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Legislator > Mark Obenshain
State Senator
Mark Obenshain
(R) - Virginia
Virginia Senate District 02
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: 804-698-7502
Harrisonburg Office
P.O. Box 555
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Phone: 540-437-1451
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB894 | Personal injury or death by wrongful act; liability of employer to vulnerable victims. | Civil actions; liability of employer for personal injury or death by wrongful act. Provides that in an action for personal injury or death by wrongful act brought by a vulnerable victim, defined in the bill, against an employee, a finding that the employee's employer is vicariously liable for such employee's conduct shall be based on several factors, including the likelihood of the employee coming into contact with such vulnerable victim and the employer's failure to exercise reasonable care over the employee. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1153 | Social Services, Department of; appointment of receiver for assisted living facilities. | Department of Social Services; assisted living facilities; appointment of receiver. Specifies the circumstances under which the Commissioner of Social Services may petition the court to appoint a receiver for an assisted living facility, which is permitted under current law, and describes the procedures to be followed (i) for the filing of such petition and (ii) when a receivership has been established. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1158 | Eminent domain; condemnation proceedings. | Eminent domain; condemnation proceedings. Makes various changes to provisions governing eminent domain, primarily relating to procedures in condemnation proceedings and the transfer of a defeasible title by certificate. The bill specifies that, in a condemnation proceeding initiated by an authorized condemnor or the Commissioner of Highways, a certificate transferring a defeasible title shall include certain information describing the property and any rights to the property being taken or damaged. Finally, the bill repeals the requirement that the court refer a matter initiating a condemnation proceeding to a dispute resolution orientation. | 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 |
| HJR675 | Commending Todd Biller. | Commending Todd Biller. | 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 |
| HJR714 | Commending the Virginia Poultry Federation. | Commending the Virginia Poultry Federation. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR710 | Commending Barry Eugene DuVal. | Commending Barry Eugene DuVal. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR718 | Commending the McGaheysville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | Commending the McGaheysville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR655 | Commending WSVA. | Commending WSVA. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR754 | Commending Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman. | Commending Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1150 | Shenandoah, Town of; new charter (previous charter repealed). | Charter; Town of Shenandoah. Establishes a new charter for the Town of Shenandoah in Page County and repeals the current charter, which was created in 1926. The proposed charter sets out the organization of the town's government and contains powers typically granted to towns. This bill is identical to HB 2019. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1159 | Motor vehicle insurance; underinsured motorist coverage, revises language of required notice. | Motor vehicle insurance; underinsured motorist coverage; required notice. Revises the language of the notice required to be enclosed with all motor vehicle insurance policies issued, delivered, or renewed after July 1, 2026, in the Commonwealth. The bill requires such notice to provide that the insured may choose to change the way the insured's underinsured motorist coverage is calculated. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR616 | Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. | Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR634 | Celebrating the life of Matthew Robert Chiaverotti. | Celebrating the life of Matthew Robert Chiaverotti. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1484 | 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 HB 2255. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1152 | Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; professional liability insurance, proof of coverage. | Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; professional liability insurance. Specifies that the required minimum amount of professional liability coverage and general liability coverage for nursing homes and certified nursing facilities is the amount per occurrence. The bill requires nursing homes and certified nursing facilities to provide at licensure renewal or have available to the Board of Health proof of such coverage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1157 | Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; person required to register, etc. | Application for change of name; person required to register on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; victim notification. Requires the attorney for the Commonwealth to make a reasonable effort to notify the victim of an offense for which a person is required to register with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry or such victim's immediate family member if such victim has died when such registrant applies for a change of name with the court. This bill is identical to HB 1846. | 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 |
| HJR582 | Celebrating the life of Paulina Yager Campbell. | Celebrating the life of Paulina Yager Campbell. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR584 | Celebrating the life of Dr. Golden Bethune-Hill. | Celebrating the life of Dr. Golden Bethune-Hill. | 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 |
| HJR595 | Commending The Salvation Army of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. | Commending The Salvation Army of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1154 | Fire insurance; assignment of claims prohibited. | Fire insurance; assignment of claims prohibited. Prohibits a fire insurance policy or a fire insurance policy in combination with other coverages from assigning or otherwise transferring, in whole or in part, to any other person the duties, rights, or benefits of the insured under the policy arising from a claim or covered loss without written consent of the insurer. Any such contract provision is void and unenforceable under the bill. This bill is identical to HB 1628. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1144 | Commonwealth Rail Fund; funds applied to Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund. | Commonwealth Rail Fund; Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund. Removes the $4 million cap on those Commonwealth Rail Fund (Fund) moneys distributed to the Department of Rail and Public Transportation that may be applied to the Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund and instead provides that up to 50 percent of such Fund moneys may be applied to the Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund. The bill retains the current provisions granting 93 percent of Fund moneys to the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority and seven percent to the Department of Rail and Public Transportation. This bill is identical to HB 1603. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HJR511 | Celebrating the life of Nikki Giovanni. | Celebrating the life of Nikki Giovanni. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR413 | Commending Barry Eugene DuVal. | Commending Barry Eugene DuVal. | Passed |
| SR316 | Celebrating the life of William Denman Zirkle. | Celebrating the life of William Denman Zirkle. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR330 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald ONeal Clemens. | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald O'Neal Clemens. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR279 | Commending Phillip C. Stone. | Commending Phillip C. Stone. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR445 | Celebrating the life of Matthew Charles Obenshain. | Celebrating the life of Matthew Charles Obenshain. | Passed |
| SJR416 | Commending WSVA. | Commending WSVA. | Passed |
| SJR438 | Commending Shaboozey. | Commending Shaboozey. | Passed |
| SJR408 | Commending the United States Army. | Commending the United States Army. | Passed |
| SJR443 | Commending Tara Dower. | Commending Tara Dower. | Passed |
| SJR386 | Celebrating the life of Michael Alden Breeden. | Celebrating the life of Michael Alden Breeden. | Passed |
| SJR387 | Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. | Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. | Passed |
| SJR388 | Commending Voices for Virginia's Children. | Commending Voices for Virginia's Children. | 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 |
| SJR410 | Commending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. | Commending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. | Passed |
| SJR337 | Commending Ken Jessup. | Commending Ken Jessup. | Dead |
| SB1155 | Postrelease supervision; revocation of parole, supervision of certain felons, etc. | Revocation of postrelease supervision. Moves the supervision and oversight related to postrelease supervision from the Virginia Parole Board to the circuit court and probation office of the original sentencing jurisdiction. | Dead |
| SR298 | Commending Felix Maurizio. | Commending Felix Maurizio. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR299 | Commending the Washington Commanders. | Commending the Washington Commanders. | 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 |
| SR268 | Celebrating the life of Joseph Woodrow Snavely, Jr. | Celebrating the life of Joseph Woodrow Snavely, Jr. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR362 | Celebrating the life of Sergeant Floyd Hugo Miles, Jr. | Celebrating the life of Sergeant Floyd Hugo Miles, Jr. | Passed |
| SJR358 | Commending STIHL, Inc. | Commending STIHL, Inc. | 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 |
| SJR371 | Commending Hoda Kotb. | Commending Hoda Kotb. | Passed |
| SB1143 | Public elementary & secondary schools; copies of minor's discharge plan sent to schools and parents. | Discharge plans; copies to public elementary and secondary schools. Provides that, prior to the discharge of any minor admitted to inpatient treatment (i) who is a student at a public elementary or secondary school and (ii) for whom the facility deems (a) such discharge poses a threat of violence or physical harm to himself and others or (b) additional educational services are needed, such facility is required to provide to the school's mental health professional or school counselor the portions of such discharge plan relevant to the threat of violence or harm or the necessary additional educational services. The bill requires such facility to, prior to providing any such portions of any minor's discharge plan, provide to the parent of such minor student reasonable notice of the types of information that would be included in any portions of the discharge plan being provided and of the parent's right to, upon written request, refuse the provision of any such information. | Dead |
| SB1209 | Photo speed monitoring devices; private vendors compensated for calibration, civil penalty. | Photo speed monitoring devices; private vendors; calibration; civil penalty. Reduces from 12 months to six months the validity of a calibration or testing of a photo speed monitoring device and requires any state or local law-enforcement agency that places and operates such a device to conduct an additional daily test of the accuracy of the device. The bill also requires any such law-enforcement agency to include in its annual report of certain information to the Department of State Police the operating costs of the use of such device. The bill requires any private vendor that has entered into an agreement with a law-enforcement agency to provide a photo speed monitoring device and is also compensated for the calibration of such device to calibrate such device in the same manner and to the same specifications as all other devices determining speed, to the extent that such devices utilize the same method of speed detection as such photo speed monitoring device, used by such law-enforcement agency. The bill also (i) requires such a private vendor to provide, within 10 days of a request by a person receiving a summons by mail for a vehicle speed violation recorded by a photo speed monitoring device provided by such private vendor, for proof of calibration for such photo speed monitoring device; (ii) requires such a summons to provide notice of such right to request such proof of calibration; and (iii) imposes a civil penalty on any private vendor who fails to provides such proof of calibration within such time. | Dead |
| 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 |
| SR259 | Commending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. | Commending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. | 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 |
| SR247 | Commending Jon Phillip Lugbill. | Commending Jon Phillip Lugbill. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR251 | Celebrating the life of William Gerald Massengill. | Celebrating the life of William Gerald Massengill. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SR254 | Celebrating the life of Peggy Lynn Davis. | Celebrating the life of Peggy Lynn Davis. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB579 | Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; professional liability insurance. | Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; professional liability insurance. Specifies that the required minimum amount of professional liability coverage for nursing homes and certified nursing facilities is the amount per occurrence. The bill also requires such coverage to be noneroding, i.e., the coverage limits are not reduced by legal costs. | Dead |
| SJR323 | Commending Billy Wagner. | Commending Billy Wagner. | Passed |
| SJR325 | Celebrating the life of Thomas S. Whipple. | Celebrating the life of Thomas S. Whipple. | Passed |
| SJR340 | Celebrating the life of Benjamin "Rod" Rodriguez. | Celebrating the life of Benjamin "Rod" Rodriguez. | Passed |
| SJR345 | Commending Stephen King. | Commending Stephen King. | Passed |
| SJR327 | Commending Noah Lyles. | Commending Noah Lyles. | 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 |
| SR236 | Celebrating the life of Paulina Yager Campbell. | Celebrating the life of Paulina Yager Campbell. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SB1296 | Virginia Public-Private Safety Communications Infrastructure Fund; established. | Virginia Public-Private Safety Communications Infrastructure Fund; established. Establishes the Virginia Public-Private Safety Communications Infrastructure Fund (the Fund), to be managed by the Virginia Resources Authority, for the purpose of making loans and awarding grants to local governments for the purpose of assisting with improvement projects relating to public safety radio and communications infrastructure. | Dead |
| SB1148 | Crime victim rights; notification. | Crime victim rights; notification. Requires notification through the Virginia Statewide VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday) System or other similar electronic or automated system to a victim regarding the commitment or release of a defendant who was acquitted by reason of insanity. The bill contains technical amendments. | Dead |
| SB763 | Income tax deduction; tips. | Income tax deduction; tips. Provides, for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2026, an income tax deduction for the amount of cash tips received during the taxable year that are included on statements furnished to the employer for federal tax purposes. | 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 |
| SB1456 | Income tax, corporate; sourcing of sales other than sales of tangible personal property. | Corporate income tax; sourcing of sales other than sales of tangible personal property. Implements market-based corporate income tax sourcing for attributing sales, other than sales of tangible personal property, to Virginia beginning in taxable year 2026. | Dead |
| SJR271 | Constitutional amendment (first reference); right to work. | Constitutional amendment (first reference); right to work. Provides that it is unlawful for any person, corporation, association, or the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions to deny or attempt to deny employment to any person because of such person's membership in, affiliation with, resignation from, or refusal to join or affiliate with any labor union or employee organization. | Dead |
| SB1156 | Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers, delayed effective date. | Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers. Allows local governments to provide enhanced retirement benefits for hazardous duty service to full-time salaried 911 dispatchers. The bill provides that such enhanced retirement benefits apply only to service earned as a full-time salaried 911 dispatcher on or after July 1, 2026, but allows an employer, as that term is defined in relevant law, to provide such enhanced retirement benefits for service earned as a full-time salaried 911 dispatcher before July 1, 2026, in addition to service earned on or after that date. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. | Dead |
| SB468 | Bath County and Augusta County School Boards; cost-savings agreements, requirements. | Certain school divisions; cost-savings agreements; requirements. Removes the limitation on any school board that enters into certain cost-savings agreements with a school board that governs a contiguous school division for the consolidation or sharing of educational, administrative, or support services and thus qualifies for adjustment of state share of basic aid computed annually on the basis of the composite index of local ability-to-pay of such contiguous school division that caps such adjusted basic aid payment at an amount equal to the basic aid payment appropriated to such locality by the 2007 Session of the General Assembly. The bill also permits, notwithstanding the requirement set forth in relevant law that a school division has 65 percent or more of its local taxes coming from real estate taxes in order for the school board that governs such school division to be eligible to enter into such cost-savings agreements with a contiguous school division, the Bath County School Board to enter into such cost-savings agreements with the Augusta County School Board, provided that all other conditions and limitations set forth in relevant law apply to any such agreement. | Dead |
| SB1295 | Preliminary protective orders; dispositional hearings. | Preliminary protective orders; hearings. Requires a court to schedule the dispositional hearings for preliminary protective orders on the same hearing or trial date as a related criminal offense until such related proceeding is resolved. The bill contains technical amendments. | 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 |
| 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 |
| SB1160 | Electric utilities; State Corporation Commission to establish an emissions intensity target program. | Electric utilities; emissions intensity target program. Requires the State Corporation Commission to develop an emissions intensity target program for Dominion Energy Virginia and American Electric Power to achieve net-zero emissions. The bill requires the Commission to promulgate regulations to implement its provisions by January 1, 2026. Upon the promulgation of such regulations, the bill repeals certain provisions that require Dominion Energy Virginia and American Electric Power to participate in a renewable energy portfolio standard program, authorize the State Air Pollution Control Board to promulgate certain regulations, and provide that the construction or purchase by a public utility of certain generation facilities is in the public interest. | Dead |
| SR210 | Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. | Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJR277 | Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. | Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. | Passed |
| SB617 | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; budget, operating assistance. | Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund; Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; budget; operating assistance. Provides that payments and obligations arising from or related to any contract pertaining to employee compensation and work conditions under the normal operation of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) may be included in the calculation of a WMATA budget increase for purposes of the cap of such budget increase. Current law provides that any payment or obligation of any kind arising from or related to legal disputes or proceedings between or among WMATA and any other person or entity shall not be used in calculating a WMATA budget increase. | Dead |
| SB575 | Discharge plans; copies to public elementary and secondary schools. | Discharge plans; copies to public elementary and secondary schools. Provides that, prior to the discharge of any minor admitted to inpatient treatment (i) who is a student at a public elementary or secondary school and (ii) for whom the facility deems (a) such discharge poses a threat of violence or physical harm to self and others or (b) additional educational services are needed, such facility is required to provide to the school's mental health professional or school counselor the portions of such discharge plan relevant to the threat of violence or harm or the necessary additional educational services. The bill requires such facility to, prior to providing any such portions of any minor's discharge plan, provide to the parent of such minor student reasonable notice of the types of information that would be included in any portions of the discharge plan being provided and of the parent's right to, upon written request, refuse the provision of any such information. | 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 | 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 | 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 | Absent |
| 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 | 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 | Nay |
| 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 02 | Senate | Republican | In Office | 01/10/2024 | |
| VA | District 26 | Senate | Republican | Out of Office | 08/01/2004 | 01/12/2024 |