2026 Virginia Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Virginia General Assembly in 2026 and ranks state delegates and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes

1. Marriage Constitutional Amendment

The second-session approval of a proposed amendment to Article I, Section 15-A of the Constitution of Virginia. It would repeal the existing text providing that only a union between one man and one woman may be a valid marriage.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HJR3 Passed 26 to 13 on Jan 16, 2026 See Declaration of Independence

2. National Popular Vote

Enters Virginia into the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SB322 Passed 21 to 19 on Feb 9, 2026 See Article II Section 1

3. Minimum-wage Increase

Would raise Virginia's minimum wage in stages. Beginning January 1, 2029, the commissioner of labor and industry must set an annual inflation-adjusted state minimum wage.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB1 Passed 21 to 19 on Mar 4, 2026 See 14th Amendment and Declaration of Independence

4. Firearm and Magazine Ban

Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor to import, sell, manufacture, purchase, or transfer an "assault firearm"; and to import, sell, barter, transfer, or purchase a "large capacity ammunition feeding device."
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB217 Passed 21 to 19 on Mar 9, 2026 See Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment, and 10th Amendment

5. “Clean Energy” Bank

Creates the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank to finance "qualified projects" with taxpayer money.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB1444 Passed 40 to 0 on Mar 10, 2026 See 14th Amendment

6. Photo Speed Monitoring

Authorizes state and local law-enforcement officers to enforce federal traffic infractions, and treats a violation of those federal rules as a state offense.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB77 Passed 29 to 9 on Mar 13, 2026 See Article I Section 8, Fifth Amendment, 14th Amendment, and Sixth Amendment

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