Summary
- Chamber
- Senate
- District
- 11
- Party
- Democrat
- LIS member ID
- S0062
Committees (2026, LIS)
- Commerce and Labor
- Courts of Justice
- Finance and Appropriations
- Privileges and Elections
- Rules
First elected to the Senate
2001
Capitol office & contact
Room 612, General Assembly Building201 North 9th StreetRichmond, VA 23219Phone: (804) 698-7511
Source: LIS member page (official General Assembly Building office)
Voting scorecardLIS 2026 floor votes
1356
Yea
122
Nay
0
Abstain
7
Not voting
1,485 of 1,485 Senate floor roll calls in 2026 (Regular + Special Session I) list this member.
98.5% voted with the Democrat majority (1,453 of 1,475 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.
Bills patroned, 2026 (53)LIS 2026
Chief patron only; counts are the 2026 Regular Session. 2026 Special Session I: 12 more (12 passed, 0 failed, 0 tabled), listed below. Also co-patron on 90 bills (not listed).
- SB271VetoedPrescription Drug Affordability Board; established.Vetoed by Governor · May 19, 2026
- SB272SignedFirearm or explosive material; exemptions, carrying in public institutions of higher education.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
- SB465Tabled / continuedRetail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for data centers.Left in Finance and Appropriations · Feb 17, 2026
- SB467Tabled / continuedHigh load facilities; impact assessments.Continued to 2027 · Feb 9, 2026
- SB472Tabled / continuedCourt fines and fees; waiver of fees for indigent defendant.Continued to 2027 · Feb 2, 2026
- SB480SignedAdults charged with criminal offenses punishable by incarceration; Va. longitudinal Data System.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 6, 2026
- SB484Tabled / continuedDGS; work group to provide recommendations relating to transitioning to an independent agency.Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · Mar 9, 2026
- SB494VetoedHigher educational institutions, public; membership of governing boards.Vetoed by Governor · May 19, 2026
- SB495SignedSubstantial risk orders; eligible petitioners, court jurisdiction, constr. possession of firearms.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
- SB504SignedVested rights; rulings or orders of the local circuit court, residential project.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
- SB505SignedElectric utilities, certain; purchased power cost risk mitigation practices.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Mar 31, 2026
- SB513SignedComprehensive mental health, substance abuse, & developmt. disability crisis services; written plan.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
- SB514SignedMarcus Alert Evaluation Task Force; created.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 8, 2026
- SB515SignedElectric Utility Regulation, Commission on; scope and name changes to Energy Commission of Virginia.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
- SB516SignedElectric utilities; disconnection reports, State Corporation Commission database, annual summary.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
- SB519Tabled / continuedLand and urban areas; DCR shall assess how best to achieve permanent conservation by 2036, report.Continued to 2027 · Feb 11, 2026
- SB520SignedUninsured Employer's Fund; administrative expenses.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 6, 2026
- SB521Tabled / continuedData centers; rainwater harvesting systems.Continued to 2027 · Feb 3, 2026
- SB523Tabled / continuedLine of Duty Act; payments to beneficiaries.Continued to 2027 · Feb 13, 2026
- SB524SignedMental health & substance abuse disorders; network adequacy standards, comparative analyses, report.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
- SB527SignedPharmaceutical Substance Manufacturing Grant Fund; created.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
- SB598SignedElectric utilities; renewable portfolio standard program, zero-carbon electricity, etc.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 8, 2026
- SB611Tabled / continuedEconomic development incentives; wage requirements.Continued to 2027 · Feb 3, 2026
- SB625Tabled / continuedMedical Education Service Grant Program; established, report.Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · Mar 9, 2026
- SB634FailedPetition for modification of a sentence; eligibility, procedures, report.Stricken at request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) · Feb 4, 2026
- SB713SignedSheriffs; courthouse and courtroom security, concurrent jurisdiction of certain officers, etc.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
- SB714SignedLocal pretrial services officers; duties and responsibilities, defendant interviews, assessments.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 8, 2026
- SB715Tabled / continuedLand records; certain financing statements, recording and indexing fees.Continued to 2027 · Feb 2, 2026
- SB803SignedVirginia Fair Housing Law; regulations defining terms related to unlawful conduct.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 22, 2026
- SB804SignedJudicial Inquiry and Review Commission; submission of annual report.Approved by Governor (Acts of Assembly) · Apr 13, 2026
- SJ65PassedCommending Debbie Ryan.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Feb 3, 2026
- SJ67PassedCommending Sweet Briar College.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Feb 3, 2026
- SJ85PassedCommending the Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Feb 17, 2026
- SJ86PassedCelebrating the life of Thomas Blue.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Feb 17, 2026
- SJ87PassedCelebrating the life of Mimi Milner Elrod.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Feb 17, 2026
- SJ88PassedCelebrating the life of Bruce Randolph Murray.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Feb 17, 2026
- SJ89PassedCelebrating the life of Eugene Williams.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Feb 17, 2026
- SJ116PassedCelebrating the life of Harlan Ray Beckley.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 5, 2026
- SJ117PassedCommending Thomas D. Harvey.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 5, 2026
- SJ119PassedCelebrating the life of Edward Douglas Harris.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 5, 2026
- SJ120PassedCommending the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 5, 2026
- SJ121PassedCelebrating the life of the Honorable Barnie Keith Day.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 5, 2026
- SJ157PassedCommending Nelson Smith.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 14, 2026
- SJ158PassedCelebrating the life of Ashley Elizabeth Harrell.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 14, 2026
- SJ172PassedCelebrating the life of Joanne Terenzio Blakemore.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 14, 2026
- SJ187PassedCelebrating the life of Nancy Thumma Bowles.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 14, 2026
- SJ237PassedCelebrating the life of John T. Casteen III.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 14, 2026
- SJ238PassedCelebrating the life of Eva Marie Coles Caldwell Baker.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 14, 2026
- SJ239PassedCommending Alexandria Searls.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 14, 2026
- SJ240PassedCommending the Miller School of Albemarle baseball team.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 14, 2026
- SR16PassedNominating a person to be elected as a member of the State Corporation Commission.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jan 21, 2026
- SR17PassedNominating a person to be elected to the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jan 21, 2026
- SR97PassedCelebrating the life of the Honorable Jerrauld C. Jones.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 24, 2026
- SR2021Passed · Special ICelebrating the life of Douglas Raymond Rendleman.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 23, 2026
- SR2022Passed · Special ICommending the University of Virginia women's swimming and diving team.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 23, 2026
- SR2023Passed · Special ICelebrating the life of Edward Olmsted Henneman.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 23, 2026
- SR2024Passed · Special ICelebrating the life of Charles Morris Hileman.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 23, 2026
- SR2033Passed · Special ICommending the Charlottesville Downtown Mall.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 23, 2026
- SR2034Passed · Special ICelebrating the life of Christopher Lansing Yates.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 23, 2026
- SR2041Passed · Special ICelebrating the life of Robert Gordon Barton, Jr.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 23, 2026
- SR2042Passed · Special ICommending Chiles Family Orchards.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jun 23, 2026
- SR2058Passed · Special ICommending Charles Ridgeway Schuyler III.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jul 1, 2026
- SR2059Passed · Special ICommending the Nelson County High School girls' soccer team.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jul 1, 2026
- SR2060Passed · Special ICommending the Western Albemarle High School boys' tennis team.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jul 1, 2026
- SR2078Passed · Special ICommending the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center.Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jul 1, 2026
Bill subjectsLIS subjects
LIS has not published subjects for this member's 2026 bills.Coming soon
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Financials
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Source: LIS public data files (lis.blob.core.windows.net/lisfiles/20261/, lis.blob.core.windows.net/lisfiles/20262/) — BILLS, HISTORY, VOTE, Sponsors, CommitteeMembers. Built Oct 17, 2026. Floor roll calls only; committee votes excluded.