevant planning district commission. The Commission shall submit its recommendation to the State Corporation Commission no later than 90 days following the date such petition is filed. The bill prohibits the Commission from adopting any recommendation if a majority of the members of the subcommittee vote against the recommendation. The bill requires the State Corporation Commission to consider the recommendations of the Commission. | Dead |
| HB1762 | Social Security Disability Insurance; DMAS to seek authorization to provide to certain individuals. | Department of Medical Assistance Services; Medicaid; Social Security Disability Insurance. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek federal authorization to provide Medicaid coverage, regardless of income or assets, to individuals who receive Social Security Disability Insurance but are not yet eligible for Medicare coverage. | 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 |
| SB1180 | Workforce Development and Advancement, Department of; powers and duties. | Department of Workforce Development and Advancement; powers and duties. Requires the Department of Workforce Development and Advancement to ensure that all workforce development programs and workforce education and training programs (i) address an industry need identified on a high-demand occupation or field list created by the Department and the Virginia Board of Workforce Development and Advancement and (ii) include a job placement component in their implementation and operating plans. Publicly funded workforce development and workforce education and training programs may apply for an exemption from such requirements, and the Commissioner shall approve or disapprove such application within 45 days of receipt. | Dead |
| SB1281 | Electric utilities; retail competition. | Electric utilities; retail competition. Authorizes a customer who is a customer of a Phase I Utility that had a typical residential customer bill for a residential customer using 1,000 kWh per month that exceeded 125 percent of the statewide average during the most recent calendar year to purchase electric energy from any supplier of electric energy licensed to sell retail electric energy within the Commonwealth. The bill also decreases the period that such a customer who switches from an investor-owned electric utility to a competing supplier is barred from returning as a customer of its utility from five years to 90 days. | Dead |
| SB1091 | Electric utilities; renewable energy standard eligible sources. | Electric utilities; renewable energy standard eligible sources; zero-carbon electricity generating nuclear facilities. Provides that, for the purposes of the renewable energy portfolio standard, eligible sources include zero-carbon electricity generating nuclear facilities located in the Commonwealth. | Dead |
| SB1022 | State Corporation Commission; time frame for completion of certain transmission lines proceedings. | State Corporation Commission; time frame for completion of certain transmission lines proceedings. Requires the State Corporation Commission to complete proceedings regarding the approval of certain transmission lines of 138 kilovolts or more within nine months. | Dead |
| SB749 | K-12 schools and institutions of higher education; student participation in women's sports; civil cause of action. | K-12 schools and institutions of higher education; student participation in women's sports; civil cause of action. Requires each interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic team or sport sponsored by a public school, or any other school that is a member of the Virginia High School League, or by a public institution of higher education to be expressly designated as one of the following based on the biological sex of the students who participate on the team or in the sport: (i) males, men, or boys; (ii) females, women, or girls; or (iii) coed or mixed if participation on such team or sport is open to both males and females. The bill requires that the biological sex of any student seeking to participate on such an expressly designated team be affirmed by a signed physician's statement. The bill prohibits any such team or sport that is expressly designated for females from being open to students whose biological sex is male. The bill prohibits any government entity, licensing or accrediting organization, or athletic association or organization from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation, or taking any other adverse action against any such school or institution of higher education based on a violation of the provisions of the bill and creates a cause of action for any school or institution of higher education that suffers harm as a result of a violation of the bill. Finally, the bill creates a civil cause of action for any student who suffers harm as a result of a knowing violation of a provision of the bill by a school or institution or as a result of the student's reporting a violation of a provision of the bill by a school, institution, athletic association, or organization. | Dead |
| SB973 | Captured waste mine methane pilot program; electric generation, renewable portfolio standard. | Pilot program; electric generation from captured waste mine methane; renewable portfolio standard. Directs the State Corporation Commission to establish a pilot program for American Electric Power and Dominion Energy to submit proposals to deploy electric generation that utilizes, in whole or in part, captured waste mine methane, as defined in the bill. Under the bill, reasonable and prudent costs incurred under the captured waste mine methane pilot program shall be recovered through utility base rates for generation and distribution services. Additionally, the bill provides that electricity generated using captured waste mine methane with a non-combustion electric generator under the captured waste mine methane project shall be considered an eligible resource for purposes of the renewable energy portfolio standard program until December 31, 2045. | Dead |
| SB806 | State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards. | State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards. Repeals the State Air Pollution Control Board's authority to implement low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards that apply to vehicles with a model year of 2025 and later. | Dead |
| SR210 | Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. | Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR277 | Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. | Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. | Passed |
| SB874 | Local sales and use tax; Pulaski County authorized to levy additional taxes for school projects. | Local sales and use tax; capital projects for schools; Pulaski County. Adds Pulaski County to the list of localities that are authorized to levy an additional general retail sales and use tax at a rate not to exceed one percent to provide revenue solely for capital projects for the construction or renovation of schools within such locality. This bill was incorporated into SB 1307. | Dead |
| HB1070 | Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; powers. | Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; powers. Provides for the Attorney General to provide legal services in civil matters upon the request of the executive director or board of directors of the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority. The bill also provides for the board of the Authority to adopt policies for the procurement of goods and services and requires such policies to incorporate certain provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act. In addition, the bill (i) makes the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act and the policies of the Department of Human Resource Management applicable to employees of the Authority, (ii) authorizes the Director of the Department of General Services to lease vehicles and construction and forestry equipment to the Authority, and (iii) authorizes the Commissioner of Highways to lease construction or forestry vehicles to the Authority. | Dead |
| SB163 | Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; powers. | Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; powers. Provides for the Attorney General to provide legal services in civil matters upon the request of the executive director or board of directors of the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority. The bill also provides for the board of the Authority to adopt policies for the procurement of goods and services and requires such policies to incorporate certain provisions of the Virginia Public Procurement Act. In addition, the bill (i) makes the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act and the policies of the Department of Human Resource Management applicable to employees of the Authority and (ii) authorizes the Director of the Department of General Services to lease vehicles and construction and forestry equipment to the Authority. | Dead |
| SB562 | Captured coal mine methane; pilot program, renewable energy portfolio standard. | Pilot program for captured coal mine methane; renewable energy portfolio standard. Directs the State Corporation Commission to establish a pilot program for American Electric Power (Phase I Utility) and Dominion Energy (Phase II Utility) to submit proposals to deploy electricity generation from captured coal mine methane. Under the bill, reasonable and prudent costs incurred under the captured coal mine methane project shall be recovered through utility base rates. Additionally, the bill provides that electricity generated using captured coal mine methane with a non-combustion electric generator under the captured coal mine methane project shall be considered an eligible resource for purposes of the renewable energy portfolio standard program. | Dead |
| SB563 | Regional career and technical education program; establishing in Planning District 2. | Department of Education; Virginia Community College System; regional career and technical education program. Directs the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Virginia Community College System, the Virginia Board of Workforce Development, the Board of Education, the school board and division superintendent of Tazewell County Public Schools, and representatives of the governing boards of comprehensive community colleges located in Tazewell County and contiguous counties to study the feasibility of and make recommendations on developing a plan for establishing a regional career and technical education program for all students in grade levels six through 12 who reside in Planning District 2. | Dead |
| SB226 | Highway use fee; DMV to convene work group to determine tiered flat rate system, report. | Department of Motor Vehicles; highway use fee; tiered flat rate system; work group; report. Directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to convene a work group to determine the feasibility of implementing a tiered flat rate system to accurately determine the correct amount of highway use fee to be charged at the point of sale of a motor vehicle. The bill directs the work group to complete its work and report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the Senate and House Committees on Transportation no later than November 15, 2024. | Dead |
| SB557 | Renewable energy portfolio standard; eligibility of hydrogen and nuclear resources. | Renewable energy portfolio standard; eligibility of hydrogen and nuclear resources. Provides that, for the purposes of the renewable energy portfolio standard, eligible sources include (i) hydrogen resources that are produced from zero-carbon generating facilities located in the Commonwealth and (ii) zero-carbon nuclear generating facilities located in the Commonwealth that were placed into service after July 1, 2024. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| HB1600 | Budget Bill. | Governor's Recommendation #201 Passed by for the day (21-Y 19-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB1600 | Budget Bill. | Governor's Recommendation #200 Passed by for the day (21-Y 19-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| HB1600 | Budget Bill. | Governor's Recommendation #101 Passed by for the day (21-Y 19-N) | 04/02/2025 | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| SB780 | Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| SB936 | Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction, effective clause, report. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB879 | Teachers; career and technical education, alternative pathway to provisional licensure. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| SB955 | Public schools; definitions, textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| SB1219 | Legislator Compensation Commission; established, appointment of members, report. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| SB1212 | Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, mandatory fees or surcharges disclosure. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (17-Y 23-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| SB1093 | Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program authority; right of entry. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| SB1040 | Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements. | Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| SB1332 | Towing and storage of certain vehicles; limitation on charges. | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 2-N) | 04/02/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA | Virginia Senate District 05 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 01/10/2024 | |
| VA | Virginia Senate District 38 | Senate | Republican | Out of Office | 04/02/2021 | 01/12/2024 |