Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Virginia
Votes with Democrats
98%
on 1,185 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
97%
Yea or Nay on 4,716 of 4,844 roll calls · Senate median 98%
Their bills that became law
23 of 28
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 21
Roll calls on record
4,844
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 Jeremy McPike 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 Jeremy McPike 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. Jeremy McPike is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
19 of 1,185 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
SB644 · Minimum wage and overtime wages; payment, misclassification of workers, civil actions.
Conference report rejected by Senate (16-Y 21-N 0-A) · 2026-03-14 · Failed 16–21 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB930 · Protection of employees; retaliatory action against employee prohibited.
Conference report rejected by Senate (17-Y 22-N 0-A) · 2026-03-14 · Failed 17–22 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB253 · Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals.
In plain English Requires Dominion Energy Virginia and Appalachian Power Company to fund energy assistance and weatherization pilot programs at specified annual amounts through July 1, 2038, among other changes.
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · 2026-03-14 · Passed 21–18 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB84 · Photo speed monitoring devices, etc.; placement and operation, civil penalty, report.
In plain English Authorizes photo speed monitoring and pedestrian crossing and stop sign violation monitoring systems in certain zones, with requirements for public notice, court procedures, and operational standards.
House substitute agreed to by Senate · 2026-03-12 · Passed 22–17 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1481 · Employment discrimination; employee notification of federal and state statute of limitations.
Defeated by Senate (18-Y 21-N 0-A) · 2026-03-12 · Failed 18–21 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1481 · Employment discrimination; employee notification of federal and state statute of limitations.
Defeated by Senate (17-Y 23-N 0-A) · 2026-03-11 · Failed 17–23 · most Democrats voted the other way
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
HB994 · Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation.
In plain English Allows localities to use photo speed monitoring devices in safety red zones and establishes requirements for their placement, operation, and penalties.
Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 17-N 0-A) · 2026-03-11 · Passed 23–17 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB994 · Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation.
In plain English Allows localities to use photo speed monitoring devices in safety red zones and establishes requirements for their placement, operation, and penalties.
Defeated by Senate (19-Y 21-N 0-A) · 2026-03-11 · Failed 19–21 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB1111 · Civil litigation; suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit upon appeal.
In plain English Increases the cap on suspension bonds and irrevocable letters of credit for civil appeals from $25 million to $50 million, with automatic adjustments for inflation every five years starting in 2031.
Defeated by Senate (17-Y 23-N 0-A) · 2026-03-11 · Failed 17–23 · 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 · 913 shared contested votes
26%
David SuetterleinRepublican · District 4 · 872 shared contested votes
22%
Emily JordanRepublican · District 17 · 858 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 (128 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Jeremy McPike 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.
Introduced28
Out of committee23
Passed one chamber23
Passed both chambers23
Became law23
Never left committee5
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 21 bills that became law this session.
Siting of battery energy storage projects; commercial solar photovoltaic generation facilities, etc.
In plain English Allows battery energy storage projects as permitted uses on solar farm parcels without requiring additional local land use approvals, if they comply with safety codes.
Official synopsis: Siting of battery energy storage projects; commercial solar photovoltaic generation facilities; permitted accessory use. Deems battery energy storage projects as a permitted accessory use in all zoning districts on any parcel of land that is subject to an approved special exception, as defined in the…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1011) · 2026-04-22
Virginia Public Procurement Act; additional public works contract requirements.
Virginia Public Procurement Act; additional public works contract requirements; report. Provides that public bodies shall require the contractor and its subcontractors for any construction contract, as defined in the bill, to complete certain safety training programs and maintain records of compliance with applicable laws. The…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1002) · 2026-04-22
Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties.
In plain English Allows religious and certain nonprofit organizations to build housing on their tax-exempt land by-right if at least 60 percent remains affordable for 30 years, effective January 1, 2027.
Official synopsis: Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties. Allows for the administrative approval of development and construction of housing on land owned by property tax-exempt religious organizations or certain property tax-exempt nonprofit organizations and provides that zoning ordinances shall allow the by-right development and…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1009) · 2026-04-22
Appliance minimum energy and water conservation standards; requirement of manufacturers.
In plain English Requires Virginia to adopt federal energy and water conservation standards for appliances if the federal government removes them, and bans non-compliant products from being sold in the state.
Official synopsis: Minimum energy and water conservation standards; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning facilities and home appliances; Department of Energy; prohibited practices; penalty. Provides that if any product or product categories under the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (the EPCA) are removed by the…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0999) · 2026-04-22
Workers' compensation; burial expenses, annual adjustment.
In plain English Increases workers' compensation burial expense payments from $10,000 to $15,000 and requires annual adjustments based on inflation starting in 2028.
Official synopsis: Workers' compensation; burial expenses; annual adjustment. Increases from $10,000 to $15,000 the amount required to be paid by an employer under workers' compensation provisions for burial expenses. The bill directs the Commissioner of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission to adjust the amount of burial expenses…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0832) · 2026-04-13
Limited-duration licenses, driver privilege cards, and permits; validity periods for documents.
In plain English Extends the validity period of limited-duration licenses, driver privilege cards, and permits to match regular driver's licenses, up to eight years or five years for those 75 and older.
Official synopsis: Limited-duration licenses, driver privilege cards and permits, and identification privilege cards; expiration. Extends the validity of limited-duration licenses, driver privilege cards and permits, and identification privilege cards, other than REAL ID credentials and commercial driver's licenses and permits, to a period of time consistent with…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0705) · 2026-04-13
Electric cooperatives; authorized to establish and implement a virtual power plant program.
In plain English Authorizes electric cooperatives to establish virtual power plant programs that coordinate distributed energy resources to provide grid services.
Official synopsis: Electric utilities; virtual power plant program; electric cooperatives. Authorizes electric cooperatives to establish and implement a virtual power plant program. The bill defines a virtual power plant as an aggregation of distributed energy resources, enrolled either directly with an electric cooperative or indirectly through an…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0893) · 2026-04-13
Health insurance; ethics and fairness in carrier business practices, downcoded claims.
In plain English Requires health insurers to base claim downcoding decisions on correct coding standards and all patient data, and mandates human review of downcoding disputes.
Official synopsis: Health insurance; ethics and fairness in carrier business practices; downcoded claims. Prohibits a carrier, intermediary, administrator, or representative of a carrier from downcoding a claim unless the decision to downcode is determined by a person or electronic system that reflects correct coding standards and considers…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0881) · 2026-04-13
Protection of employees; covenants not to compete, discharged employees.
In plain English Bans enforcement of non-compete agreements with discharged employees unless they receive disclosed severance pay or are fired for cause.
Official synopsis: Protection of employees; covenants not to compete; discharged employees. Provides that no covenant not to compete, as such term is defined in existing law, between an employer and an employee is enforceable if such employer discharges such employee from employment without providing severance benefits or…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0883) · 2026-04-13
PFAS monitoring; DEQ to require for industrial wastewater source, publicly owned treatment works.
In plain English Requires publicly owned treatment works to have certain industrial users monitor and report quarterly results for PFAS contamination, with continued monitoring if PFAS is detected.
Official synopsis: Department of Environmental Quality; industrial wastewater; publicly owned treatment works; PFAS monitoring. Directs every publicly owned treatment works (POTW) to require certain new or industrial users of such POTW to perform and report to such POTW no later than 30 days after receipt from a…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0710) · 2026-04-13
Electric utilities; electric demand flexibility programs, high energy demand customers, report.
In plain English Requires Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to propose voluntary demand flexibility programs for high-energy customers, and directs cooperatives to establish similar programs.
Official synopsis: Electric utilities; high energy demand customers; demand flexibility programs; reports. Directs Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power to file a petition with the State Corporation Commission by January 15, 2027, for approval of voluntary demand flexibility programs that apply to high energy demand customers, as defined…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378) · 2026-04-08
Insurance; contingent deferred annuities, nonforfeiture benefits.
In plain English Allows the State Corporation Commission to set standards for contingent deferred annuities, including nonforfeiture benefits, and subjects them to existing insurance contract requirements.
Official synopsis: Insurance; contingent deferred annuities; nonforfeiture benefits. Permits the State Corporation Commission to adopt reasonable standards for contingent deferred annuities, as defined in the bill, including nonforfeiture benefits. The bill subjects contingent deferred annuities to certain requirements applicable under current law to other types of insurance…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0486) · 2026-04-08
Contracts; retainage bonds permitted in construction contracts, effective clause.
In plain English Allows contractors to use retainage bonds instead of withheld money as security in construction contracts, effective only if reenacted by 2027.
Official synopsis: Contracts; retainage bonds permitted in construction contracts. Allows, in any construction contract between an owner and a general contractor or between a general contractor and a subcontractor, such contractor or subcontractor to tender a retainage bond, defined in the bill, as a substitute for retainage…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0485) · 2026-04-08
Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority.
In plain English Allows any locality to create affordable housing programs through zoning changes, including density increases, smaller lots, and accessory units, effective July 1, 2027.
Official synopsis: Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority. Authorizes any locality in the Commonwealth to provide for an affordable housing dwelling unit program by amending the zoning ordinance of such locality. Current law restricts such authorization to counties with an urban county executive form of government or…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0436) · 2026-04-08
Virginia Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement.
Virginia Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement; re-roofing. Excludes roofing maintenance, repair, restoration, and component replacement of existing facilities that do not involve modification to the structure from the prohibition on using cooperative procurement to purchase construction.
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0343) · 2026-04-06
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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))
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