Del. Joshua G. Cole

Chamber

House of Delegates

District

65

Party

Democrat

LIS member ID

H0314

Committees (2026, LIS)

• General Laws
• Health and Human Services
• Privileges and Elections

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

98.5% voted with the Democrat majority (1,534 of 1,557 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.
• Not votingJun 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: 11 more (11 passed, 0 failed, 0 tabled), listed below. Also co-patron on 186 bills (not listed).

• HB34Signed
  Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Officer; feasibility of establishing position.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• HB35Tabled / continued
  Restorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use.
  Continued to 2027 · Feb 12, 2026
• HB36Tabled / continued
  Standards of Quality; class size limits, exception for certain ensemble music classes.
  Left in Education · Feb 18, 2026
• HB53Failed
  Student bullying; adjusts definition, characteristics of victim.
  Incorporated by Education (HB894-Sullivan) (Voice Vote) · Feb 11, 2026
• HB64Tabled / continued
  Health insurance; coverage for speech therapy as a treatment for stuttering.
  Left in Labor and Commerce · Feb 18, 2026
• HB72Failed
  Real property tax; classification of land and improvements in City of Fredericksburg.
  Incorporated by Finance (HB282-Callsen) (Voice Vote) · Jan 21, 2026
• HB73Signed
  Juvenile and domestic relations district courts; petitions for relief of care and custody.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 6, 2026
• HB89Tabled / continued
  Candidates for office; electronic filing of forms, petitions, etc., with Department of Elections.
  Left in Committee Privileges and Elections · Feb 18, 2026
• HB241Tabled / continued
  License plates; only rear plate required, exception.
  Left in Committee Transportation · Feb 18, 2026
• HB242Signed
  Public utilities; budget plan payment increases.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 8, 2026
• HB243Tabled / continued
  Corporate welfare tax; imposes on large employers a tax equal to 100% of qualified employee benefit.
  Continued to 2027 · Feb 11, 2026
• HB320Signed
  Live streaming while driving; prohibited, penalty.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 22, 2026
• HB360Signed
  Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, kratom products.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• HB702Signed
  Local law-enforcement agencies; firearm give-back or sell-back programs.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 22, 2026
• HB999Tabled / continued
  Virginia Human Rights Act; equal credit opportunities, Virginia Fair Housing Law, nondiscrimination.
  Left in Committee Appropriations · Feb 18, 2026
• HB1000Tabled / continued
  Rappahannock Area Transportation Authority; created, funding, Planning District 16.
  Left in Committee Appropriations · Feb 18, 2026
• HB1279Signed
  Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 22, 2026
• HB1280Tabled / continued
  State correctional facilities; participation of prisoners in employment & education program, report.
  Continued to 2027 · Feb 27, 2026
• HB1282Signed
  Licensed substance abuse treatment practitioners; licensure by endorsement, etc.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• HB1394Tabled / continued
  Loitering; unhoused persons.
  Continued to 2027 · Feb 6, 2026
• HB1434Tabled / continued
  Medicaid; benefit for nutrition services programs, sunset.
  Left in Committee Appropriations · Feb 18, 2026
• HJ8Tabled / continued
  15th Judicial Circuit; Judicial Council of Virginia to study organization and boundaries.
  Left in Rules · Feb 18, 2026
• HJ91Passed
  Celebrating the life of Gladys Mae West.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 9, 2026
• HJ107Passed
  Commending Scott Foster.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 9, 2026
• HR52Passed
  Commending Little Forest Baptist Church.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 13, 2026
• HR53Passed
  Commending the Healing Station.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 13, 2026
• HR54Passed
  Commending STEP VA.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 13, 2026
• HR57Passed
  Commending the Greater Fredericksburg Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 13, 2026
• HR58Passed
  Commending Lafayette Elementary School.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 13, 2026
• HR92Passed
  Commending the Reverend Dr. Charles W. Wormley, Sr.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 16, 2026
• HR93Passed
  Commending Billiken's Smokehouse.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 16, 2026
• HR101Passed
  Commending the Reverend Dr. Patricia Smith Wormley.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 16, 2026
• HR109Passed
  Commending Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Fredericksburg.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 16, 2026
• HR123Passed
  Commending the Fredericksburg Frogs.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 16, 2026
• HR124Passed
  Commending Torrey Smith.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 16, 2026
• HR231Passed
  Celebrating the life of Ola Parker Willoughby.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 20, 2026
• HR232Passed
  Commending Tonya B. Lacey.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 20, 2026
• HR233Passed
  Commending the 23rd Regiment United States Colored Troops.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 20, 2026
• HR252Passed
  Commending Meg Bohmke.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 20, 2026
• HR376Passed
  Commending Beth Sholom Temple.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 24, 2026
• HR377Passed
  Commending Carl's Frozen Custard.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 24, 2026
• HR378Passed
  Celebrating the life of La Bravia J. Jenkins.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 24, 2026
• HR440Passed
  Commending the Spotsylvania Memorial Park.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 24, 2026
• HR454Passed
  Commending Patawomeck Indian Tribe of Virginia.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 24, 2026
• HR2002Failed
  Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team.
  Presented and laid on Speaker's table 26200078D · Apr 22, 2026
• HR2002Passed · Special I
  Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 30, 2026
• HR2038Passed · Special I
  Celebrating the life of Herbert Lawrence Green, Jr.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 30, 2026
• HR2046Passed · Special I
  Commending the Reverend Dr. Raymond A. Bell, Jr.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2062Passed · Special I
  Commending Domination and the 2Up 2Down Festival.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2071Passed · Special I
  Farnsworth, Stephen J.; commending.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2189Passed · Special I
  Commending Regester Chapel United Methodist Church.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2190Passed · Special I
  Celebrating the life of Stephanie Danielle Myers.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2191Passed · Special I
  Celebrating the life of Lynne Kathleen McCay.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2192Passed · Special I
  Commending Touch Hearts Christian Center.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2206Passed · Special I
  Commending the Virginia District of the United Holy Church of America, Inc.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2207Passed · Special I
  Commending the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026