Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Virginia
Votes with Democrats
99%
on 940 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 99%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 4,055 of 4,063 roll calls · Senate median 98%
Their bills that became law
13 of 24
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 21
Roll calls on record
4,063
2026 Regular Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 23, 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 Mike Jones 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 Mike Jones 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. Mike Jones is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
12 of 940 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
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
HB936 · Parking violations; enforcement by certain counties, parking ordinances or regulations, sunset.
In plain English Allows certain Virginia counties to use automated equipment to enforce parking rules and issue tickets by mail, expiring July 1, 2029.
Failed to report from Transportation with substitute (6-Y 7-N) · 2026-02-26 · Failed 6–7 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB212 · Election offenses; intimidation and threats toward election officials, penalty.
In plain English Removes the requirement that intimidation or threats toward election officials must be willful to be prosecuted as a felony.
Failed to report (defeated) in Privileges and Elections (5-Y 10-N) · 2026-02-24 · Failed 5–10 · 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
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.
Reported from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N) · 2026-02-10 · Passed 8–7 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB663 · Emergency vehicles; exempt from certain traffic regulations.
Reported from Transportation (9-Y 5-N 1-A) · 2026-01-29 · Passed 9–5 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB17 · Enforcement of vehicle liens; increases property value.
In plain English Increases the maximum property value that can be sold at public auction to satisfy a vehicle lien from $12,500 to $17,000 without a court order.
Reported from Transportation (10-Y 4-N) · 2026-01-29 · Passed 10–4 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB587 · Transportation network companies; establishes minimum compensation rates, civil penalty.
Failed to report (defeated) in Transportation (5-Y 8-N 2-A) · 2026-01-29 · Failed 5–8 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB583 · Bus obstruction monitoring systems; parking, stopping, and standing enforcement, civil penalties.
In plain English Allows localities to authorize public transit agencies to use bus obstruction monitoring systems to enforce parking and stopping rules in bus zones.
Reported from Transportation with amendment (8-Y 7-N) · 2026-01-29 · Passed 8–7 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB393 · Virginia's Great Outdoors Act; established, creates data center land conservation tax.
Rereferred from Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources · 2026-01-27 · Failed 6–7 · 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.
In plain English Limits attorney fees to $100 if a tenant pays all rent, late fees, damages, and court costs before the first court date in an eviction case.
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.
In plain English Requires school boards to annually notify parents by email and text about safely storing prescription drugs and firearms at home, including state laws and firearm injury statistics.
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 · 938 shared contested votes
27%
David SuetterleinRepublican · District 4 · 885 shared contested votes
22%
Richard StuartRepublican · District 25 · 895 shared contested votes
20%
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 (8 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Mike Jones 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.
Introduced24
Out of committee19
Passed one chamber17
Passed both chambers14
Became law13
Never left committee5
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 21 bills that became law this session.
Inmates; Director of Dept. of Corrections shall continue to accept applications for confinement.
In plain English Requires the Director of the Department of Corrections to continue accepting inmate applications from Interstate Corrections Compact states, but prohibits placements at Red Onion State Prison until the General Assembly reauthorizes it.
Official synopsis: Director of the Department of Corrections; placement of inmates. Directs the Director of the Department of Corrections to continue accepting and reviewing applications for the confinement of inmates from a state party to the Interstate Corrections Compact entered into pursuant to relevant law, but prohibits…
VetoedVetoed by Governor · 2026-05-19
Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, exceptions, penalty.
In plain English Prohibits carrying assault firearms in public streets, roads, parks and other public areas, with certain exceptions, and makes violations a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Official synopsis: Carrying assault firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty. Prohibits the carrying of an assault firearm, as defined in relevant law, on or about his person on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, or public right-of-way or in any public park or any other place of…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1025) · 2026-04-22
Circuit court clerks; fees, allocation of Technology Trust Fund Fee.
In plain English Increases the Technology Trust Fund Fee from $5 to $8 and exempts certain deeds from recordation tax.
Official synopsis: Circuit court clerks; fees; Technology Trust Fund Fee; report; recordation tax of certain deeds; report. Increases the Technology Trust Fund Fee from $5 to $8. The bill also increases the amount of the fee to be allocated for one of the purposes as described in…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0966) · 2026-04-13
Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operations.
In plain English Requires a second summons for photo speed violations captured by cameras, and suspends vehicle registration if the person fails to appear after both summonses.
Official synopsis: Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation; summons. Requires a second summons for a vehicle speed violation captured by a photo speed monitoring device to be mailed if a summoned person fails to appear on the date of return set out in the first summons…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0969) · 2026-04-13
School crossing zones; active times, locality may increase time preceding & following school hours.
In plain English Allows localities to extend school crossing zone active times from 30 minutes to up to 60 minutes before and after school hours if children are traveling to or from school during that period.
Official synopsis: School crossing zones; active times. Authorizes a local governing body, by ordinance, to increase from 30 minutes to up to 60 minutes the period of time before and after regular school hours during which school crossing zones are active if it determines that children will…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0337) · 2026-04-06
Private activity bonds; allocation of state ceiling.
In plain English Increases the housing portion of Virginia's private activity bond allocation from 57 to 67 percent, with increases to state and local housing authorities and a decrease to industrial development bonds.
Official synopsis: Private activity bonds; allocation of state ceiling. Increases the housing allocation of the Virginia state ceiling on private activity bonds from 57 to 67 percent by (i) increasing the allocation to the Virginia Housing Development Authority from the current 43 percent to 50 percent and…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0038) · 2026-03-31
Commending Barbara Entzminger Williams.
Became lawBill text as passed Senate (SR142ER) · 2026-03-25
Charitable gaming; definition of poker events, prohibited practices.
In plain English Defines poker events for charitable gaming, raises the minimum age to 21, limits rebuys, and requires organizations to use at least 20 percent of poker proceeds for charitable purposes.
Official synopsis: Charitable gaming; poker tournaments and events. Defines poker event for the purposes of charitable gaming to mean a Texas Hold'em poker game or Texas Hold'em poker tournament in which (i) a schedule of fixed and variable fees for entry into the poker event and the…
Passed one chamberFailed to Pass from conference · 2026-03-14
High school student athlete; revising residency requirement to participate in athletic teams, report.
In plain English Requires the Department of Education to review and recommend changes to high school athlete residency rules to align them with student enrollment residency requirements.
Official synopsis: Department of Education; review of high school student athlete eligibility requirements; report. Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Executive Committee of the Virginia High School League (VHSL), to review and make recommendations on revisions to the residency requirements established by the VHSL for participation…
Passed one chamberFailed to Pass from conference · 2026-03-14
Virginia Solar Energy and Battery Energy Storage Systems Grant Program; established.
In plain English Establishes a grant program to support solar energy and battery storage projects for residential, commercial, industrial, and utility-scale uses.
Official synopsis: Virginia Solar Energy and Battery Energy Storage Systems Grant Program. Establishes the Virginia Solar Energy and Battery Energy Storage Systems Grant Program (the Program), subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, for the purposes of (i) coordinating and supporting the development of solar energy and…
Passed one chamberTabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N) · 2026-03-09
Commending the Reverend Dr. Roberta Young-Jackson.
Became lawBill text as passed Senate and House (SJ114ER) · 2026-02-25
Commending First Union Baptist Church.
Became lawBill text as passed Senate (SR52ER) · 2026-02-20
Law-enforcement officers; restrictions on wearing of facial coverings, exceptions, civil liability.
Law-enforcement officers; restrictions on wearing of facial coverings; exceptions; civil liability; penalty. Prohibits certain state and federal law-enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings, defined in the bill, while engaged in the performance of their official duties. The bill sets out several exceptions to such prohibition,…
Not out of committeeLeft in Committee Public Safety · 2026-02-18
Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act; fund and council established, report.
Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act; fund and council established; report. Establishes the Breakthrough Therapies for Veteran Suicide Prevention Fund (the Fund) to provide funding to support clinical research and implementation of FDA Breakthrough Therapies, defined in the bill, for the treatment of post-traumatic…
Out of committeeContinued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · 2026-02-12
“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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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 4063 total roll-call votes this session).
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