Del. Virgil Thornton

Chamber

House of Delegates

District

86

Party

Democrat

LIS member ID

H0400

Committees (2026, LIS)

• Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
• Counties, Cities and Towns
• Courts of Justice

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

99.9% voted with the Democrat majority (1,563 of 1,565 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: 10 more (10 passed, 0 failed, 0 tabled), listed below. Also co-patron on 168 bills (not listed).

• HB528Signed
  Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 8, 2026
• HB529Signed
  Suicide Prevention Program; created, deaths by suicide of veterans or military service members.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 8, 2026
• HB530Tabled / continued
  Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; criminal background check.
  Left in Committee Appropriations · Feb 18, 2026
• HB772Signed
  Adult and Dislocated Worker funds; minimum allocation requirement waived.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 6, 2026
• HB773Signed
  Elections; absentee voting, cure process, delayed effective date.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 22, 2026
• HB774Signed
  Elections; absentee and provisional ballots, cure process, delayed effective date.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 22, 2026
• HB775Tabled / continued
  Removal hearings; foster care, termination of parental rights, status as an Indian child, etc.
  Left in Committee Appropriations · Feb 18, 2026
• HB776Tabled / continued
  Virginia National Guard; biennial training.
  Left in Committee Public Safety · Feb 18, 2026
• HB778Tabled / continued
  Pop-up events; local enhanced enforcement actions.
  Continued to 2027 · Feb 6, 2026
• HB1123Tabled / continued
  Income tax, state; credit for certain health care providers.
  Left in Finance · Feb 18, 2026
• HB1406Signed
  Foreign divorce decrees; exercise of power by courts of the Commonwealth, non-domiciled party.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 8, 2026
• HR153Passed
  Commending Shant'a Miller White.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 20, 2026
• HR296Passed
  Commending Operation Breaking Through, Inc.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 20, 2026
• HR297Passed
  Commending NATASHA House.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 20, 2026
• HR298Passed
  Commending Staff Sergeant Eleanor R. Warren, VA ANG.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 20, 2026
• HR299Passed
  Commending the Reverend Dr. Kevin G. Swann.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 20, 2026
• HR300Passed
  Celebrating the life of Virginia R. Coles.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 20, 2026
• HR301Passed
  Commending Senior Master Sergeant Zachary Enke, VA ANG.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 20, 2026
• HR2077Passed · Special I
  Commending Bishop Michael B. Golden, Jr.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2078Passed · Special I
  Commending the Reverend Dr. Warren D. Choice.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2079Passed · Special I
  Commending the Reverend Dr. Reginald Cornell Woodhouse.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2097Passed · Special I
  Commending Steven Marks, M.D.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2121Passed · Special I
  Commending Jennifer Tierney.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2122Passed · Special I
  Commending Bishop A. D. Cunningham.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2123Passed · Special I
  Commending the Peninsula Alcohol Safety Action Program.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2124Passed · Special I
  Commending Mary B. Bunting.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2125Passed · Special I
  Commending Sister To Sister.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026
• HR2161Passed · Special I
  Commending Patrick's Hardware.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 30, 2026