Del. James A. "Jay" Leftwich

Chamber

House of Delegates

District

90

Party

Republican

LIS member ID

H0262

Committees (2026, LIS)

• Courts of Justice
• Privileges and Elections

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

92.3% voted with the Republican majority (1,432 of 1,552 yea/nay votes where that caucus's majority voted one way)

Recent floor votes

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

Chief patron only; counts are the 2026 Regular Session. 2026 Special Session I: 2 more (2 passed, 0 failed, 0 tabled), listed below. Also co-patron on 48 bills (not listed).

• HB722Failed
  Protection of employees; retaliatory action against employee prohibited.
  Incorporated by Labor and Commerce (HB930-Simon) (Voice Vote) · Feb 10, 2026
• HB723Tabled / continued
  Subdivision of property; sale and transfer.
  Continued to 2027 · Feb 6, 2026
• HB724Tabled / continued
  Public elementary school students; DOE to study criteria used to determine retention of students.
  Left in Committee Rules · Feb 18, 2026
• HB725Tabled / continued
  Financial services; open-end credit plans, promotional annual percentage rates.
  Left in Labor and Commerce · Feb 18, 2026
• HB728Signed
  Health, State Board of; permanent pump and haul of sewage, agritourism
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 6, 2026
• HB729Tabled / continued
  Casino gaming; marketing or advertising to persons younger than 21 years of age prohibited, penalty.
  Left in Committee General Laws · Feb 18, 2026
• HB731Tabled / continued
  Toll facilities; free use to certain disabled veterans.
  Left in Committee Transportation · Feb 18, 2026
• HB733Signed
  Owner of a servient estate; reasonable rules of use for easement.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• HB734Tabled / continued
  Tax tribunal, independent; work group convened to evaluate feasibility of establishing, report.
  Left in Committee Rules · Feb 18, 2026
• HB735Signed
  Agritourism purposes; Bd. of HCD to review regulations for temporary tents.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 8, 2026
• HB1135Tabled / continued
  Income tax, state; tax credit for affordable housing projects.
  Left in Finance · Feb 18, 2026
• HB1351Tabled / continued
  Income tax, state; subtraction for retirement income of certain federal employees.
  Left in Finance · Feb 18, 2026
• HB1510Signed
  Actions for personal injury, etc., on behalf of decedent's estate, appeal apptmt. of administrator.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 8, 2026
• HB1513Signed
  Qualified self-settled spendthrift trusts; disbursements, powers of trustee.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 8, 2026
• HJ54Passed
  Commending the Honorable Robert G. MacDonald.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 1, 2026
• HJ93Passed
  Commending Walter Samson Howard III.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 9, 2026
• HJ94Passed
  Commending Patricia Y. King, M.D.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 9, 2026
• HJ100Passed
  Celebrating the life of John Michel de Triquet, M.D.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 9, 2026
• HJ132Passed
  Celebrating the life of Margaret Peters Stalnaker.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 9, 2026
• HJ177Passed
  Celebrating the life of the Honorable Barry D. Knight.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 9, 2026
• HR2028Passed · Special I
  Celebrating the life of James Ransom Jackson, Jr.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 30, 2026
• HR2160Passed · Special I
  Commending Vonda K. Chappell.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026