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Democratic
· Senator
Jennifer Carroll Foy
Represents District 33 in the State Senate.
Votes with Democrats
99%
on 1,027 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 4,294 of 4,314 roll calls · Senate median 98%
Their bills that became law
11 of 25
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 21
Roll calls on record
4,314
2026 Regular Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 12, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Regular Session.
How Jennifer Carroll Foy votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Jennifer Carroll Foy sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Jennifer Carroll Foy is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
7 of 1,027 party-line votes.
HB1479 · Punitive damages; hit and run drivers.
In plain English Allows punitive damages to be awarded in lawsuits for personal injury or death caused by felony hit and run drivers.
Committee amendment agreed to (26-Y 14-N 0-A) · 2026-03-11 · Passed 26–14 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1272 · Electronic gaming devices; regulation, penalties, sunset.
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N) · 2026-02-25 · Passed 8–7 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB386 · Owners of sewage treatment works; land application, marketing, or distributing of sewage sludge.
In plain English Requires sewage treatment facilities to test sludge for PFAS chemicals before land application, marketing, or distribution starting January 1, 2027.
Read third time and passed Senate (27-Y 13-N 0-A) · 2026-02-17 · Passed 27–13 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB807 · Hunting within certain areas of Monroe Bay in Westmoreland County; prohibited.
Read third time and defeated by Senate (19-Y 20-N 0-A) · 2026-02-16 · Failed 19–20 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB770 · Hunters and fishers; persons going on land, etc., without consent of landowner, Class 1 misdemeanor.
Read third time and defeated by Senate (14-Y 25-N 0-A) · 2026-02-16 · Failed 14–25 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB94 · Data centers; site assessment, sound profile of the high energy use facility.
In plain English Requires applicants for new high-energy data centers to submit sound assessments examining effects on nearby homes and schools within 500 feet before rezoning approval.
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 1-A) · 2026-02-12 · Passed 21–18 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB575 · Virginia Public Procurement Act; joint and cooperative procurement, construction exception.
In plain English Excludes certain federal intergovernmental support agreements from Virginia's procurement rules that allow public bodies to purchase from another public body's construction contracts in cooperative procurements.
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (9-Y 4-N 2-A) · 2026-01-21 · Passed 9–4 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB347 · Solar facilities; local regulation, permits, special exceptions.
In plain English Requires localities to set standards for ground-mounted solar facilities of one megawatt or more and report decisions to the state starting July 1, 2026.
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (18-Y 18-N 0-A) · 2026-04-22 · Failed 18–18
HB505 · Counties, cities, & towns; members of governing body, continuing personal interest in transactions.
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (19-Y 19-N 0-A) · 2026-04-22 · Failed 19–19
HB1093 · Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, attorney fees capped.
Passed Senate with amendment (20-Y 20-N 0-A) · 2026-03-10 · Failed 20–20
HB86 · Mattress Stewardship Program; established, definitions, report.
Passed Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A) · 2026-03-10 · Failed 20–20
SB109 · School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.
House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A) · 2026-03-04 · Failed 20–20
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Danny DiggsRepublican · District 24 · 930 shared contested votes
25%
David SuetterleinRepublican · District 4 · 852 shared contested votes
21%
Richard StuartRepublican · District 25 · 940 shared contested votes
19%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (20 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Jennifer Carroll Foy was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced25
Out of committee16
Passed one chamber13
Passed both chambers11
Became law11
Never left committee9
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 21 bills that became law this session.
Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs & devices, including over-the-counter.
In plain English Requires health insurance carriers to cover FDA-approved contraceptive drugs and devices, including over-the-counter options, without copayments or coinsurance.
Official synopsis: Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices. Requires health insurance carriers to provide coverage, under any health insurance contract, policy, or plan that includes coverage for prescription drugs on an outpatient basis, for contraceptive drugs and contraceptive devices approved by the U.S. Food and…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1007) · 2026-04-22
Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center; work group to develop policy, etc., to establish.
In plain English Directs the Secretary of Public Safety to convene a work group to develop policy recommendations for establishing a Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center and report findings by December 15, 2026.
Official synopsis: Secretary of Public Safety; firearm violence. Directs the Secretary of Public Safety to convene a work group to develop policy and legislative recommendations to establish the Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center. The bill allows the work group to (i) meet both in-person and virtually, (ii)…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1008) · 2026-04-22
Overtime for certain employees; pay for domestic workers, delayed effective date.
In plain English Requires overtime pay for domestic workers starting July 1, 2028, if reenacted by the 2027 legislature.
Official synopsis: Overtime for certain employees; domestic workers. Adds domestic workers, as defined in the bill, to provisions related to overtime pay. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2028, and its provisions do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2027 Session of…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0983) · 2026-04-22
Discovery materials or evidence; accused may request to copy or photograph any materials.
In plain English Requires prosecutors to provide copies of police reports and evidence to defendants upon request, at least 10 days before trial or preliminary hearing.
Official synopsis: Discovery; methods of delivery. Requires the Commonwealth, upon request by the accused or his counsel, to copy or photograph any discovery materials or evidence the accused is permitted to inspect and review, including relevant police reports, criminal records, dashboard camera footage, and body-worn camera footage,…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0982) · 2026-04-22
Teacher, other instructional personnel, etc., exits; data collection, disaggregation by race.
In plain English Requires school boards to annually report the number and type of teacher and staff exits, disaggregated by race and reason.
Official synopsis: Teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits; data collection; disaggregation by race; reason for exit. Requires each school board to report to the Department of Education annually the number and type of teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff position exits in the…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0850) · 2026-04-13
Land development; definitions, solar canopies in surface parking areas, delayed effective date.
In plain English Allows localities to require solar canopies covering up to 50 percent of new nonresidential parking areas with 100 or more spaces, effective July 1, 2027.
Official synopsis: Land development; solar canopies in parking areas. Provides that any locality may include in its land development ordinances a provision that requires that an applicant must install a solar canopy over designated surface parking areas. Such provisions shall apply only to nonresidential parking areas with…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0758) · 2026-04-13
Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.
In plain English Requires firearm industry members to establish reasonable controls to prevent sales to prohibited persons and theft, and creates civil liability for violations.
Official synopsis: Firearm industry members; standards of responsible conduct; civil liability. Creates standards of responsible conduct for firearm industry members and requires such members to establish and implement reasonable controls regarding the manufacture, sale, distribution, use, and marketing of the firearm industry member's firearm-related products, as those…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0530) · 2026-04-10
Contraception; definitions, establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.
In plain English Establishes a right to obtain contraceptives and creates a legal claim against anyone who infringes on that right.
Official synopsis: Contraception; right to contraception; applicability; enforcement. Establishes a right to obtain contraceptives and engage in contraception, as such terms are defined in the bill. The bill clarifies that none of its provisions shall be construed to permit or sanction the performance of any sterilization procedure…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0525) · 2026-04-08
Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.
In plain English Eliminates the minimum wage exemption for farm laborers and farm employees, effective January 1, 2027.
Official synopsis: Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees. Eliminates the exemption from Virginia's minimum wage requirements for persons employed as farm laborers or farm employees. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027, and is identical to HB 20.
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0358) · 2026-04-08
Offshore wind industry; workforce development.
In plain English Directs the Department of Energy to identify and develop training resources for offshore wind industry workers in Virginia.
Official synopsis: Department of Energy; workforce development in offshore wind industry. Directs the Director of the Department of Energy to identify and develop training resources to advance workforce development in the offshore wind industry in the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 67.
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0362) · 2026-04-08
Health insurance; tobacco surcharge.
Health insurance; tobacco surcharge. Eliminates the authority of a health carrier to vary its premium rates based on tobacco use. Under current law, a health carrier may charge premium rates up to 1.5 times higher for a tobacco user than for a nonuser. The provisions…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0035) · 2026-03-31
Civil actions; assignment as business litigation action, requirements, delayed effective date.
Civil actions; assignment as business litigation action; requirements. Allows counsel for any party or the judge of the circuit court initially assigned to certain civil actions to request to have such action assigned by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia to have such…
Passed one chamberContinued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) · 2026-03-02
Health insurance; coverage for donor human milk, penalties.
Donor human milk banks; health insurance; coverage for donor human milk; penalties. Prohibits any person from establishing or operating a donor human milk bank, as defined in the bill, without first obtaining a license from the State Health Commissioner and makes it a Class 6…
Passed one chamberTabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · 2026-03-02
Denial or abridgement of the right to work; repeals certain provisions of the Code.
Denial or abridgement of the right to work; repeal. Repeals the provisions of the Code of Virginia that, among other things, prohibit any agreement or combination between an employer and a labor union or labor organization whereby (i) nonmembers of the union or organization are…
Not out of committeeLeft in Commerce and Labor · 2026-02-17
Railroad safety; minimum train crew used in movement of freight, civil penalties.
Railroad safety; minimum train crew; movement of freight; civil penalties. Requires a crew of at least two qualified individuals on all trains, locomotives, or light engines used in connection with moving freight. The bill requires a railroad company that violates its provisions to pay certain…
Not out of committeeLeft in Commerce and Labor · 2026-02-17
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HB484 · 2026-04-22
Health insurance; ethics and fairness in carrier business practices, downcoded claims. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A))
HB1393 · 2026-04-22
Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (34-Y 5-N 0-A))
HB1525 · 2026-04-22
Firearms, certain; definitions, possession, transportation, or purchase by certain persons, penalty. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB630 · 2026-04-22
Elections; ranked choice voting, locally elected offices, report. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB320 · 2026-04-22
Live streaming while driving; prohibited, penalty. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (25-Y 14-N 0-A))
SB352 · 2026-04-22
Law-enforcement officers; restrictions on wearing of facial coverings, exceptions, penalty. (Passed by for the day (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB640 · 2026-04-22
Elections; challenges to a voter or voter's registration, filing of petition, notice of appeal. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
SB225 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (39-Y 0-N 0-A))
HB892 · 2026-04-22
Electric utilities; integrated resource plans; SCC to investigate electric load forecasts. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB773 · 2026-04-22
Elections; absentee voting, cure process, delayed effective date. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
SB125 · 2026-04-22
Children's Ombudsman, Office of the; powers and duties, report. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A))
SB749 · 2026-04-22
Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties. (Passed by for the day (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
SB803 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Fair Housing Law; regulations defining terms related to unlawful conduct. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 17-N 0-A))
HB1377 · 2026-04-22
VMI; Bd. of Visitors to examine higher education at the Institute. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
SB783 · 2026-04-22
Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
SB620 · 2026-04-22
Va. ABC Authority; permitting of retail tobacco product retailers, etc. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 2-N 0-A))
HB238 · 2026-04-22
Minimum wage and overtime wages; payment, of wages, misclassification of workers, civil actions. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB711 · 2026-04-22
Solar facilities; local regulation, permits, special exceptions. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (20-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB1457 · 2026-04-22
Vehicle weight limits; violations, owner or lessee of commercial motor vehicle hauling coal. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A))
HB308 · 2026-04-22
Va. ABC Authority; permitting of retail tobacco product retailers, etc. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 2-N 0-A))
HB2 · 2026-04-22
Electric utilities; energy efficiency upgrades, report. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 17-N 0-A))
SB543 · 2026-04-22
Marijuana and hemp products; enforcement. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB455 · 2026-04-22
Va. Opioid Use Red. & Jail-Based Substance Use Disorder Trtmt. and Transition Fund; grant procedure. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A))
SB230 · 2026-04-22
Police and court records; expungement of records, delayed effective date. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Nos. 1 and 3 (24-Y 15-N 0-A))
HB101 · 2026-04-22
Concealed handguns; alternate methods of submission of applications for permits. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A))
SB324 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Public Procurement Act; additional public works contract requirements. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB614 · 2026-04-22
History/soc.science SOL & Curriculum Framework; review of instruction on roles of all peoples. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB820 · 2026-04-22
Mixed-income housing; creating a two-year pilot program that provides loan origination, etc. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A))
HB857 · 2026-04-22
Home/electronic incarceration program; court shall assign pregnant/postpartum persons to program. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N 0-A))
SB107 · 2026-04-22
Jury service; exemptions upon request, certain caretakers of persons with serious health conditions. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (35-Y 4-N 0-A))
SB62 · 2026-04-22
Marijuana-related offenses; modification of sentence, sunset. (Passed by for the day (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
SB256 · 2026-04-22
Appliance minimum energy and water conservation standards; requirement of manufacturers. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB1011 · 2026-04-22
Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
SB197 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund; loan and grant program, deferment of interest accrual. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A))
SB285 · 2026-04-22
Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment grant program; Board of HCD to review, etc. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A))
SB337 · 2026-04-22
Virginia National Guard; reports to General Assembly, state militias, etc. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
SB223 · 2026-04-22
Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 17-N 0-A))
HB41 · 2026-04-22
Elections; procedures for removal of electoral board members and general registrars. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
SB364 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center; work group to develop policy, etc., to establish. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB796 · 2026-04-22
Regulatory boards; adjustment of fees, recovery of disciplinary and monitoring costs, report. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A))
SB518 · 2026-04-22
Public works contracts; prevailing wage rate, definitions, civil penalty. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
SB536 · 2026-04-22
Medical malpractice information disclosures; report. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (37-Y 2-N 0-A))
SB173 · 2026-04-22
Weapons; possession prohibited in hospital that provides mental health or developmental services. (Passed by for the day (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB318 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Parole Board; powers and duties, juvenile offenders, parole procedures and considerations. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
SB342 · 2026-04-22
Condemnation of conservation or open-space easement; compensation. (Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (10-Y 29-N 0-A))
SB342 · 2026-04-22
Condemnation of conservation or open-space easement; compensation. (Passed in enrolled form (32-Y 7-N 0-A))
SB706 · 2026-04-22
Opioid antagonist; distribution program, reports. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A))
SB347 · 2026-04-22
Solar facilities; local regulation, permits, special exceptions. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (18-Y 18-N 0-A))
SB767 · 2026-04-22
Motor vehicles; glass repair and replacement, emissions inspections, penalties, repeals. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 0-N 0-A))
SB72 · 2026-04-22
Electric utilities; energy efficiency upgrades, report. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB379 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; application, notice, deposit, fee. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 16-N 0-A))
HB286 · 2026-04-22
Virginia National Guard; orders transmitted to and through Governor, annual reports. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
SB388 · 2026-04-22
Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB1046 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Public Procurement Act; additional public works contract requirements. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
SB176 · 2026-04-22
Elections; ranked choice voting, locally elected offices, report. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB909 · 2026-04-22
Elections; certain conduct prohibited at polling places applicable to locations for absentee voting. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB505 · 2026-04-22
Counties, cities, & towns; members of governing body, continuing personal interest in transactions. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (19-Y 19-N 0-A))
HB234 · 2026-04-22
Elections; general provisions, electoral board members to wear identification, civil penalty. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB281 · 2026-04-22
Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; defense to action for possession for nonpayment of rent (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
HB1524 · 2026-04-22
Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, exceptions, penalty. (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A))
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 4314 total roll-call votes this session).
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