Bills & Legislation

Housing projects; JLARC to study zoning restrictions and permitting and approval processes.

Study; JLARC; housing projects; zoning restrictions and permitting and approval processes; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study local zoning ordinances and permitting and approval processes for housing projects. The resolution additionally directs JLARC to provide recommendations to address regulations, ordinances, and processes that inhibit the approval and construction of multi-family or smaller square-footage housing projects in order to improve access to more affordable housing for residents of the Commonwealth.

JJ SinghDemocrat

Constitutional amendment; apportionment, congress dists, limited authority of the GA to modify.

Constitutional amendment (second reference); apportionment; congressional districts; limited authority of the General Assembly to modify. Proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia related to the establishment of congressional districts. The amendment provides explicit authority for the General Assembly to modify one or more congressional districts, outside of the standard decennial redistricting cycle, in the event that any other state conducts a redistricting of the state's congressional districts outside of the standard decennial redistricting cycle or for any purpose other than complying with a state or federal court order to remedy an unlawful or unconstitutional district map. Additionally, an amendment to the Schedule of the Constitution of Virginia is proposed to specify the period of time to which such authorization is limited.

Rodney T. WillettDemocrat

General Assembly; notifying Governor of organization.

Notifying the Governor of organization.

Charniele L. HerringDemocrat

Internet Safety & Online Predator Awareness Day; designating as August 1, 2026 & each succeeding yr.

Internet Safety and Online Predator Awareness Day. Designates August 1, in 2026 and each succeeding year, as Internet Safety and Online Predator Awareness Day in Virginia.

Wendell S. WalkerRepublican

Qualifying vehicles, certain; Dept. of Tax. to study options for abolishing personal property tax.

Study; Department of Taxation; options for abolishing the personal property taxation of certain qualifying vehicles; report. Directs the Department of Taxation to study options for abolishing the personal property taxation of certain qualifying vehicles and to evaluate alternative local revenue sources in order to account for the shortfall in local tax revenues that will result from the abolition of such tax.

Lily V. FranklinDemocrat

Higher educational institutions; JLARC to study artificial intelligence use policies.

Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; artificial intelligence use policies in place at institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the artificial intelligence use policies in place at institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth and evaluate each policy in terms of how it addresses academic integrity, data privacy, equity and access, transparency, and faculty autonomy and instructional agency. JLARC is further directed to develop a model policy for AI use in institutions of higher education, as well as to make recommendations for AI tools, curricula, and other resources for inclusion in a statewide clearinghouse for educators, students, and the public at large.

Amy J. LauferDemocrat

Myocarditis Awareness Month; designating as April 2026 and in each succeeding year thereafter.

Myocarditis Awareness Month. Designates April, in 2026 and in each succeeding year, as Myocarditis Awareness Month in Virginia.

Jen Kiggans - to resign 12/31Republican

General Assembly; Governor to call special session, establishing a schedule for conduct of business.

Applying to the Governor to call a special session and establishing a schedule for the conduct of business coming before such special session.

Charniele L. HerringDemocrat

Election of Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges.

Election of Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges.

Michelle Lopes MaldonadoDemocrat

General Assembly; House Bill No. 30 to be carried over to a 2026 Special Session.

Providing for House Bill No. 30 to be carried over from the 2026 Regular Session to a 2026 Special Session of the General Assembly.

Charniele L. HerringDemocrat

Election of Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges.

Election of Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges.

Michelle Lopes MaldonadoDemocrat

Commending the Black Faculty and Staff Caucus of Virginia Tech.

Commending the Black Faculty and Staff Caucus of Virginia Tech.

Lily V. FranklinDemocrat

Commending Task Force Francine.

Commending Task Force Francine.

Betsy B. CarrDemocrat

Commending Virginia Youth Poet Laureate.

Commending the Virginia Youth Poet Laureate.

Jackie H. GlassDemocrat

General Assembly; establishing an inaugural committee.

Establishing an inaugural committee.

Charniele L. HerringDemocrat

Commending the Western Virginia Emergency Medical Services Council, Inc.

Commending the Western Virginia Emergency Medical Services Council, Inc.

Lily V. FranklinDemocrat

Commending Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative.

Commending Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative.

Lily V. FranklinDemocrat

Commending Jeannine Prokop.

Commending Jeannine Prokop.

Jen Kiggans - to resign 12/31Republican

Commending the Herndon Swim Club.

Commending the Herndon Swim Club.

Jen Kiggans - to resign 12/31Republican

Celebrating the life of Thomas Vincent Van Auken, Jr.

Celebrating the life of Thomas Vincent Van Auken, Jr.

Rodney T. WillettDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Brian Robert Bilheimer.

Celebrating the life of Brian Robert Bilheimer.

Joshua E. ThomasDemocrat

Commending Pinecrest Swim and Tennis Club.

Commending Pinecrest Swim and Tennis Club.

Jen Kiggans - to resign 12/31Republican

Commending the Town of Herndon Parks & Recreation Department.

Commending the Town of Herndon Parks & Recreation Department.

Jen Kiggans - to resign 12/31Republican

Commending Brandon Kim.

Commending Brandon Kim.

Jen Kiggans - to resign 12/31Republican

Commending the Charlottesville Invasive Plant Partnership.

Commending the Charlottesville Invasive Plant Partnership.

Katrina CallsenDemocrat

Commending Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates.

Commending Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates.

Katrina CallsenDemocrat

Commending Richard Bonnie.

Commending Richard Bonnie.

Katrina CallsenDemocrat

General Assembly; establishes a schedule for prefiling period for 2027 Regular Session.

General Assembly; 2027 Session prefiling schedule. Establishes a schedule for the prefiling period for the 2027 Regular Session of the General Assembly of Virginia.

Charniele L. HerringDemocrat

Constitutional amendment (second reference); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry.

Constitutional amendment (second reference); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry. Repeals the constitutional provision defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman as well as the related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015). The amendment prohibits the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from denying the issuance of a marriage license to two adult persons seeking a lawful marriage on the basis of the sex, gender, or race of such persons. The Commonwealth and its political subdivisions are required to recognize any lawful marriage between two adult persons and to treat such marriages equally under the law, regardless of the sex, gender, or race of such persons.

Mark D. SicklesDemocrat

Commending Child Health Partnership.

Commending Child Health Partnership.

Katrina CallsenDemocrat

Commending the McGuffey Art Center.

Commending the McGuffey Art Center.

Katrina CallsenDemocrat

Commending Teresa Jackson Walker-Price.

Commending Teresa Jackson Walker-Price.

Katrina CallsenDemocrat

Commending Margot Lee Shetterly.

Commending Margot Lee Shetterly.

Katrina CallsenDemocrat

Commending the Reverend Dr. Lehman D. Bates II.

Commending the Reverend Dr. Lehman D. Bates II.

Amy J. LauferDemocrat

Commending Melinda Dalton.

Commending Melinda Dalton.

Madison WhittleRepublican

Commending Jaunt.

Commending Jaunt.

Katrina CallsenDemocrat

Commending the Danville Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce.

Commending the Danville Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce.

Madison WhittleRepublican

Commending the Haymarket Regional Food Pantry.

Commending the Haymarket Regional Food Pantry.

Joshua E. ThomasDemocrat

General Assembly; 2026 Session schedule.

General Assembly; 2026 Session schedule. Establishes a schedule for the conduct of business coming before the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly of Virginia.

Charniele L. HerringDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Mary Gay Cobb Koerber.

Celebrating the life of Mary Gay Cobb Koerber.

Joshua E. ThomasDemocrat

Commending the Haymarket Police Department.

Commending the Haymarket Police Department.

Joshua E. ThomasDemocrat

Commending Birth in Color.

Commending Birth in Color.

Margaret A. FranklinDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Robert Dean Clary.

Celebrating the life of Robert Dean Clary.

Jen Kiggans - to resign 12/31Republican

Commending Strongwell.

Commending Strongwell.

Israel D. O'QuinnRepublican

Commending the Patrick Henry High School Scholastic Bowl team.

Commending the Patrick Henry High School Scholastic Bowl team.

Israel D. O'QuinnRepublican

Commending Sergeant Dianne M. Dowdy.

Commending Sergeant Dianne M. Dowdy.

Luke E. TorianDemocrat

Commending Romuald Lipinski.

Commending Romuald Lipinski.

Vivian E. WattsDemocrat

Commending Glasgow Middle School.

Commending Glasgow Middle School.

Vivian E. WattsDemocrat

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald Edward Connolly.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald Edward Connolly.

Vivian E. WattsDemocrat

Commending Andrea Miller.

Commending Andrea Miller.

Nicole ColeDemocrat