VA SJ 70

• Aaron R. Rouseprimary

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1. 2026-02-02

   Presented and ordered printed 26104611D

   introduction

2. 2026-02-02

   Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

   referral-committee

3. 2026-02-03

   Senate committee amendments offered

4. 2026-02-03

   Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments (9-Y 0-N 5-A)

   committee-passage

5. 2026-02-05

   Rules suspended

6. 2026-02-05

   Reading waived Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

7. 2026-02-05

   Passed by for the day

8. 2026-02-05

   Passed by for the day

9. 2026-02-06

   Passed by for the day

10. 2026-02-09

    Read second time

    reading-2

11. 2026-02-09

    Privileges and Elections Amendments agreed to

    amendment-passage

12. 2026-02-09

    Committee amendment no. 13 rejected (Voice Vote)

    amendment-failure

13. 2026-02-09

    Floor offered Senator Rouse Amendments

14. 2026-02-09

    Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)

15. 2026-02-09

    Senator Rouse Amendments agreed to

    amendment-passage

16. 2026-02-09

    Floor offered Senator Deeds Amendments

17. 2026-02-09

    Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)

18. 2026-02-09

    Senator Deeds Amendments agreed to

    amendment-passage

19. 2026-02-09

    Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)

20. 2026-02-10

    Read third time

    reading-3

21. 2026-02-10

    Agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

22. 2026-02-11

    Placed on Calendar

23. 2026-02-11

    Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections

    referral-committee

24. 2026-02-11

    House committee offered

25. 2026-02-11

    Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)

    committee-passage

26. 2026-02-13

    Floor offered Delegate Price Amendments

27. 2026-02-13

    Taken up

28. 2026-02-13

    committee amendments rejected

    amendment-failure

29. 2026-02-13

    Delegate Price Floor amendments agreed to (61-Y 33-N 0-A)

    amendment-passage

30. 2026-02-13

    Engrossed by House as amended

31. 2026-02-13

    Agreed to by House with amendment (93-Y 0-N 1-A)

32. 2026-02-17

    House amendments agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

    amendment-passage

33. 2026-02-17

    Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ70ER)

    passage

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• Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendments

  2026-02-03 · pass · 9-0

  Member-level votes (15)

  • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
  • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
  • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
  • T. Travis Hackworth: abstain
  • Bill DeSteph: abstain
  • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
  • Tara A. Durant: abstain
  • Russet Perry: yes
  • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
  • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
  • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: not voting
  • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
  • Luther Cifers, III: abstain
  • Emily M. Jordan: abstain
  • Michael J. Jones: yes

• Waive Reading R

  2026-02-05 · pass · 40-0

  Member-level votes (40)

  • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
  • Lamont Bagby: yes
  • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
  • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
  • Luther Cifers, III: yes
  • Christie New Craig: yes
  • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
  • Bill DeSteph: yes
  • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
  • Tara A. Durant: yes
  • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
  • Barbara A. Favola: yes
  • Timmy French: yes
  • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
  • Christopher T. Head: yes
  • Michael J. Jones: yes
  • Emily M. Jordan: yes
  • Mamie E. Locke: yes
  • L. Louise Lucas: yes
  • David W. Marsden: yes
  • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
  • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
  • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
  • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
  • Mark J. Peake: yes
  • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
  • Russet Perry: yes
  • Todd E. Pillion: yes
  • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
  • Danica A. Roem: yes
  • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
  • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
  • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
  • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
  • Richard H. Stuart: yes
  • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
  • David R. Suetterlein: yes
  • Scott A. Surovell: yes
  • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
  • Angelia Williams Graves: yes

• Committee Amendments V

  2026-02-09 · pass · 21-19

  Member-level votes (40)

  • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
  • Lamont Bagby: yes
  • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
  • Christie New Craig: no
  • Barbara A. Favola: yes
  • Timmy French: no
  • Christopher T. Head: no
  • Mamie E. Locke: yes
  • L. Louise Lucas: yes
  • David W. Marsden: yes
  • Ryan T. McDougle: no
  • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
  • Mark D. Obenshain: no
  • Mark J. Peake: no
  • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
  • Todd E. Pillion: no
  • Bryce E. Reeves: no
  • Danica A. Roem: yes
  • William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
  • Richard H. Stuart: no
  • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: no
  • David R. Suetterlein: no
  • Scott A. Surovell: yes
  • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
  • Angelia Williams Graves: yes
  • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
  • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
  • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
  • T. Travis Hackworth: no
  • Bill DeSteph: no
  • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
  • Tara A. Durant: no
  • Russet Perry: yes
  • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: no
  • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
  • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: no
  • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
  • Luther Cifers, III: no
  • Emily M. Jordan: no
  • Michael J. Jones: yes

• Agree to R

  2026-02-10 · pass · 40-0

  Member-level votes (40)

  • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
  • Lamont Bagby: yes
  • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
  • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
  • Luther Cifers, III: yes
  • Christie New Craig: yes
  • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
  • Bill DeSteph: yes
  • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: yes
  • Tara A. Durant: yes
  • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
  • Barbara A. Favola: yes
  • Timmy French: yes
  • T. Travis Hackworth: yes
  • Christopher T. Head: yes
  • Michael J. Jones: yes
  • Emily M. Jordan: yes
  • Mamie E. Locke: yes
  • L. Louise Lucas: yes
  • David W. Marsden: yes
  • Ryan T. McDougle: yes
  • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
  • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: yes
  • Mark D. Obenshain: yes
  • Mark J. Peake: yes
  • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
  • Russet Perry: yes
  • Todd E. Pillion: yes
  • Bryce E. Reeves: yes
  • Danica A. Roem: yes
  • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
  • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
  • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
  • William M. Stanley, Jr.: yes
  • Richard H. Stuart: yes
  • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: yes
  • David R. Suetterlein: yes
  • Scott A. Surovell: yes
  • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
  • Angelia Williams Graves: yes

• Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment(s)

  2026-02-11 · pass · 21-0

  Member-level votes (22)

  • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
  • Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: not voting
  • Paul E. Krizek: yes
  • David A. Reid: yes
  • Jackie H. Glass: yes
  • Joshua G. Cole: yes
  • Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
  • Bonita G. Anthony: yes
  • Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
  • JJ Singh: yes
  • Katrina Callsen: yes
  • John Chilton McAuliff: yes
  • Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
  • Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
  • Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
  • Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
  • James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
  • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
  • Phillip A. Scott: yes
  • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
  • Mike A. Cherry: yes
  • Eric Phillips: yes

• H VOTE:

  2026-02-13 · pass · 93-0

  Member-level votes (100)

  • Jessica L. Anderson: yes
  • Bonita G. Anthony: yes
  • Alex Q. Askew: yes
  • Terry L. Austin: yes
  • Jason S. Ballard: yes
  • Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
  • Robert S. Bloxom, Jr.: yes
  • Gretchen M. Bulova: yes
  • Katrina Callsen: yes
  • Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie: yes
  • Betsy B. Carr: abstain
  • Stacey Annie Carroll: yes
  • Mike A. Cherry: yes
  • Nadarius E. Clark: not voting
  • Laura Jane Cohen: yes
  • Joshua G. Cole: yes
  • Nicole Cole: yes
  • Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler: not voting
  • Mitchell Cornett: yes
  • Rae Cousins: yes
  • Will Davis: yes
  • Karrie K. Delaney: yes
  • Lindsey Dougherty: yes
  • Mark C. Downey: yes
  • Michael B. Feggans: yes
  • Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr.: yes
  • Lily V. Franklin: yes
  • Margaret A. Franklin: yes
  • Debra D. Gardner: yes
  • Thomas A. Garrett, Jr.: yes
  • Jackie H. Glass: yes
  • Timothy P. Griffin: yes
  • Elizabeth R. Guzman: yes
  • Karen Hamilton: yes
  • C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr.: yes
  • Dan I. Helmer: yes
  • Rozia A. Henson, Jr.: yes
  • Phil M. Hernandez: yes
  • Charniele L. Herring: yes
  • M. Keith Hodges: yes
  • Patrick A. Hope: yes
  • Hillary Pugh Kent: yes
  • Karen Keys-Gamarra: yes
  • Terry G. Kilgore: yes
  • Barry D. Knight: not voting
  • Paul E. Krizek: yes
  • Amy J. Laufer: yes
  • James A. "Jay" Leftwich: yes
  • Destiny LeVere Bolling: yes
  • Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
  • Michelle Lopes Maldonado: yes
  • Marty Martinez: yes
  • John Chilton McAuliff: yes
  • Adele Y. McClure: yes
  • Garrett McGuire: yes
  • Ellen H. McLaughlin: yes
  • Joseph P. McNamara: yes
  • Delores L. McQuinn: yes
  • Leslie Chambers Mehta: yes
  • James W. Morefield: yes
  • May Nivar: yes
  • Delores Oates: yes
  • Israel D. O'Quinn: yes
  • Justin Pence: yes
  • Eric Phillips: not voting
  • Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
  • Marcia S. "Cia" Price: yes
  • Sam Rasoul: yes
  • Atoosa R. Reaser: yes
  • David A. Reid: yes
  • Chris S. Runion: yes
  • Charlie Schmidt: yes
  • Don Scott: yes
  • Phillip A. Scott: yes
  • Holly M. Seibold: not voting
  • Briana D. Sewell: yes
  • Irene Shin: yes
  • Marcus B. Simon: yes
  • Shelly A. Simonds: yes
  • JJ Singh: yes
  • Richard C. "Rip" Sullivan, Jr.: yes
  • Anne Ferrell Tata: yes
  • Joshua E. Thomas: yes
  • Virgil Thornton: yes
  • Luke E. Torian: yes
  • Kathy K.L. Tran: yes
  • H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.: yes
  • Wendell S. Walker: yes
  • Jeion A. Ward: yes
  • R. Lee Ware: yes
  • Vivian E. Watts: yes
  • Michael J. Webert: yes
  • Madison Whittle: yes
  • Bill Wiley: yes
  • Rodney T. Willett: yes
  • Wren M. Williams: yes
  • Tony O. Wilt: yes
  • Thomas C. Wright, Jr.: not voting
  • Scott A. Wyatt: yes
  • Eric R. Zehr: yes

• Concur House Amendments R

  2026-02-17 · pass · 21-19

  Member-level votes (40)

  • Lashrecse D. Aird: yes
  • Lamont Bagby: yes
  • Jennifer B. Boysko: yes
  • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy: yes
  • Luther Cifers, III: no
  • Christie New Craig: no
  • R. Creigh Deeds: yes
  • Bill DeSteph: no
  • J.D. "Danny" Diggs: no
  • Tara A. Durant: no
  • Adam P. Ebbin: yes
  • Barbara A. Favola: yes
  • Timmy French: no
  • T. Travis Hackworth: no
  • Christopher T. Head: no
  • Michael J. Jones: yes
  • Emily M. Jordan: no
  • Mamie E. Locke: yes
  • L. Louise Lucas: yes
  • David W. Marsden: yes
  • Ryan T. McDougle: no
  • Jeremy S. McPike: yes
  • Tammy Brankley Mulchi: no
  • Mark D. Obenshain: no
  • Mark J. Peake: no
  • Stella G. Pekarsky: yes
  • Russet Perry: yes
  • Todd E. Pillion: no
  • Bryce E. Reeves: no
  • Danica A. Roem: yes
  • Aaron R. Rouse: yes
  • Saddam Azlan Salim: yes
  • Kannan Srinivasan: yes
  • William M. Stanley, Jr.: no
  • Richard H. Stuart: no
  • Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.: no
  • David R. Suetterlein: no
  • Scott A. Surovell: yes
  • Schuyler T. VanValkenburg: yes
  • Angelia Williams Graves: yes

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