Sen. Tara A. Durant

Chamber

Senate

District

27

Party

Republican

LIS member ID

S0120

Committees (2026, LIS)

• Education and Health
• Local Government
• Privileges and Elections

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

95.5% voted with the Republican majority (1,387 of 1,453 yea/nay votes where that caucus's majority voted one way)

Recent floor votes

• NayJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• NayJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• NayJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• YeaJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• YeaJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• NayJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• YeaJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• YeaJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• NayJun 29, 2026 · HB30 Budget Bill.
• NayJun 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: 2 more (2 passed, 0 failed, 0 tabled), listed below. Also co-patron on 53 bills (not listed).

• SB114Tabled / continued
  Medicaid waivers; consumer-directed services, employer of record.
  Continued to 2027 · Jan 22, 2026
• SB602Failed
  Marcus alert system; external database information removal.
  Failed to pass · Mar 12, 2026
• SB604Tabled / continued
  Charitable gaming; common interest communities, bingo.
  Continued to 2027 · Jan 28, 2026
• SB617Tabled / continued
  Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program authority; right of entry, performance bond.
  Continued to 2027 · Feb 3, 2026
• SB623Failed
  Agricultural & Forestal Districts Act; size of parcels, reduction of core area acreage requirements.
  Stricken at request of Patron in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (11-Y 0-N) · Jan 27, 2026
• SB655Failed
  Fentanyl; possession in presence of minor prohibited, enhanced penalty.
  Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (7-Y 6-N 2-A) · Feb 2, 2026
• SB656Tabled / continued
  Standards of Quality; class size limits, exception for certain ensemble music classes, definition.
  Left in Education · Mar 10, 2026
• SB657Failed
  Larceny; charging several acts or any offense.
  Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (8-Y 6-N 1-A) · Feb 11, 2026
• SB698Failed
  Alcoholic beverage control; designated outdoor refreshment areas.
  Passed by indefinitely in Rehabilitation and Social Services (8-Y 7-N) · Jan 30, 2026
• SB703Failed
  Public elem. and sec. schools and higher ed. institutions; student participation in women's sports.
  Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) · Jan 29, 2026
• SB704Failed
  Virginia encroachment grant; incompatible uses.
  Stricken at request of Patron in Local Government (12-Y 0-N) · Feb 9, 2026
• SB705Failed
  Regulatory Budget Program; established, report.
  Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · Feb 3, 2026
• SB746Tabled / continued
  Property Owners' Association Act; operation and management of assoc., condemnation of common area.
  Continued to 2027 · Feb 11, 2026
• SB796Tabled / continued
  Artificial Intelligence Companion Chatbots and Minors Act; established, enforcement, civil penalty.
  Continued to 2027 · Feb 17, 2026
• SB799Failed
  Tangible personal property tax relief; rate of taxation.
  Passed by indefinitely in Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) · Feb 3, 2026
• SJ38Failed
  Craft beer industry; Department of Taxation to prepare a report on local taxation.
  Passed by indefinitely in Rules (Voice Vote) · Feb 6, 2026
• SJ166Passed
  Commending Barney Reiley.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 14, 2026
• SJ222Passed
  Commending Marceline Catlett, Ed.D.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 14, 2026
• SJ247Passed
  Commending the Mountain View High School competition cheer squad.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 14, 2026
• SJ278Passed
  Celebrating the life of Barbara Griffis Decatur.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 24, 2026
• SJ279Passed
  Commending Lou Sorrentino.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 24, 2026
• SJ280Passed
  Commending Jimmy and Dottie Dillard.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 24, 2026
• SJ281Passed
  Commending Elijah Sarratt.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 24, 2026
• SJ282Passed
  Commending Aiden Fisher.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 24, 2026
• SJ283Passed
  Celebrating the life of Robert Parrish Green.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 24, 2026
• SJ284Passed
  Celebrating the life of La Bravia J. Jenkins.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Mar 24, 2026
• SR2005Passed · Special I
  Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Apr 28, 2026
• SR2071Passed · Special I
  Commending Michael Sidebotham.
  Passed (resolution; no governor action) · Jul 1, 2026