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Republican
· Delegate
Phil Scott
Represents District 63 in the House of Delegates.
Votes with Republicans
99%
on 979 party-line votes · House Republicans median 93%
Cast a vote
97%
Yea or Nay on 2,563 of 2,636 roll calls · House median 99%
Their bills that became law
11 of 25
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 9
Roll calls on record
2,636
2026 Regular Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 6, 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 Phil Scott 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 Phil Scott sits in the House
Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Phil Scott is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
3 of 979 party-line votes.
HB970 · Dental assistants; supragingival scaling and coronal polishing, certification.
Read third time and passed House (78-Y 20-N 0-A) · 2026-02-16 · Passed 78–20 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB452 · Practice of radiologic technology; licensure exceptions, sunset.
Read third time and passed House (76-Y 20-N 0-A) · 2026-02-09 · Passed 76–20 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB265 · Students, certain; grants at public institutions of higher education, qualifications.
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (8-Y 2-N) · 2026-02-02 · Passed 8–2 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB126 · Primary election; when filings to be made, extension for incumbents failure to file.
In plain English Extends the primary election filing deadline by five days for non-incumbents if an incumbent fails to file by the original deadline.
Reported from Privileges and Elections (11-Y 9-N 1-A) · 2026-02-27 · Passed 11–9
HB1190 · Public waterworks; appointments of receiver for waterworks.
Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting with amendment(s) (3-Y 5-N) · 2026-01-29 · Failed 3–5
HB620 · General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act; definition of "gift."
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) · 2026-01-27 · Passed 5–3
HB161 · Virginia Lottery; internet gaming authorized, definitions, penalties, effective clause.
Read third time and defeated by House (46-Y 49-N 0-A) · 2026-02-17 · Failed 46–49
HB502 · Baccalaureate public institutions of higher education; fixed in-state tuition rates.
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 3-N) · 2026-02-09 · Passed 6–3
Democrats 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.
John McAuliffDemocrat · District 30 · 865 shared contested votes
8%
Sam RasoulDemocrat · District 38 · 1,055 shared contested votes
4%
Josh ThomasDemocrat · District 21 · 938 shared contested votes
4%
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 (73 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Phil Scott 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 committee11
Passed one chamber11
Passed both chambers11
Became law11
Never left committee14
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 9 bills that became law this session.
Public schools; use of seclusion and restraint, report.
Department of Education; use of seclusion and restraint in public schools; certain actions; report. Requires the Department of Education to (i) provide to each local school board a link to or a copy of the Board of Education's Regulations Governing the Use of Seclusion and…
Became lawActs of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0756) · 2026-04-13
Celebrating the life of Deborah Fisher Williams.
Became lawBill text as passed House and Senate (HJ208ER) · 2026-04-09
Commending the Community Foundation.
Became lawBill text as passed House and Senate (HJ209ER) · 2026-04-09
Commending David Cooper.
Became lawBill text as passed House and Senate (HJ207ER) · 2026-04-09
Commending Alexander Yui.
Became lawBill text as passed House and Senate (HJ210ER) · 2026-04-09
Commending the Rotary Club of Orange.
Became lawBill text as passed House and Senate (HJ146ER) · 2026-04-09
Commending the Spotsylvania County Museum.
Became lawBill text as passed House and Senate (HJ148ER) · 2026-04-09
Celebrating the life of Vernon Rea Jones.
Became lawBill text as passed House and Senate (HJ149ER) · 2026-04-09
Celebrating the life of Donald C. Pfanz.
Became lawBill text as passed House and Senate (HJ145ER) · 2026-04-09
Commending Joan McClung.
Became lawBill text as passed House and Senate (HJ147ER) · 2026-04-09
Pass-through limitation tax credit; report, penalty.
Pass-through limitation tax credit; report; penalty. Establishes, for taxable years 2026 through 2030, a tax credit for owners of qualified rental property, as defined by the bill, in an amount equal to a percentage of any qualifying tax increase in real property tax on such…
Not out of committeeLeft in Finance · 2026-02-18
State employees & public elementary & secondary school teachers; required annual trainings, report.
Study; Department of Human Resource Management; required annual trainings; state employees; public elementary and secondary school teachers; report. Directs the Department of Human Resource Management (the Department), in collaboration with the Department of Education and the Board of Education, to review the number of annual…
Not out of committeeLeft in Committee Rules · 2026-02-18
Public waterworks; appointments of receiver for waterworks.
Appointment of receiver for waterworks; public waterworks. Allows the Commissioner of Health to petition the circuit court for the jurisdiction in which any public or private waterworks is located for the appointment of a receiver for such waterworks. Currently such appointment of receivership is only…
Not out of committeeLeft in Committee Health and Human Services · 2026-02-18
Local license taxes; authority to exempt, businesses regulated by boards within DHP.
Local license taxes; authority to exempt; businesses regulated by boards within the Department of Health Professions. Authorizes localities to exempt any businesses, trades, professions, and occupations regulated by boards within the Department of Health Professions from the license tax.
Not out of committeeLeft in Finance · 2026-02-18
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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SB24 · 2026-04-22
Discovery materials or evidence; accused may request to copy or photograph any materials. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (87-Y 8-N 0-A))
HB969 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center; work group to develop policy, etc., to establish. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 35-N 0-A))
HB61 · 2026-04-22
Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program; established, report. (Governor's amendment nos. 1 – 3 agreed to (64-Y 36-N 0-A))
HB484 · 2026-04-22
Health insurance; ethics and fairness in carrier business practices, downcoded claims. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 1-N 0-A))
HB1393 · 2026-04-22
Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (Governor's amendment nos. 7, 9, and 10 agreed to (70-Y 29-N 0-A))
HB1525 · 2026-04-22
Firearms, certain; definitions, possession, transportation, or purchase by certain persons, penalty. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (63-Y 36-N 0-A))
HB320 · 2026-04-22
Live streaming while driving; prohibited, penalty. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (90-Y 10-N 0-A))
SB225 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. (Governor's amendments nos. 4-8 agreed to (64-Y 33-N 0-A))
HB630 · 2026-04-22
Elections; ranked choice voting, locally elected offices, report. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (65-Y 35-N 0-A))
HB892 · 2026-04-22
Electric utilities; integrated resource plans; SCC to investigate electric load forecasts. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (63-Y 33-N 0-A))
HB773 · 2026-04-22
Elections; absentee voting, cure process, delayed effective date. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (63-Y 36-N 0-A))
HB640 · 2026-04-22
Elections; challenges to a voter or voter's registration, filing of petition, notice of appeal. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 36-N 0-A))
SB803 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Fair Housing Law; regulations defining terms related to unlawful conduct. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 0-A))
HB1377 · 2026-04-22
VMI; Bd. of Visitors to examine higher education at the Institute. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (69-Y 31-N 0-A))
SB783 · 2026-04-22
Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (63-Y 34-N 0-A))
SB620 · 2026-04-22
Va. ABC Authority; permitting of retail tobacco product retailers, etc. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 4-N 0-A))
HB834 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (66-Y 33-N 0-A))
HB308 · 2026-04-22
Va. ABC Authority; permitting of retail tobacco product retailers, etc. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N 0-A))
HB238 · 2026-04-22
Minimum wage and overtime wages; payment, of wages, misclassification of workers, civil actions. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 36-N 0-A))
HB711 · 2026-04-22
Solar facilities; local regulation, permits, special exceptions. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 35-N 0-A))
HB1043 · 2026-04-22
Affordable and Special Needs Housing program, etc.; applicant notification of awards and denials. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N 0-A))
HB1457 · 2026-04-22
Vehicle weight limits; violations, owner or lessee of commercial motor vehicle hauling coal. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N 0-A))
HB2 · 2026-04-22
Electric utilities; energy efficiency upgrades, report. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 35-N 0-A))
SB543 · 2026-04-22
Marijuana and hemp products; enforcement. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (65-Y 33-N 0-A))
HB460 · 2026-04-22
Small Business & Supplier Diversity, Dept. of; powers & duties, employment services organizations. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (88-Y 9-N 0-A))
SB230 · 2026-04-22
Police and court records; expungement of records, delayed effective date. (Governor's amendments nos. 1 and 3 agreed to (72-Y 25-N 0-A))
HB614 · 2026-04-22
History/soc.science SOL & Curriculum Framework; review of instruction on roles of all peoples. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 33-N 0-A))
SB731 · 2026-04-22
Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 0-A))
HB101 · 2026-04-22
Concealed handguns; alternate methods of submission of applications for permits. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (99-Y 0-N 0-A))
SB324 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Public Procurement Act; additional public works contract requirements. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 0-A))
HB820 · 2026-04-22
Mixed-income housing; creating a two-year pilot program that provides loan origination, etc. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (88-Y 11-N 0-A))
HB857 · 2026-04-22
Home/electronic incarceration program; court shall assign pregnant/postpartum persons to program. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (89-Y 11-N 0-A))
SB256 · 2026-04-22
Appliance minimum energy and water conservation standards; requirement of manufacturers. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 0-A))
HB1011 · 2026-04-22
Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc. (Governor's amendment nos. 1, 4, and 5 agreed to (66-Y 34-N 0-A))
SB197 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund; loan and grant program, deferment of interest accrual. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 1-N 0-A))
SB285 · 2026-04-22
Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment grant program; Board of HCD to review, etc. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (95-Y 2-N 0-A))
SB223 · 2026-04-22
Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (65-Y 33-N 0-A))
SB337 · 2026-04-22
Virginia National Guard; reports to General Assembly, state militias, etc. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 0-A))
SB364 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center; work group to develop policy, etc., to establish. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 0-A))
HB318 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Parole Board; powers and duties, juvenile offenders, parole procedures and considerations. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (67-Y 33-N 0-A))
SB518 · 2026-04-22
Public works contracts; prevailing wage rate, definitions, civil penalty. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 0-A))
SB536 · 2026-04-22
Medical malpractice information disclosures; report. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (76-Y 21-N 0-A))
SB347 · 2026-04-22
Solar facilities; local regulation, permits, special exceptions. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 34-N 0-A))
SB72 · 2026-04-22
Electric utilities; energy efficiency upgrades, report. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (65-Y 33-N 0-A))
HB379 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; application, notice, deposit, fee. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (65-Y 35-N 0-A))
HB1046 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Public Procurement Act; additional public works contract requirements. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (65-Y 35-N 0-A))
SB176 · 2026-04-22
Elections; ranked choice voting, locally elected offices, report. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (65-Y 33-N 0-A))
HB234 · 2026-04-22
Elections; general provisions, electoral board members to wear identification, civil penalty. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 36-N 0-A))
HB286 · 2026-04-22
Virginia National Guard; orders transmitted to and through Governor, annual reports. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 36-N 0-A))
HB909 · 2026-04-22
Elections; certain conduct prohibited at polling places applicable to locations for absentee voting. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 36-N 0-A))
SB550 · 2026-04-22
Transportation network companies; publishing and disclosure requirements, delayed effective date. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 0-N 0-A))
HB1524 · 2026-04-22
Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, exceptions, penalty. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (59-Y 40-N 0-A))
HB505 · 2026-04-22
Counties, cities, & towns; members of governing body, continuing personal interest in transactions. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (69-Y 31-N 0-A))
HB281 · 2026-04-22
Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; defense to action for possession for nonpayment of rent (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 36-N 0-A))
HB312 · 2026-04-22
Motor vehicles; glass repair and replacement, emissions inspections, penalties, repeals. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (72-Y 28-N 0-A))
SB126 · 2026-04-22
Primary election; when filings to be made, extension for incumbents failure to file. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (79-Y 19-N 0-A))
HB627 · 2026-04-22
Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty. (Governor's amendment no. 1 agreed to (96-Y 3-N 0-A))
SB81 · 2026-04-22
Law-enforcement officers, state and local; enforcement of federal traffic infractions. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (66-Y 31-N 0-A))
SB60 · 2026-04-22
Virginia Parole Board; powers and duties, juvenile offenders, parole procedures and considerations. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (66-Y 31-N 0-A))
SB137 · 2026-04-22
Obstructing health care facility; penalties. (House concurred in Governor's recommendation (66-Y 32-N 0-A))
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