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State Delegate
Howard Wachsmann
(R) - Virginia
Virginia House District 083
In Office - Started: 01/10/2024

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Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
HB2610 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 incorporates HB 2209 and is identical to SB 875. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
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
HB2134 American Indians, Va. recognized tribes, and federally recognized tribes; definitions, sovereignty. Definitions; American Indians; Virginia recognized tribes; federally recognized tribes; sovereignty. Establishes definitions for "American Indian," "federally recognized tribe," and "Virginia recognized tribe" and amends various sections throughout the Code for the purpose of uniformity in terminology. This bill is identical to SB 949. Vetoed
HR853 Commending Khadijeh Aslankhani. Commending Khadijeh "Malieh" Aslankhani. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR861 Commending McKinley L. Price, D.D.S. Commending McKinley L. Price, D.D.S. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR749 Celebrating the life of Clarence Stewart Preston. Celebrating the life of Clarence Stewart Preston. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR674 Commending Arthur Ellsworth Dick Howard. Commending Arthur Ellsworth Dick Howard. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR588 Commending the Carrollton Ruritan Club. Commending the Carrollton Ruritan Club. 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
HJR656 Commending Anne Cochrane Pace. Commending Anne Cochrane Pace. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2708 Controlled substances; prohibited equipment related to manufacturing, selling, etc., penalties. Prohibited equipment related to manufacturing, selling, giving, distributing, or possessing with intent to manufacture, sell, give, or distribute a controlled substance; penalties. Exempts permitted outsourcing facilities and pharmacies from the prohibition for any person to possess, purchase, sell, give, distribute, or possess with intent to sell, give, or distribute an encapsulating machine or a tableting machine that manufactures, compounds, converts, produces, processes, prepares, or otherwise introduces into the human body a controlled substance. Current law exempts permitted manufacturers. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1583 Threats to discharge a firearm within or at buildings or means of transportation; penalties. Threats to discharge a firearm within or at buildings or means of transportation; penalties. Provides that any person (i) who makes and communicates to another by any means any threat to bomb, burn, destroy, discharge a firearm within or at, or in any manner damage any place of assembly, building or other structure, or means of transportation or (ii) who communicates to another, by any means, information, knowing the same to be false, as to the existence of any peril of bombing, burning, destruction, discharging of a firearm within or at, or damage to any such place of assembly, building or other structure, or means of transportation is guilty of a Class 5 felony, provided, however, that if such person is under 18 years of age, he is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Under current law, any person 15 years of age or older (a) who makes and communicates to another by any means any threat to bomb, burn, destroy, or in any manner damage any place of assembly, building or other structure, or means of transportation or (b) who communicates to another, by any means, information, knowing the same to be false, as to the existence of any peril of bombing, burning, destruction, or damage to any such place of assembly, building or other structure, or means of transportation is guilty of a Class 5 felony. This bill is a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2319 Drug and controlled paraphernalia; creates exception for drug checking products. Drug paraphernalia; controlled paraphernalia; drug checking products; exception. Creates an exception for drug checking products used to determine the presence or concentration of a contaminant that can cause physical harm or death from the definitions of drug paraphernalia and controlled paraphernalia. Under current law, the exception applies only to narcotic testing products used to determine whether a controlled substance contains fentanyl or a fentanyl analog. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2649 Prescription Monitoring Program; exemptions, licensed narcotic maintenance treatment programs. Prescription Monitoring Program; exemptions; licensed narcotic maintenance treatment programs. Removes dispensing of covered substances within a licensed narcotic maintenance treatment program from the list of circumstances that are exempt from the reporting requirements of the Prescription Monitoring Program. The bill specifies that any reporting of information related to dispensing covered substances within a licensed narcotic maintenance treatment program shall comply with applicable federal laws and regulations. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2255 Hospitals and nursing homes; licensure and inspection fees. Hospitals and nursing homes; licensure and inspection fees; Hospital and Nursing Home Licensure and Inspection Program Fund established. Directs the State Board of Health to require in its regulations the establishment of fees for the issuance, change, or renewal of a hospital or nursing home license to cover the costs of operating the hospital and nursing home licensure and inspection program in a manner that ensures timely completion of inspections. The bill requires the Board to distribute the costs of operating the hospital and nursing home licensure and inspection program in an equitable manner across all hospitals and nursing homes and specifies that the amount of such fees shall change no more frequently than annually. Such fee changes shall only be initiated under the bill if the expenses are more than 10 percent greater or less than the annual costs of operating the licensure and inspection program in a manner that ensures timely completion of inspections. The bill also creates the Hospital and Nursing Home Licensure and Inspection Program Fund to be used for the purposes of supporting the activities of the licensure and inspections requirements administered pursuant to current law. The bill directs the Board to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill related to the establishment of such fees and specifies that the provisions pertaining to the creation of the Fund shall not become effective until the Board adopts such emergency regulations. This bill is identical to SB 1484. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1705 Virginia Retirement System; disability benefits for certain emergency dispatchers. Virginia Retirement System; disability benefits; emergency dispatchers. Requires that, beginning July 1, 2026, emergency dispatchers who are not members of the hybrid retirement program become participants in the disability program for hybrid retirement plan members if the locality employing such dispatcher participates in such program. The employers of such dispatchers shall provide the costs required for funding participation in such program. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR644 Commending the Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance of Virginia. Commending the Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance of Virginia. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR634 Celebrating the life of Matthew Robert Chiaverotti. Celebrating the life of Matthew Robert Chiaverotti. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR564 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Henry Levander Marsh, III. Celebrating the life of the Honorable Henry Levander Marsh, III. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR610 Commending Robert R. Lindgren. Commending Robert R. Lindgren. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR592 Celebrating the life of William M. McCarty. Celebrating the life of William M. McCarty. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR581 Commending the Alpha-gal Foundation. Commending the Alpha-gal Foundation. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR554 Celebrating the life of Major General John Dean Taylor, VDF, Ret. Celebrating the life of Major General John Dean Taylor, VDF, Ret. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2253 Nursing homes; establishes procedures for implementation of sanctions, civil penalty. Nursing homes; sanctions; civil penalty. Establishes procedures for the implementation of sanctions by the State Health Commissioner on any nursing home that is licensed pursuant to the laws regulating medical care facilities and services. The bill specifies the forms of sanctions that the Commissioner may impose, the nursing home's continued responsibility for persons under its care, the use of funds remunerated in accordance with such sanctions, the process for the imposition of such sanctions, and the Commissioner's ability to revoke such nursing home's license. The bill specifies that sanctions shall not be imposed on a nursing home that is sanctioned by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This bill is identical to SB 1383. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB2254 Outdoor advertising in sight of public highways; reduces license fee. Outdoor advertising in sight of public highways; license. Removes the requirement for a license for certain outdoor advertising in the sight of public highways. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1582 Pharmacists; collaborative agreements, drug therapy. Pharmacists; collaborative agreements; drug therapy. Specifies that a collaborative agreement between pharmacists and other health care providers may include prescribing, modification, continuation, or discontinuation of drug therapy after proof of such signed collaborative agreement is submitted to and authorized by the Board of Pharmacy. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1587 Drug Control Act; Schedule I; Schedule IV. Drug Control Act; Schedule I; Schedule IV. Adds certain chemicals to Schedules I and IV of the Drug Control Act. The Board of Pharmacy has added these substances in an expedited regulatory process. A substance added via this process is removed from the schedule after 18 months unless a general law is enacted adding the substance to the schedule. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HB1669 Brodnax, Town of; amending charter, election of mayor. Charter; Town of Brodnax. Amends the charter for the Town of Brodnax in Brunswick and Mecklenburg Counties to provide that the mayor elected in November 2025 shall be elected for a term of two years and thereafter for a term of four years. The bill also replaces the town's procedure for filling council vacancies by referencing the procedure provided by general law. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR512 Commending the Roanoke Star. Commending the Roanoke Star. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR494 Commending the Historic St. John's Church. Commending the Historic St. John's Church. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR490 Celebrating the life of John Lee Orrock. Celebrating the life of John Lee Orrock. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR472 Commending the American Friends of Lafayette. Commending the American Friends of Lafayette. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HJR465 Commending Shenandoah University. Commending Shenandoah University. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR498 Commending the Ivor Volunteer Fire Department. Commending the Ivor Volunteer Fire Department. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR500 Commending the Brunswick Academy football team. Commending the Brunswick Academy football team. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR522 Celebrating the life of William Gerald Massengill. Celebrating the life of William Gerald Massengill. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR484 Commending David W. Poole. Commending David W. Poole. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR466 Commending the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission. Commending the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR485 Commending Mill Swamp Baptist Church. Commending Mill Swamp Baptist Church. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR499 Commending the Brunswick Academy girls' volleyball team. Commending the Brunswick Academy girls' volleyball team. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HR481 Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
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
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
SJR371 Commending Hoda Kotb. Commending Hoda Kotb. Passed
SJR363 Commending the Virginia Spaceport Authority. Commending the Virginia Spaceport Authority. Passed
HB2404 Real property tax; certain driveways owned by disabled veterans and surviving spouses exempted. Real property tax; exemptions for disabled veterans and surviving spouses; driveways. Clarifies that any driveway used to access land otherwise exempt from real property taxes as being owned by a veteran who has a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability shall also be exempt from such taxation. The bill also clarifies that any driveway used to access land otherwise exempt from real property taxes due to being owned by a surviving spouse of a member of the armed forces who died in the line of duty shall be similarly exempt from real property taxes. Dead
SJR330 Celebrating the life of William M. McCarty. Celebrating the life of William M. McCarty. Passed
HB1952 Voter registration; lists of registered voters and persons voting, publication of costs. Voter registration; lists of registered voters and persons voting; publication of costs. Requires the Department of Elections to publish on its website the cost of purchasing lists of registered voters and lists of persons voting at elections. Dead
HB2172 Local fiscal distress; apptmnt. of an emergency fiscal manager for certain localities in PD 19. Local fiscal distress; Planning District 19. Narrows the potential application of certain provisions related to appointment of an emergency fiscal manager for certain fiscally distressed localities in Planning District 19 (Crater Planning District) by limiting the provisions to cities with a population greater than 20,000. Dead
SJR324 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank Miller Ruff, Jr. Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank Miller Ruff, Jr. Passed
HB2106 Health insurance; prohibits pharmacy override for enrollee with sickle cell disease. Health insurance; pharmacy override for enrollee with sickle cell disease; prohibited. Prohibits a health insurance carrier from requiring a pharmacy to override a denial code or to request an override in order to dispense a prescription drug for the treatment or management of pain to an enrollee who has been diagnosed with sickle cell disease. Dead
HB1953 Elections; prohibited area within 10 feet of the curbside voting area. Elections; general provisions; prohibited area; within 10 feet of the curbside voting area. Adds the 10 feet beyond any area designated for voting outside the polling place to the prohibited area where campaigning and certain other activities are unlawful during elections. Dead
HB2107 Health insurance; pharmacies, freedom of choice, delivery of prescription drugs, penalties. Health insurance; pharmacies; freedom of choice; delivery of prescription drugs; penalties. Prohibits an insurer, health maintenance organization, corporation providing preferred provider subscription contracts, or pharmacy benefits manager from imposing upon any person receiving pharmaceutical benefits any policy or practice requiring or incentivizing certain provisions relating to the delivery of prescription drugs. A violation of the bill's provisions constitutes an unfair trade practice under existing law and is subject to injunctive, penalty, and enforcement provisions in existing law. Dead
HB2478 Elections; absentee voting; drop-off locations for return of absentee ballots. Elections; absentee voting; drop-off locations for return of absentee ballots; 24-hour video surveillance requirement. Requires 24-hour video surveillance of all absentee ballot drop-off locations. Dead
HB1551 Income tax, state; removes sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts, etc. Virginia taxable income; standard deduction; sunset. Removes the sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts for single individuals and married persons that is scheduled to expire for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2026. Dead
HB2512 Johnsongrass; DCR, et al., to convene work group to examine use. Department of Conservation and Recreation; Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; work group to examine use of Johnsongrass in the Commonwealth. Directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation (the Department), in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to convene a work group to examine measures to reduce, mitigate, and eliminate the continued sale and use of Johnsongrass in the Commonwealth. The bill requires such work group to (i) conduct a risk assessment on the use of such plant to evaluate its effect on crops, livestock, public health, and the environment; (ii) identify measures to support education and outreach to reduce the use of such plant and promote the use of noninvasive or native species as a substitute; and (iii) make recommendations regarding potential statutory and regulatory changes relating to the use of such plant, including the creation of guidance documents from relevant agencies. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and any recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources and House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by December 1, 2026. Dead
HB2677 Dinwiddie Airport and Industrial Authority; residency requirements. Dinwiddie Airport and Industrial Authority; residency requirements. Requires all members of the Dinwiddie Airport and Industrial Authority to be residents of Dinwiddie County and requires the removal by the governing body of the County of any such appointee who ceases to reside within the County. Currently, four of the seven members of the Authority are required to be residents of the County and removal of an appointee for ceasing to reside within the County is at the discretion of the governing body of the County. Dead
HB1956 Provider contracts; pharmacies allowed to refuse to fill certain prescriptions. Provider contracts; pharmacies; refusal to fill certain prescriptions. Requires a provider contract between a health carrier or its pharmacy benefits manager and a pharmacy or its contracting agent to contain a specific provision allowing the pharmacy to refuse to fill a prescription for a drug that is reimbursed below the actual cost of the medication. Dead
HB1951 Workers' compensation; post-traumatic stress, anxiety, or depressive disorders, dispatchers. Workers' compensation; post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder; dispatchers. Allows dispatchers, as defined in the bill, to claim workers' compensation benefits relating to post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder, or depressive disorder under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act if such disorders are incurred as a result of a qualifying event or in the line of duty, as such terms are defined in relevant law. Currently, only law-enforcement officers and firefighters may claim such benefits. Dead
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
SB738 Public elementary & secondary schools; bell-to-bell student cell phone & smart device possession. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (91-Y 2-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
SB742 Richard Bland College; governance. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1600 Budget Bill. House concurred in Governor's recommendation #`s 15, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 33, 34, 36, 37, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 51, 55, 62, 67, 82, 88, 91, 99, 101, 112, 130, 131, 132, 134, 136, 156, 158, 164, 171, 173, 175, 181, 191, 200, 201, 204 (95-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1589 Virginia Parole Board; powers and duties, membership, voting requirements, etc. House rejected Governor's recommendation (9-Y 86-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
SB838 Recovery residences; certification required penalty, report. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (93-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1601 Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 44-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1601 Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility. House rejected Governor's recommendation (11-Y 85-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1649 Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1607 Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1630 Discovery materials or evidence; allows accused to request the Commonwealth to copy or photograph. VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1614 Postpartum doula care; DMAS to amend state plan for medical assistance services. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1642 Artificial intelligence-based tool; definition, use of tool. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1609 Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. Passed in enrolled form (64-Y 31-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1609 Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for infertility treatment. House rejected Governor's recommendation (26-Y 67-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1657 Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1675 Board of Medicine; continuing education; unconscious bias and cultural competency. VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1665 Fines, restitution, forfeiture, etc.; criminal and traffic cases, itemized statement. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1716 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (Y-55 N-41 A-0) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1716 Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement. House rejected Governor's recommendation (42-Y 54-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1796 Corporations; creates a regulatory framework for decentralized autonomous organizations. House rejected Governor's recommendation (28-Y 68-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1791 Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund; established and created. House sustained Governor's veto (51-Y 45-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1766 Unemployment compensation; increases weekly benefit amounts, report. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (Y-63 N-33 A-0) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1725 Medical Debt Protection Act; created, prohibited practices, penalties. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 45-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1725 Medical Debt Protection Act; created, prohibited practices, penalties. House rejected Governor's recommendation (33-Y 63-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1712 Law-enforcement agencies and officers; establishing training curriculum on certain arrests. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 5-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1699 Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (52-Y 42-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1699 Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations. House rejected Governor's recommendation (20-Y 74-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1721 Condemnation of conservation or open-space easement; compensation, Uniform Easement Relocation Act. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1723 Assistance w/food access, etc.; methods to improve participation in fed. public assistance programs. House rejected Governor's recommendation (31-Y 63-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1730 Personal injury or death by wrongful act; liability of employer to vulnerable victims. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (54-Y 41-N 1-A) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1730 Personal injury or death by wrongful act; liability of employer to vulnerable victims. House rejected Governor's recommendation (31-Y 63-N 1-A) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1833 Small Family Day Home Provider Incentive Pilot Program; established, sunset. House rejected Governor's recommendation (35-Y 60-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1876 Capitol Sq. or building owned/leased by the Commonwealth, carrying firearm/explosive material, etc. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1869 Firearms; purchase, etc., assault and battery of family member or intimate partner, penalties. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1821 Electric utilities; accelerated renewable energy buyers, zero-carbon electricity. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1888 Tort actions; immunity of persons based on statements made at a Title IX hearing. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 1-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1844 Baby Food Protection Act; testing and labeling requirements for toxic heavy metals. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1824 High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits, etc. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (51-Y 45-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1824 High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits, etc. House rejected Governor's recommendation (26-Y 70-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1835 Geologists; regulation, licensure, penalty. Passed by for the day 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1883 Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements. House rejected Governor's recommendation (29-Y 67-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
SB903 Dogs; sale and procurement by pet shops, pet shop regulations. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 1-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
SB866 Real Estate Board; membership, qualifications. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
SB936 Decreasing probation period; criteria for mandatory reduction, effective clause, report. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (62-Y 34-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1923 Health insurance; reimbursement for services rendered by certain practitioners, etc. Passed in enrolled form (70-Y 24-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1923 Health insurance; reimbursement for services rendered by certain practitioners, etc. House rejected Governor's recommendation (14-Y 81-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1961 Public elementary & secondary schools; bell-to-bell student cell phone & smart device possession. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1957 SOL assessments & related student assessment methods; assessment development, etc., reform. House rejected Governor's recommendation #1 (33-Y 61-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1957 SOL assessments & related student assessment methods; assessment development, etc., reform. House concurred in Governor's recommendation #'s 2-12 (88-Y 5-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1924 School boards; prohibition against hiring or contracting for the services of certain individuals. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (92-Y 2-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1928 Minimum wage. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1929 Pregnancy mobile application; promoting awareness of gov't. maternal & infant health programs, etc. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1934 Electric utilities; generation of electricity from renewable and zero carbon sources. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1918 Women's Menstrual Health Program; established, information collection, etc. Passed in enrolled form (94-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1918 Women's Menstrual Health Program; established, information collection, etc. House rejected Governor's recommendation (16-Y 80-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1936 Teacher training; Department of Education to establish and maintain an index of each training, etc. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1970 Tax exempt property; nonprofit institutions of learning, provisions are declaratory of existing law. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB1977 Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health or developmental services. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2024 Virginia Public Procurement Act; solar photovoltaic equipment and facilities. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 4-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2002 Voter registration; cancellation of registration, sources of data. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB1989 Medical cannabis program; changes requirements for product labels, dispensing cannabis products. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2008 Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program authority; right of entry. House rejected Governor's recommendation (14-Y 80-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2018 Teachers; career and technical education, alternative pathway to provisional licensure. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (58-Y 36-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2018 Teachers; career and technical education, alternative pathway to provisional licensure. House rejected Governor's recommendation (22-Y 73-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2036 Reckless driving; definition of "exhibition driving," penalties. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2034 Tidal and nontidal wetlands; policy task force to evaluate policies regarding protection, etc. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2096 Intelligent Speed Assistance Program; established, penalty. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (86-Y 9-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2109 Maternal Health Data and Quality Measures, Task Force on; State Health Commissioner to reestablish. VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2082 Medical Assistance Services, Department of; appeals of agency determinations. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2050 Occoquan Reservoir PFAS Reduction Program; established. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2103 Regulations Governing Allowable Credit for Teaching Experience; etc. House rejected Governor's recommendation (45-Y 50-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2087 Electric utilities; transportation electrification, definitions. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2040 Speech-language pathology assistants; licensure, qualifications, scope of practice. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (91-Y 3-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
SB999 Appeals; procedure on appeal, payment of expenses. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2056 Absentee voting in person; voter satellite offices, days and hours of operation. House sustained Governor's veto (50-Y 44-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2161 VCU Health System Authority; changes relating to board of directors and chief executive officer. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2158 DOC; functional literacy program for inmates, etc. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2157 Richard Bland College; governance. VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2153 Comprehensive plan; housing development by nonprofit organizations. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (84-Y 12-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2134 American Indians, Va. recognized tribes, and federally recognized tribes; definitions, sovereignty. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2360 High School diploma seal of biliteracy; designation as high-demand industry workforce credential. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2210 Real Estate Board; membership, qualifications. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2313 Boarding establishments; work group to consider whether to propose state license, etc. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (79-Y 15-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2351 Civil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal. VOTE: Pass by for the day - Adoption (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2350 Emergency Management, Department of; powers & duties, development & implementation of guidelines. House rejected Governor's recommendation (20-Y 75-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2458 Vehicles used for agricultural purposes; reflectors/reflectorized material on rear end of trailers. House rejected Governor's amendments #'s 2-7 (46-Y 50-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2458 Vehicles used for agricultural purposes; reflectors/reflectorized material on rear end of trailers. House rejected Governor's amendment #1 (45-Y 51-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2218 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 4-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2426 Small renewable energy projects; amends definition, permit by rule. House rejected Governor's recommendation (27-Y 69-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2371 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (59-Y 37-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2371 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. House rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 78-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2346 Virtual power plant pilot program; each Phase II Utility shall petition SCC for approval to conduct. Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (53-Y 41-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2346 Virtual power plant pilot program; each Phase II Utility shall petition SCC for approval to conduct. House rejected Governor's recommendation (10-Y 85-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2352 Dumfries, Town of; amending charter, town powers, etc. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2446 Postpartum Depression Education Act; Department of Health to establish a public awareness campaign. Passed in enrolled form (93-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2446 Postpartum Depression Education Act; Department of Health to establish a public awareness campaign. House rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 78-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2454 Public school accountability system; Three "E" Readiness Framework. Passed by for the day (47-Y 46-N) 04/02/2025 Nay
HB2302 Real property tax; exemption for religious buildings, rebuilding structure. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (96-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2266 Electric utilities; distribution cost sharing program established, etc. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (85-Y 9-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
HB2221 Prisoners; Department of Corrections-issued identification, report. House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 0-N) 04/02/2025 Yea
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Virginia House Communications, Technology and Innovation Committee 7
Detail Virginia House Health and Human Services Committee 6
Detail Virginia House Privileges and Elections Committee 5
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
VA Virginia House District 083 House Republican In Office 01/10/2024
VA Virginia House District 075 House Republican Out of Office 01/12/2022 01/12/2024