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Speed Surveillance

SB1233 Speed Surveillance (Passed 25 to 15 on 2/22/2025). Permits state and local law enforcement to install and operate automated systems to monitor pedestrian-crossing and stop-sign violations in areas such as school zones, highway work zones, and high-risk intersections. 

S | February 22, 2025
Forced PrEP Coverage

HB2769 Forced PrEP Coverage (Passed 24 to 15 on 2/19/2025). Aimed to prohibit life and health-insurance companies from discriminating against individuals solely because they use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a medication that significantly reduces the risk of HIV infection. 

S | February 19, 2025
Ranked-choice Voting Expansion

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. 

H | February 19, 2025
Firearm Violence Office

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. 

H | February 18, 2025
Allowing Local Sales Tax Increases

SB1307 Allowing Local Sales Tax Increases (Passed 27 to 12 on 2/17/2025). Proposed allowing all counties and cities in the state to impose an additional local sales-and-use tax of up to 1%, contingent upon voter approval through a local referendum, to fund government schools.

S | February 17, 2025
Sports Tourism Grant

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. 

H | February 13, 2025
Solar Grants

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. 

H | February 4, 2025
Forced Contraceptive Coverage

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. 

H | February 4, 2025
Defend the Guard

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.

H | February 4, 2025
Reproductive "Freedom" Constitutional Amendment

HJR1 Reproductive "Freedom" Constitutional Amendment (Passed 21 to 18 on 1/31/2025). Proposed a constitutional amendment to establish a fundamental "right to reproductive freedom" in Virginia. 

S | January 31, 2025
Rainwater Harvesting

SB851 Rainwater Harvesting (Passed 40 to 0 on 1/31/2025). Prohibits local governments from requiring or penalizing property owners who use advanced Tier 4 rainwater systems instead of connecting to municipal water supplies. 

S | January 31, 2025
Appraiser Market Manipulation

SB995 Appraiser Market Manipulation (Passed 35 to 2 on 1/29/2025). Sought to enhance the training requirements for real estate appraisers by mandating a course on fair-housing laws and appraisal bias as part of the educational prerequisites for licensure.

S | January 29, 2025
DEI Board Requirement

SB393 DEI Board Requirement (Passed 21 to 19 on 3/8/2024). Requires the Major Employment and Investment (MEI) Project Approval Commission to consider a business’ commitment to board diversity before approving major employment and investment projects.

S | March 8, 2024
Second Amendment Violation

HB1174 Second Amendment Violation (Passed 21 to 19 on 3/8/2024). Raises the minimum age to purchase a handgun or assault firearm to 21, and expands the definition of "assault firearm" for background checks.

S | March 8, 2024
Ranked-choice Voting

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.

H | March 6, 2024
Environmental Justice

HB333 Environmental Justice (Passed 20 to 19 on 3/4/2024). Clarifies that the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice can travel across the state to observe and document conditions related to human health and the environment in or near "environmental justice communities."

S | March 4, 2024
Green Federal Money

HB1002 Green Federal Money (Passed 39 to 0 on 3/4/2024). Requires the Virginia Department of Energy's Division of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency to track and oversee federal grant programs, loan programs, and other funding.

S | March 4, 2024
Market Interference

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.

H | March 4, 2024
Illegal Aliens as Law Enforcement

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.

H | February 28, 2024
Right to Contraception

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.

H | February 28, 2024
Speed-monitoring Devices

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.

H | February 28, 2024
Tax Increase and Education

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.

H | February 26, 2024
Project Winners and Losers

HB673 Project Winners and Losers (Passed 28 to 11 on 2/20/2024). Directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to prioritize funding for projects in low-income areas and those using nature-based solutions when distributing loans or grants.

S | February 20, 2024
Abortion Protection

SB716 Abortion Protection (Passed 21 to 18 on 2/6/2024). Prevents the Board of Medicine from disciplining a doctor for providing abortions that is legal under Virginia law.

S | February 6, 2024
Offshore Wind

SB1441 Offshore Wind (Passed 38 to 2 on 2/7/2023). Authorizes a review of offshore wind in the state and accelerates the wind project deadline.

S | May 12, 2023
Offshore Wind

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.

H | May 12, 2023
Internal Revenue Code

SB1405 Internal Revenue Code (Passed 40 to 0 on 4/12/2023). Would conform Virginia to the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) on a rolling basis.

S | April 12, 2023
TikTok Ban

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

H | April 12, 2023
Internal Revenue Code

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.

H | April 12, 2023
Traffic Control Devices

SB861 Traffic Control Devices (Passed 28 to 12 on 2/22/2023). Authorizes the governing body of any locality in Planning District 23 to establish a traffic control device violation monitoring system.

S | March 27, 2023
Vehicle Noise

SB1085 Vehicle Noise (Passed 31 to 8 on 2/6/2023). Directs the Superintendent of State police to convene a work group to examine the issue of vehicle noise in Virginia.

S | March 27, 2023
Property Rights

SB1051 Property Rights (Passed 22 to 18 on 4/12/2023). 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.

S | March 27, 2023
Traffic Control Devices

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.

H | March 27, 2023
Vehicle Noise

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.

H | March 27, 2023
Property Rights

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.

H | March 27, 2023
Right to Abortion

SJR255 Right to Abortion (Passed 21 to 18 on 2/7/2023). Would have created a “right” to abortion in the Virginia Constitution.

S | February 7, 2023
Executive Order Limit

HB158 Executive Order Limit (Passed 22 to 16 on 3/8/2022). Limits the duration of any executive order under the emergency service and disaster law to a maximum 45 days from the date of issuance.

S | March 8, 2022
Heavy Trucks

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.

H | March 4, 2022
Broadband Affordability

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.

H | March 2, 2022
Broadband Affordability

HB1265 Broadband Affordability (Passed 40 to 0 on 2/28/2022). Expends $600 million in federal funds and federal grants to expand broadband and make it more affordable to tens of thousands of Virginians.

S | February 28, 2022
Noncitizens Terminology

HB891 Noncitizens Terminology (Passed 22 to 18 on 2/28/2022). 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.

S | February 28, 2022
Heavy Trucks

SB706 Heavy Trucks (Passed 26 to 13 on 2/15/2022). 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.

S | February 15, 2022
Sick Leave

SB352 Sick Leave (Passed 21 to 19 on 2/15/2022). Requires that health care providers and grocery workers are provided with paid sick leave by their employer.

S | February 15, 2022
Critical Race Theory Ban

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.

H | February 15, 2022
Family Life Education Transparency

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.

H | February 15, 2022
Noncitizens Terminology

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.

H | February 15, 2022
Same-Sex Marriage

SB557 Same-Sex Marriage (Passed 35 to 14 on 2/14/2022). Proposed a voter referendum to make a state constitutional amendment to repeal the same-sex marriage prohibition.

S | February 14, 2022
Religious Freedom

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.

H | February 11, 2022
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