Sen. Barbara A. Favola

Chamber

Senate

District

40

Party

Democrat

LIS member ID

S0086

Committees (2026, LIS)

• Courts of Justice
• Education and Health
• Finance and Appropriations
• Rehabilitation and Social Services
• Rules

1,485 of 1,485 Senate floor roll calls in 2026 (Regular + Special Session I) list this member.

99.5% voted with the Democrat majority (1,475 of 1,482 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. Also co-patron on 94 bills (not listed).

• SB33Signed
  Programs for at-risk students; permissible uses of funding.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 2, 2026
• SB34Signed
  Incapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 8, 2026
• SB35Tabled / continued
  Juvenile & domestic relations district courts; delinquent juv., mental health/disability evaluation.
  Left in Appropriations · Mar 10, 2026
• SB36Failed
  Child abuse or neglect; prenatal use of a controlled substance or drug as prescribed.
  Stricken at request of Patron in Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) · Jan 23, 2026
• SB37Signed
  Sexual abuse during infancy or incapacity; accrual.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 6, 2026
• SB38Signed
  Firearms; transfers to another person from a prohibited person.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 10, 2026
• SB39Tabled / continued
  Public schools; best practice of tech. tools to assist w/identifying students at risk of self-harm.
  Left in Appropriations · Mar 10, 2026
• SB58Signed
  Elections; deadline for receipt of absentee ballots and certain other information, etc.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 6, 2026
• SB64Signed
  Juveniles; commitment to DJJ, petition to extend duration of indeterminate commitment.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• SB70Signed
  Delinquency petition; referral to court service unit.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• SB71Failed
  Health Care Decisions Act; patients incapable of making informed decisions, absence of next of kin.
  Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) · Feb 9, 2026
• SB90Tabled / continued
  Equity in public school funding and staffing; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality.
  Continued to 2027 · Jan 29, 2026
• SB125Signed
  Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; powers and duties, report.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 22, 2026
• SB171Signed
  Minor elementary or secondary school students admitted to inpatient treatment; discl. of discharge.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• SB177Signed
  Va. Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, consumer reproductive/sexual health information.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 8, 2026
• SB198Tabled / continued
  Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of statements.
  Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · Mar 9, 2026
• SB199Signed
  Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · May 20, 2026
• SB247Signed
  Nursing homes; application to Commissioner of Health for change of operator license, civil penalty.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 8, 2026
• SB257Signed
  Health insurance; requirements for certain opioid antagonists.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 8, 2026
• SB269Tabled / continued
  Mental health service providers; definitions, use of artificial intelligence system, civil penalty.
  Continued to 2027 · Feb 3, 2026
• SB296Tabled / continued
  County manager plan of government; affordable dwelling unit ordinance.
  Continued to 2027 · Feb 12, 2026
• SB332Signed
  Medical marijuana; administration to terminally ill patients.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• SB418Signed
  Therapeutic interchange; authorizes pharmacists to perform, adaptation of prescriptions.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• SB421Signed
  Pharmacist; remote verification and counseling in opioid treatment programs.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 6, 2026
• SJ5Passed
  Commending Pamelia Henriksen.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jan 21, 2026
• SJ21Failed
  Medical errors; Jt. Com. on Health Care to study options for establishing protected reporting system
  Stricken at request of Patron in Rules (Voice Vote) · Jan 30, 2026
• SJ81Passed
  Commending the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Feb 10, 2026
• SJ181Passed
  Commending Kathy Glazer.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 14, 2026
• SR86Passed
  Celebrating the life of Ola Parker Willoughby.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 24, 2026
• SR159Passed
  Commending Project PEACE.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 24, 2026