Terry Lee Austin

SB1009 Ranked-choice Voting Expansion (Passed 50 to 46 on 2/19/2025). Allows all local governments in Virginia to adopt ranked-choice voting (RCV) for their elections, including positions such as mayor and school-board members. 

HB1736 Firearm Violence Office (Passed 52 to 43 on 2/18/2025). Proposed establishing the Virginia Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention within the Department of Criminal Justice Services. 

SB927 Sports Tourism Grant (Passed 90 to 7 on 2/13/2025). Creates the Virginia Sports Tourism Grant Program, administered by the Virginia Tourism Authority. 

HB2113 Solar Grants (Passed 68 to 30 on 2/4/2025). Proposed the creation of the Solar Interconnection Grant Program to provide competitive grants to public bodies, such as local governments and school boards, to help offset the costs of connecting solar-energy facilities to the electric grid. 

HB2371 Forced Contraceptive Coverage (Passed 70 to 27 on 2/4/2025). Aimed to mandate that health-insurance plans covering outpatient prescription drugs also provide coverage for FDA-approved contraceptive drugs and devices, including over-the-counter options. 

HB2193 Defend the Guard (Passed 99 to 0 on 2/4/2025). Restrict the deployment of the Virginia National Guard into active combat situations unless Congress has officially declared war.

SB428 Ranked-choice Voting (Passed 54 to 44 on 3/6/2024). Expands ranked-choice voting (RCV) to elections for any local or constitutional office, beyond just county boards and city councils.

HB1301 Market Interference (Passed 88 to 8 on 3/4/2024). Amends the Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Act to broaden the definition of "consumer transaction" to include business-related goods and services.

SB69 Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement (Passed 53 to 47 on 2/28/2024). Expands eligibility for law-enforcement positions to individuals with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status.

HB609 Right to Contraception (Passed 55 to 44 on 2/28/2024). Establishes the "right" to access contraception, including contraceptive drugs, devices, and sterilization procedures.

SB336 Speed-monitoring Devices (Passed 73 to 26 on 2/28/2024). Allows state and local law enforcement to install photo speed-monitoring devices at high-risk intersection.

SB14 Tax Increase and Education (Passed 68 to 28 on 2/26/2024). Allows any county or city to impose an additional local sales tax of up to 1% to fund school construction or renovation.

SB1441 Offshore Wind (Passed 87 to 12 on 2/21/2023). Authorizes a review of offshore wind in the state and accelerates the wind project deadline.

SB1459 TikTok Ban (Passed 65 to 29 on 4/12/2023). Prohibits public employees from using TikTok and other applications on public devices.

SB1405 Internal Revenue Code (Passed 93 to 0 on 4/12/2023). Would conform Virginia to the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) on a rolling basis.

SB861 Traffic Control Devices (Passed 55 to 42 on 2/21/2023). Authorizes the governing body of any locality in Planning District 23 to establish a traffic control device violation monitoring system.

SB1085 Vehicle Noise (Passed 77 to 21 on 2/21/2023). Directs the Superintendent of State police to convene a work group to examine the issue of vehicle noise in Virginia.

SB1051 Property Rights (Passed 69 to 30 on 2/21/2023). Provides that a vehicle owned and operated by a public utility company or broadband service provider  may be temporarily left on private property without the consent of the owner of the property.

SB706 Heavy Trucks (Passed 94 to 4 on 3/4/2022). Prohibits operators of semi trucks and other large vehicles from using cruise control or compression release engine brakes when driving in active snow, sleet, or freezing rain.

HB1265 Broadband Affordability (Passed 89 to 10 on 3/2/2022). Expends $600 million in federal funds and federal grants to expand broadband and make it more affordable to tens of thousands of Virginians.

HB787 Critical Race Theory Ban (Passed 50 to 49 on 2/15/2022). Bans the teaching and promotion of certain concepts the likes of Critical Race Theory in public schools.

HB789 Family Life Education Transparency (Passed 50 of 49 on 2/15/2022). Allows parents to review school curriculum regarding public school family life and health classes.

HB891 Noncitizens Terminology (Passed 78 to 19 on 2/15/2022). Removes the term "alien" from the Code of Virginia as it pertains to persons who are not citizens of the United States and replaces it with less offensive terms.

HB775 Religious Freedom (Passed 51 to 46 on 2/11/2022). No rule, regulation, or order issued by the Governor or other governmental entities applies to the exercise of religion in a place of worship.