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Virginia Under Republican Leadership 2025

Office of the Governor Website, Office of the Lt. Governor Website, Office of the Attorney General Website

NRA 2023 Virginia General Election Ratings

2022-2023 Virginia General Assembly Report Card by the Family Foundation

Apr 6, 2025, Virginia Lawmakers Reject Youngkin's Gender Privacy Amendment on Education Bill, Daily Progress

Apr 3, 2025, Virginia Lawmakers Buck Youngkin's Budget Amendments, Associated Press

Mar 25, 2025, Virginia Community Colleges End Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices, Virginia Mercury

Mar 24, 2025, GOvernor Amends Virginia's Budget to Increase Rainy-Day Reserves Over Changes in Washington, WTOP

Mar 24, 2025, Youngkin Wants to Extend Flood Relief to Southern Virginia and Adding Funding for VMI Center to State Budget, Cardinal News

Mar 24, 2025, Youngkin Revives Sanctuary City Ban, Gaming Commission, Vouchers in Amendments, Virginian Pilot

Mar 24, 2025, Youngkin Vetoes Minimum Wage Hike, Prescription Affordability Bills, Virginia Mercury

Mar 23, 2025, Youngkin Signs Another 185 Bills Bringing the Total up to 365, The Virginian-Pilot

Mar 21, 2025, Youngkin Signs Bipartisan Law Banning Synthetic Dyes in School Meals, Virginia Mercury

Mar 20, 2025, Senate Finance Chair Says Youngkin Set to Make 200+ Budget Amendments, VPM/NPR

Mar 20, 2025, Youngkin Signs 180 BIlls Into Law, The Center Square

Mar 7, 2025, Virginia Commissions Approve $155 Million Manassas Rail Line, Virginia Mercury

Mar 6, 2025, Virginia State Police Operation Results in 603 Felony Arrests, Drug Seizures, ABC 8 News

Mar 3, 2025, Virginia Democrats Pass Proposal to Incentivise Small Solar Projects, VPM/NPR

Mar 3, 2025, Virginia Minium Wage Bill Increasing Minium Wage to $15 by 2027 Heads to Youngkin's Desk, 13 News Now

Feb 27, 2025, Youngkin Has About 900 Bills To Sign BY March 24, VPM/NPR

Feb 27, 2025, Tougher Academic Standards Coming for Virginia Students, Virginia Mercury

[Youngkin administration aims for NAEP proficiency, but critics question effectiveness]

Feb 24, 2025, Virginia Lawmakers Wrap up 2025 with Bipartisan Budget and Key Legislative Efforts, WJLA ABC 7 News

Feb 24, 2025, Youngkin Announces Website to Help Fired Federal Workers, Says There Are Plenty of Jobs in Virginia, WRIC ABC 8 News

Feb 21, 2025, Virginia General Assembly Reaches Budget Agreement, Including Tax Rebates and Teacher/State Employee Bonuses, WRIC ABC 8 News

[Single Tax filers will get a $200 rebate and Joint Filers will get a $400 rebate. Teachers will receive a $1,000 bonus and state employees a 1.5 % bonus on top of a 3% raise]

Feb 21, 2025, Which Bills Passed and Failed as the General Assembly Comes to an End?, WRIC

[3,100 Bills were introduced, just over half were approved]

Feb 20, 2025, Virginia Cracks Down on Illegal Street Takeovers and Reckless Driving, Virginia Mercury

[New legislation targets exhibition driving heads to Youngkin's desk, bringing tougher penalties]

Feb 19, 2025, Bill Prohibiting Police From Lying to Children Passes Virginia Senate, Virginia Mercury

Feb 14, 2025, School Funding Showdown Looms as Legislature Sends Sales Tax Bill to Youngkin Again, Virginia Mercury

Feb 13, 2025, Three Interesting Bills: Overtime for Domestic Workers, Heat Regulations, New Rules for Sex Offenders, Virginia Mercury

Feb 13, 2025, Virginia Schools Ranked Dead Last Nationally in Pandemic Math Recovery, Report Says, WUSA9

Feb 7, 2025, Virginia's Universities and Colleges May Be Fprced to Live Stream Their Meetings, Virginia Mercury

Feb 7, 2025, Virginia Weighs Response to Potential Rollback of Medicaid for 630,000, Virginia Mercury

Feb 7, 2025, Three Interesting Bills: Swastikas, Free Water at Restaurants, and Cigarette Sale Loophole, Virginia Mercury

Feb 7, 2025, General Assembly Passes Bill to Eliminate Tax Breaks for Organizations that Honor the Confederacy, WRIC ABC 8 News

Feb 6, 2025, Legislators Prep for Partisan Battles in the Second Half of the General Assembly Session, Cardinal News

Feb 6, 2025, Where Bills Stand At The Mid-Point of the General Assembly, Cardinal News

Feb 6, 2025, Virginia House, Senate Move to Fast-Track CTE Teachers, Virginia Mercury

[Proposed law would create alternative licensing procedures for rising demand for career and technical educators]

Feb 6, 2025, Lawmakers Shift Gears on School Transportation Despite Safety Concerns, Virginia Mercury

[Pilot program to address ongoing bus driver shortage advances in the House]

Feb 6, 2025, Youngkin-backed Effort to Set THC Impairment on Worksite Fails, NPR

Feb 5, 2025, Virginia Lawmakers Fumble Bill to Curb High School Sports Recruitment, Virginia Mercury

Feb 4, 2025, Legislation Aimed at Lowering Appalachian Power Bills Moves Forward, Cardinal News

Feb 3, 2025, GOP Immigration Bills Crushed in Virginia Senate, Virginia Mercury

Feb 3, 2025, Halftime in Richmond: Virginia Lawmakers Clash Over Taxes, Health Care, and Gun Control, Virginia Mercury

Feb 1, 2025, Virginia Democrats Dump Youngkin's Proposed Tax Cuts In Favor of One-Time Rebates, WTVR CBS News 6

Jan 30, 2025, Toll Breaks for Virginia Drivers? Lawmakers Weigh Costly Proposal, Virginia Mercury

[A new bill could cut costs for frequent commuters and low-income residents, but opposition mounts over cost and legal hurdles]

Jan 29, 2025, Virginia's Learning Recovery Falls Short As NAEP Scores Show Mixed Results, Virginia Mercury

Jan 29, 2025, Virginia Car Tax Credit Hits Dead End in Senate Panel, Virginia Mercury

Jan 29, 2025, Virginia Senate Drama: Democrats Force Lt. Gov. Sears into Contraception Bill Vote, WSET ABC 13 News

Jan 29, 2025, Update on Criminal Background Checks Backlog So Daycares Can Resume Hiring, WTVR CBS 6 

Jan 27, 2025, Virginia Legislation Attempts to Combat Growing Impacts of Climate Crisis, Virginia Mercury

Jan 25, 2025, Virginia Senate Democrats Block 9 Youngkin Board Appointments, Washington Post

[Youngkin calls their actions petty]

Jan 24, 2025, Push to Mandate Elected School Boards Hits Dead End, Virginia Mercury

[Senate subcommittee vote halts bill seeking to eliminate appointed school boards, citing local control and community collaboration.]

Jan 24, 2025, Three Interesting Bills: Prison Temperatures, GPS Trespassing, and Teen Barbers and Cosmetologists, Virginia Mercury

Jan 24, 2025, Arlington Public School District Doubles Down on 'Inclusive' Policies After Registered Sex Offender Repeatedly Exposed Himself to Young Girls, Daily Caller

Jan 23, 2025, VDH Says Richmond Is Not Capable of Reliably Providing Citizens With Water, WRIC ABC 8 News

Jan 23, 2025, Contraception Protections Advance in Virginia Amid Renewed Debate, Virginia Mercury

[Lawmakers push bills to safeguard access as opposition raises concerns over parental consent, religious exemptions, and abortion-related drugs.]

Jan 22, 2025, Senate Democrats Move to Block Youngkin Appointees, Richmond Times Dispatch

[Megan Scalia Bryce appointment is being blocked for the Virginia Board of Education]

Jan 21, 2025, Data Centers Could Double Virginia's Energy Use in 10 Years, Richmond Times Dispatch

Jan 21, 2025, Lawmakers Aim to Protect Medicaid Expansion for Thousands of Virginians, VPM/NPR

Jan 20, 2025, Virginia Lobby Day Sees Smaller Crowd on Inauguration Day, Richmond Times Dispatch

Jan 20, 2025, House Panel Moves to End Tax Breaks for Confederate-Affiliated Groups, Virginia Mercury

 

Jan 20, 2025, Lobby Day in Richmond Highlights Divide Over Gun Policy in Virginia, Virginia Mercury

 

Jan 20, 2025, License Plate Readers Face New Scrutiny by Virginia Lawmakers, Virginia Mercury

Jan 20, 2025, Rising Costs Spur Action on Virginia Military Tuition Program, Virginia Mercury

Jan 18, 2025, Cannabis Bill Advances, But Youngkin Still Opposes Retail Sales, Cardinal News

Jan 17, 2025, Three Interesting Bills: Lottery Winners, Divorce and Livestock Compensation, Virginia Mercury

Jan 17, 2025, Bill Would Create Grants for Large-Animal Veterinarians, Cardinal News

Jan 17, 2025, Subcommittee Tables Garrett Bill on Local Land Use, Cardinal News

[Garrett's bill would give local governments final say on renewable energy projects]

Jan 17, 2025, Parental Rights at Center of Reproductive Health Debate, Virginia Mercury

[Democrats push constitutional amendment and contraception protections; GOP raises oversight concerns.]

Jan 17, 2025, Education Advocates Urge Virginia Lawmakers to Remove School Support Cap, Virginia Mercury

Jan 15, 2025, Spanberger Rallies for Gun Reform, Calls Guns Top Threat to Kids, Virginia Mercury

[Democrats push more than a dozen gun bills ]

Jan 14, 2025, As Data Center Boom Continues, Legislators Broach New Regulations, Virginia Mercury

Jan 12, 2025, Five Concerning Truths About Richmond's Water System - 2022 EPA Report, WRIC 8

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Jan 10, 2025, Virginian Debate Overdose-Related Executive Order; Locals in Amherst Say It's Necessary, WDBJ7

Jan 10, 2025, Bipartisan Push Revives Prescription Drug Affordability Proposal in Virginia, Virginia Mercury

Jan 9, 2025, Advocates Rally for Investigation into Red Onion Prison, Press for Reforms, Virginia Mercury

Jan 8, 2025, Virginia to Receive $46 Million in Helene Relief Efforts, Virginia Mercury

Jan 8, 2025, Feds Approve Amendments to K-12 Accountability and Support Plan, Virginia Mercury

[Lawmakers to consider dozens of education bills as session begins]

Jan 8, 2025, Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce Save Local Pharmacies Act, Virginia Mercury

Jan 7, 2025, Youngkin Wants to Walk Back Earned Sentence Credit Extensions in State Budget, Virginia Mercury

Jan 7, 2025, Republicans Hang onto 10th District State Senate Seat, The Hill

[Luther Cifers wins.]

Jan 6, 2025, New Poll Finds Republicans and Independents United in Support of Using Natural Gas for Electricity, Thomas Jefferson Policy Institute

Chief Patron Bills Sponsored by  General Assembly members Whose Districts Include Rockingham County in 2025 Session

​Link to Members List in General Assembly Legislative Information System to check individual bills: https://lis.virginia.gov/241/mbr/MBR.HTM

 

Color coding of legislation:

Green - Passed; Yellow - Underconsideration; Red - Failed

[Last updated 1/27/2025]​

C. Todd Gilbert HD 33 R-Woodstock

  • HB2019 Shenandoah, Town of; new charter (previous charter repealed). In Subcommittee

  • HB2020 Highway maintenance; Town of New Market. In House

  • HB2168 Felony homicide; certain drug offenses, penalty. In Committee

  • HB2169 Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail for an alien illegally present in the U.S. In Committee

  • HJ509 Commending Shrine Mont. Introduced

  • HJ521 Commending the Rotary Club of Woodstock. Introduced

 

Chris S. Runion HD 35 R-Bridgewater

  • HB1571 Funeral directors; requirement to report certain statistics removed. In House

  • HB1603 Commonwealth Rail Fund; Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund. In House

  • HB1604 Certain school divisions; cost-savings agreements; requirements. In Subcommittee

  • HB2246 Funerals; disagreements among next of kin. In Subcommittee

  • HB2247 Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund; point source pollution grant agreements. In Committee

  • HB2248 Retail Sales and Use Tax; removes sunset for aircraft components. Incorporated

  • HB2504 Emergency Vehicles & Housing for Emergency Services Volunteers Grant Programs: established, reports. In Committee

  • HB2505 Termination of parental rights; abused, etc., children or children without parental care, appeals. In Subcommittee

  • HB2506 Income tax, state; energy-efficient homes tax credits. In Subcommittee

  • HB2507 VA School for the Deaf & the Blind, Board of Visitors of the; authority to establish campus police. In Committee

  • HB2517 Sewage sludge; land application, permit exemptions. In Subcommittee

  • HB2706 School officials; reports of certain incidents, subsequent reports to law enforcement. In Subcommittee

  • HB2707 Income tax, state; toll charges for disabled veterans tax credit. In Subcommittee

  • HB2716 Photo speed monitoring devices; private vendors compensated for calibration, civil penalty.In Subcommittee

  •  HJ486 Commending Caleb Gilbert. Passed

  • HR482 Commending the Warm Springs Valley Garden Club. Passed

Tony O. Wilt HD 34 R-Harrisonburg, Rockingham

  • HB2353 Public elementary & secondary schools; copies of minor's discharge plan sent to schools and parents. In Committee

  • HB2354 Immigration and Customs Enforcement; transfer of certain incarcerated persons. In Committee

  • HB2355 Virginia Consumer Protection Act; professional mold remediators, mold remediation certification. In Subcommittee

  • HB2357 Voter registration; list of unqualified persons transmitted to general registrars. In Committee

  • HB2360 High School diploma seal of biliteracy; designation as high-demand industry workforce credential. In House

  • HB2363 Corrections, Dept. of; designated employees with same power as sheriff or law-enforcement officer. In Subcommittee

  • HB2364 Advanced Emergency Training and First Aid Equipment Grant Fund and Program; established. In Committee

  • HB2365 Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard program, zero-carbon electricity. In Committee

  • HB2369 Central Criminal Records Exchange; removes requirement for annual reports. In Subcommittee

  • HB2370 Cigarette delivery sales; clarifies definition of "delivery sale." In Subcommittee

  • HB2632 Jurors; failure to return jury questionnaire. In Subcommittee

  • HB2633 Misbranded food; manufactured-protein food products. In Committee

  • HB2634 Charitable gaming; use of proceeds, charitable gaming adjusted gross receipts, effective date. In Committee

  • HB2714 Developmental disability waivers; reallocation of unused waiver slots. In Subcommittee

Mark D. Obenshain SD-2, R-Rockingham

  • SB1142 Line of Duty Act; benefits for campus police and private police officers, definitions. Passed Senate

  • SB1143 Public elementary & secondary schools; copies of minor's discharge plan sent to schools and parents. In Subcommittee

  • SB1144 Commonwealth Rail Fund; funds applied to Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund.In Committee

  • SB1148 Crime victim rights; notification.In Committee

  • SB1150 Shenandoah, Town of; new charter(previous charter repealed).Passed Senate

  • SB1152 Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; professional liability insurance. In Subcommittee

  • SB1153 Social Services, Department of; appointment of receiver for assisted living facilities. In Committee

  • SB1154 Fire insurance; assignment of claims prohibited. Passed Senate

  • SB1155 Postrelease supervision; a revocation hearing for violation, etc. In Committee

  • SB1156 Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers, delayed effective date. In Committee

  • SB1157 Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; person required to register, etc. In Committee

  • SB1158 Eminent domain; condemnation proceedings. In Committee

  • SB1159 Motor vehicle insurance; underinsured motorist coverage, revises language of required notice. Passed Senate

  • SB1160 Electric utilities; State Corporation Commission to establish an emissions intensity target program. Failed

  • SB1209 Photo speed monitoring devices; private vendors compensated for calibration, civil penalty. In Committee

  • SB1295 Preliminary protective orders; dispositional hearings, In Committee

  • SB1296 Virginia Public-Private Safety Communications Infrastructure Fund; established. In Committee

  • SB1456 Income tax, corporate; sourcing of sales other than sales of tangible personal property. In Committee

  • SJ271 Constitutional amendment (first reference); right to work. Failed 

@2020 Rockingham County Republican

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