Del. Dan I. Helmer

Chamber

House of Delegates

District

10

Party

Democrat

LIS member ID

H0317

Committees (2026, LIS)

• Counties, Cities and Towns
• Labor and Commerce
• Public Safety
• Rules

1,567 of 1,567 House floor roll calls in 2026 (Regular + Special Session I) list this member.

98.9% voted with the Democrat majority (1,530 of 1,547 yea/nay votes where that caucus's majority voted one way)

Recent floor votes

• YeaJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• YeaJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• YeaJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• YeaJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• YeaJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• YeaJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• YeaJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• YeaJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• YeaJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• YeaJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• YeaJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• YeaJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.

Chief patron only; counts are the 2026 Regular Session. 2026 Special Session I: 1 more (1 passed, 0 failed, 0 tabled), listed below. Also co-patron on 110 bills (not listed).

• HB21Signed
  Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 10, 2026
• HB22Signed
  VMI; removes certain authority, disciplinary immunity for certain individuals who make reports.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• HB23Failed
  Elections; primary dates, presidential year primaries.
  Stricken from docket by Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) · Feb 13, 2026
• HB24Tabled / continued
  Concealed handgun permits; reciprocity with other states.
  Left in Committee Public Safety · Feb 18, 2026
• HB65Signed
  Apple Board; repealing Board and Apple Fund effective July 1, 2028, delayed effective date, report.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Mar 31, 2026
• HB69Signed
  Retail franchise agreements; governing law, competition restrictions.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• HB113Signed
  Elections; soliciting or accepting bribe to influence or procure voter registration, penalty.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• HB184Signed
  All-Payer Claims Database; Virginia Department of Health shall conduct an evaluation, report.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• HB216Tabled / continued
  Health insurance; coverage for prosthetic and custom orthotic devices and components, reports.
  Left in Labor and Commerce · Feb 18, 2026
• HB217Signed
  Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · May 14, 2026
• HB273Signed
  Law-enforcement officers; duty to render aid upon danger to life or limb, civil immunity.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• HB285Signed
  Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 22, 2026
• HB286Signed
  Virginia National Guard; orders transmitted to and through Governor, annual reports.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 22, 2026
• HB293Failed
  Corporations; limited liability decentralized autonomous orgs. (LLDs), delayed effective date.
  Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) · Mar 9, 2026
• HB299Signed
  SOL assessments and related assessment methods; development, administration, scoring, and release.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 6, 2026
• HB333Signed
  History/soc. science SOL & Curriculum Framework; revision of framework.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 22, 2026
• HB358Signed
  Medicare supplement policies; regulations establishing minimum standards, report.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• HB359Tabled / continued
  Private elementary or secondary school; use of public funds for tuition, standards.
  Continued to 2027 · Feb 9, 2026
• HB479Signed
  Securities Act; investment advisor advertising.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• HB480Tabled / continued
  Elections; campaign finance, federal political action committees, reporting requirements.
  Left in Committee Privileges and Elections · Feb 18, 2026
• HB547Signed
  Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 22, 2026
• HB801Failed
  Zoning; manufactured housing.
  Incorporated by Counties, Cities and Towns (HB655-Maldonado) (Voice Vote) · Jan 23, 2026
• HB804Failed
  Localities; statewide housing targets.
  Stricken at request of Patron in Local Government (13-Y 0-N) · Mar 2, 2026
• HB808Signed
  Insurance; unfair claim settlement practices, modification of loss estimate.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• HB816Failed
  Zoning; by-right multifamily residential development in areas zoned for commercial use.
  Defeated by Senate · Mar 4, 2026
• HB820Signed
  Mixed-income housing; creating a two-year pilot program that provides loan origination, etc.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 22, 2026
• HB829Tabled / continued
  Hospital price transparency; price comparison tool, penalties for noncompliance.
  Left in Committee Health and Human Services · Feb 18, 2026
• HB1307Signed
  Mortgage lenders and brokers; criminal history records check.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• HB1344Signed
  License plates, special; repeals issuance for Sons of Confederate Veterans and Robert E. Lee.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 6, 2026
• HB1372Tabled / continued
  Solar energy facilities; prevailing wage & apprenticeship requirements, state & local tax exemption.
  Continued to 2027 · Feb 12, 2026
• HB1377Signed
  VMI; Bd. of Visitors to examine higher education at the Institute.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 22, 2026
• HJ7Tabled / continued
  High school graduates; Dept. of Workforce Dev. & Advancement to study optional service year program.
  Left in Rules · Feb 18, 2026
• HJ9Tabled / continued
  Higher ed. institutions, public; offering dependents of public school teachers reduced tuition.
  Left in Rules · Feb 18, 2026
• HJ19Tabled / continued
  Virginia's manufacturing sector; JLARC to update its 2016 study of the impact of regulations.
  Left in Rules · Feb 18, 2026
• HR2147Passed · Special I
  Commending DT Fest.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026