Sen. Michael J. Jones

Chamber

Senate

District

15

Party

Democrat

LIS member ID

S0134

Committees (2026, LIS)

• Courts of Justice
• Privileges and Elections
• Rehabilitation and Social Services
• Transportation

1,465 of 1,485 Senate floor roll calls in 2026 (Regular + Special Session I) list this member.

99.9% voted with the Democrat majority (1,460 of 1,462 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: 4 more (4 passed, 0 failed, 0 tabled), listed below. Also co-patron on 96 bills (not listed).

• SB218Vetoed
  Inmates; Director of Dept. of Corrections shall continue to accept applications for confinement.
  Vetoed by Governor · May 19, 2026
• SB219Signed
  Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operations.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• SB220Failed
  High school student athlete; revising residency requirement to participate in athletic teams, report.
  Failed to Pass from conference · Mar 14, 2026
• SB221Signed
  School crossing zones; active times, locality may increase time preceding & following school hours.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 6, 2026
• SB222Tabled / continued
  Juvenile offenders; expands eligibility for parole.
  Continued to 2027 · Jan 30, 2026
• SB725Signed
  Circuit court clerks; fees, allocation of Technology Trust Fund Fee.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
• SB726Failed
  Circuit court clerks; fees, increases Technology Trust Fund Fee.
  Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) · Feb 2, 2026
• SB727Signed
  Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, exceptions, penalty.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 22, 2026
• SB728Tabled / continued
  Practice of athletic training; adds dry needling to definition.
  Continued to 2027 · Feb 12, 2026
• SB729Signed
  Private activity bonds; allocation of state ceiling.
  Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Mar 31, 2026
• SB739Tabled / continued
  Virginia Youth Empowerment and Mentoring Grant Fund and Program; created and established.
  Continued to 2027 · Feb 4, 2026
• SB740Tabled / continued
  Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act; fund and council established, report.
  Continued to 2027 · Feb 5, 2026
• SB761Failed
  Electric and gas utilities; rates and charges for service, political influence activities, report.
  Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (12-Y 3-N) · Feb 9, 2026
• SB765Failed
  Charitable gaming; definition of poker events, prohibited practices.
  Failed to Pass from conference · Mar 14, 2026
• SB834Tabled / continued
  Virginia Solar Energy and Battery Energy Storage Systems Grant Program; established.
  Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · Mar 9, 2026
• SJ114Passed
  Commending the Reverend Dr. Roberta Young-Jackson.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Feb 25, 2026
• SR23Passed
  Commending George B. Hayes.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jan 30, 2026
• SR24Passed
  Commending Curtis Allen.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jan 30, 2026
• SR25Passed
  Commending Joseph P. Casey, Ph.D.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jan 30, 2026
• SR33Passed
  Commending Mike Street.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Feb 6, 2026
• SR52Passed
  Commending First Union Baptist Church.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Feb 20, 2026
• SR82Passed
  Commending We Off The Couch.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 24, 2026
• SR142Passed
  Commending Barbara Entzminger Thomas.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 25, 2026
• SR2026Passed · Special I
  Commending New Deliverance Evangelistic Church.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 23, 2026
• SR2030Passed · Special I
  Commending Henry Michael Sawyer.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 23, 2026
• SR2074Passed · Special I
  Commending Bishop John L. Harris, Sr.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jul 1, 2026
• SR2075Passed · Special I
  Commending Mary Gresham.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jul 1, 2026