Virginia 2026 Session Status: Introduced

SB50 — Lobbying; expands definition to include influencing/attempting to influence local government action.

Last action — Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced November 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Lobbying; expands definition to include influencing/attempting to influence local government action.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. H Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)

  2. H Placed on Appropriations Agenda

  3. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB50)

  4. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/4/2026 2:10 pm)

  5. H Placed on Appropriations Agenda

  6. H Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  7. H Committee substitute printed 26108974D-H1

  8. H Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)

  9. H Placed on General Laws Agenda

  10. H Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (6-Y 3-N)

  11. H House subcommittee offered

  12. H Placed on General Laws Agenda

  13. H Placed on General Laws Agenda

  14. H Assigned HGL sub: Procurement/Open Government

  15. H Referred to Committee on General Laws

  16. H Read first time

  17. H Placed on Calendar

  18. S Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)

  19. S Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)

  20. S Read second time

  21. S Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  22. S Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)

  23. S Rules suspended

  24. S Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 4-N)

  25. S Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  26. S Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 3-N 4-A)

  27. S Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB50)

  28. S Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (12/29/2025 1:42 pm)

  29. S Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  30. S Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100706D

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 26 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Tabled in Appropriations

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22000
Total 22000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Amy J. Laufer — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Joshua E. Thomas — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Shelly A. Simonds — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Yea

Official roll call →

Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations

Passed 6 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6302
Total 6302
% of votes cast 55%27%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Not Voting
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Nay
Paul E. Krizek — Not Voting
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Nay

Official roll call →

Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations

Passed 15 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15600
Total 15600
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Adele Y. McClure — Yea
Atoosa R. Reaser — Yea
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Nay
Elizabeth R. Guzman — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Nay
Holly M. Seibold — Yea
Hyland F. "Buddy" Fowler, Jr. — Nay
James W. Morefield — Nay
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Katrina Callsen — Yea
Lily V. Franklin — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Marcus B. Simon — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Phil M. Hernandez — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Nay
Stacey Annie Carroll — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Nay

Official roll call →

Read third time and passed Senate

Passed 21 Yea · 19 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211900
Total 211900
% of votes cast 53%48%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Nay
Bryce E. Reeves — Nay
Christie New Craig — Nay
Christopher T. Head — Nay
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Nay
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Nay
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Nay
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luther Cifers, III — Nay
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
Mark J. Peake — Nay
Michael J. Jones — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Nay
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Nay
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Nay
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Nay
Tara A. Durant — Nay
Timmy French — Nay
Todd E. Pillion — Nay
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Nay

Official roll call →

Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading)

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Luther Cifers, III — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Michael J. Jones — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

Official roll call →

Reported from Finance and Appropriations

Passed 10 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10401
Total 10401
% of votes cast 67%27%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Nay
David W. Marsden — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Nay
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Not Voting
Ryan T. McDougle — Nay
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Nay

Official roll call →

Reported from General Laws and Technology and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

Passed 8 Yea · 3 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8304
Total 8304
% of votes cast 53%20%0%27%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Adam P. Ebbin — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Nay
Christie New Craig — Not Voting
Christopher T. Head — Nay
Danica A. Roem — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Not Voting
Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Not Voting
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Timmy French — Nay
Todd E. Pillion — Not Voting

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB50 do?
Lobbying; expands definition to include influencing/attempting to influence local government action.
Who sponsors SB50?
SB50 is sponsored by Aaron R. Rouse.
What is the current status of SB50?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced November 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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