Virginia
Lower chamber
Jason S. Ballard
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33
Bills sponsored
this session · 109 all-time
5
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 180 all-time
7
Enacted into law
this session · 20 all-time
8431
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 8431 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026S1 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Based on only 0 votes so far — treat these scores as early and low-confidence.
Party unity
N/A (no party)
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
Not enough data yet
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
0%
based on 0 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
109 billsCurrent session 33 bills
- HB587 All-terrain vehicles (ATVs); operation on highways in certain localities. Failed
- HB 587 All-terrain vehicles (ATVs); operation on highways in certain localities. In Committee
- HR 2076 Commending Hank Partin. Passed
- HR 2075 Celebrating the life of Sandra Jean Caldwell Davis. Passed
- HR329 Commending John Smith. Passed
- HR304 Commending Mae B. Midkiff. Passed
- HR286 Commending Jillian Grim. Passed
- HR285 Commending Caleb Lasley. Passed
- HR280 Commending the Giles High School girls' volleyball team. Passed
- HR274 Commending Cole Brady Martin. Passed
- HR197 Celebrating the life of Shirley Kirby Armentrout. Passed
- HR177 Celebrating the life of Palma Christine Whitlow Kantsios. Passed
- HR166 Celebrating the life of Colonel Lewis Ingles Jeffries, USA, Ret. Passed
- HR51 Commending the Volvo Group. Passed
- HR47 Commending the New River Valley Agency on Aging. Passed
- HR41 Commending Prestar Packaging. Passed
- HR38 Commending Elwood Lambert. Passed
- HB1309 Consumer finance companies; additional charges. Signed
- HB588 Income tax, state; subtractions for military benefits. Failed
- HB585 Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for animal control officers and 911 dispatchers. Failed
- HB584 Western Virginia Public Education Consortium; governance, funding, duties, report. Signed
- HB108 Honor Guard Grant Program; Department of Veterans Services to establish. Signed
- HB107 Underinsured motorist benefits; actions against released defendant. Signed
- HB106 Concealed handgun permit; lowers fee for processing an application. Failed
- HB105 Bicentennial farm program; State Forester to establish and administer. Failed
Historical 76 bills
- HR 294 Commending the Radford University women's soccer team. Died
- HR 745 Commending the Christiansburg High School softball team. Died
- HR 744 Commending Shelor Motor Mile. Died
- HR 746 Commending the Narrows High School boys' track and field team. Died
- HR 743 Commending Nathaniel L. Bishop. Died
- HB 306 Public defenders; appointment of counsel, caseload exception. Signed
- HJ 88 Commending Jill D. Neice. Died
- HB 559 Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage performing arts facility license in Pulaski County. Died
- HB 292 Drug Treatment Court Act; renames the Act as the Recovery Court Act. Signed
- HB 290 Attorney General; instituting or conducting criminal prosecutions. Died
- HB 293 Disposal of unclaimed property in possession of sheriff or police; notice of public display and sale Died
- HB 300 Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers. Died
- HB 298 Charitable gaming; use of proceeds. Died
- HB 308 Geriatric prisoners; conditional release. Died
- HB 305 Regional gas tax; allocating revenues from tax to certain localities for improving secondary roads. Died
- HB 296 Vehicle registration; failure to renew, etc., penalties. Died
- HB 1374 In-state tuition; eligibility for certain members of National Guard or Reserves of the Armed Forces. Died
- HB 299 License tax; retired police or military dogs, exemption. Signed
- HB 1373 Roanoke Higher Education Authority; powers and duties, specialized noncredit workforce training. Died
- HB 304 Virginia Firefighting Facilities Grant Program; established, report. Died
- HB 307 Alcoholic beverage control; exemption from licensure person who manufactures spirits at residence. Died
- HB 297 Tobacco Indemnification & Community Revitalization & VA Tobacco Region Revolving Funds; eligibility. Died
- HB 659 Open school enrollment policies; guidance on best practices. Died
- HB 294 Protective order in case of family abuse; termination of temporary order of child support. Signed
- HJ 89 Celebrating the life of Joseph Brown Journell. Died
Co-sponsored
180 billsCurrent session 5 bills
- HB 703 RS & UT; food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, delayed effective date. In Committee
- HB 1162 State correctional facilities; required education or vocational training. In Committee
- HR 2001 Commending Brigadier General Terrence A. Adams, USAF. Passed
- HR 2037 Celebrating the life of Wilhelmina Gregory James. Passed
- HR 2002 Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team. Passed
Historical 175 bills
- HR 177 Commending the Honorable Michael P. Mullin. Died
- HB 736 Veterans; examining practice of persons receiving compensation for providing certain services, etc. Signed
- HR 310 Commending E.W. Viar, Jr. Died
- HR 348 Commending the School of Social Work at Radford University. Died
- HJ 302 Commending the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University women's basketball team. Died
- HR 260 Commending the Honorable Dr. Dwight Clinton Jones. Died
- SJ 73 Commending Daniel M. Gade. Died
- HB 102 Court-appointed counsel; raises the limitation of fees. Signed
- HJ 199 Commending Jennifer DeBruhl. Died
- HB 1513 Service members; active-duty status for any member injured while in the line of duty. Signed
- HR 167 Commending the Honorable Kathy J. Byron. Died
- HR 223 Commending the Honorable Thomas K. Norment, Jr. Died
- HJ 226 Commending Lucy Addison High School. Died
- HJ 120 Commending the ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation. Died
- HJ 225 Commemorating the life and legacy of Secretariat. Died
- SJ 135 Commending First Sergeant Macky J. Cottongim, USMC. Died
- SJ 151 Commending Mark E. Smith. Died
- HR 186 Commending the Honorable Roxann Robinson. Died
- HJ 280 Commending the Honorable L. Kaye Kory. Died
- HB 225 Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Compact. Signed
- HR 281 Commending the Honorable Mark Lee Keam. Died
- SJ 210 Commending William A. Pruitt. Died
- SB 75 Early childhood care and education; publicly funded providers, exemption from licensure. Died
- HJ 265 Commending the United Way of Roanoke Valley. Died
- SJ 134 Commending Colonel Elizabeth A. Sydow. Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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HB1249
Creative Economy Task Force; established, strategic plan, report, sunset.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |
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HB1238
Local ordinances; locality may regulate or prohibit sale of animals in a pet shop, effective clause.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | February 17, 2026 |
|
HB1171
Standard Diploma; Board of Education shall develop alternative graduation pathways to earn.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 04, 2026 |
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HB1142
Deferred or installment payment agreements; outstanding court-assessed fines, fees, taxes, or costs.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2026 |
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HB1114
Law-enforcement officers; paid military leaves of absence.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2026 |
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HB1110
Blue catfish; Marine Products Board shall establish Chesapeake Wild Harvest certification.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 10, 2026 |
|
HB960
Personal property taxes; valuation, effective clause.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 03, 2026 |
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HB958
Income tax, corporate; taxable income, net operating loss.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 10, 2026 |
|
HB929
Uniform Power of Attorney Act; acknowledged power of attorney, definition.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 10, 2026 |
|
HB885
Court Date Reminder Program; established, report.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2026 |
|
HB865
Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2026 |
|
HB855
Medicaid; estate recoveries.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | February 09, 2026 |
|
HB852
Indigent defendant; abolition of fees, legal representation, jury trial costs, report.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | February 13, 2026 |
|
HB841
Practice of athletic training; adds dry needling to definition.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 16, 2026 |
|
HB777
Va. Public Procurement Act; procurement of goods transported by privately owned commercial vessels.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2026 |
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HB661
Traffic reg.; bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, etc., yielding at stop signs.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 09, 2026 |
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HB661
Traffic reg.; bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, etc., yielding at stop signs.
Reported from Transportation |
Yea | pass | February 03, 2026 |
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HB661
Traffic reg.; bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, etc., yielding at stop signs.
Subcommittee recommends reporting |
Yea | pass | January 28, 2026 |
|
HB514
Benefit awareness & access prog.; establishes, military service members transition to civilian life.
Passed House |
Yea | pass | February 16, 2026 |
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HB514
Benefit awareness & access prog.; establishes, military service members transition to civilian life.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 16, 2026 |
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HB500
New state park; Dept. of Conservation & Recreation to acquire prop. to establish in Loudoun County.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2026 |
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HB470
Medicaid waivers; consumer-directed services, employer of record.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2026 |
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HB448
Land records; certain financing statements, recording and indexing fees.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 10, 2026 |
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HB382
School board chairmen and vice-chairmen; additional annual salary.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | February 03, 2026 |
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HB368
American Indians, Virginia and federally recognized tribes; establishes definitions, sovereignty.
Read third time and passed House Block Vote |
Yea | pass | January 28, 2026 |
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HB354
Online portal; Commissioner of Department of Veterans Services to develop and maintain.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2026 |
|
HB349
Emergency services and disaster preparedness programs; inclusion of federally recognized tribes.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | January 29, 2026 |
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HB339
Employee protections; wage and hour, health and safety, and mining safety provisions.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | February 02, 2026 |
|
HB334
Additional local sales and use tax to support schools; referendum.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | January 27, 2026 |
|
HB326
Disposition of Fort Whitworth; authorizes Governor to convey to Petersburg Battlefields Foundation.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 03, 2026 |
|
HB300
Expiration of cooperative agreements; period of oversight by VDH Commissioner, transfer of records.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 11, 2026 |
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HB268
Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, deferred payment agreement.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 03, 2026 |
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HB263
Certified school library specialists; Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in DOE.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | February 06, 2026 |
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HB244
Robbery; conforms certain provisions of Code to degrees of robbery offenses.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 03, 2026 |
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HB189
Certain student assessment requirements; calculation of final course grade, effective clause.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2026 |
|
HB183
First-time home buyer savings plan; townhouses, principal limits.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 03, 2026 |
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HB175
Real property; tax exemption, surviving spouses of members of Armed Forces who died in line of duty.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | January 27, 2026 |
|
HB159
Va. Freedom of Information Act; proceedings for enforcement, petition for mandamus or injunction.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | January 28, 2026 |
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HB134
Virginia Conservation Easement Act; definition of federally recognized tribe.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 03, 2026 |
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HB127
Person not free on bail; court appearance, right to counsel.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2026 |
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HB114
Electric utility infrastructure; Dept. of Energy and SCC to conduct an analysis, report.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 02, 2026 |
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HB80
Civilian deaths in custody; local and regional adult correctional facilities failure to report.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | January 29, 2026 |
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HB66
Federal benefit programs; DMAS & DSS shall study technology systems used to administer.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2026 |
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HB57
Vehicles designed and used for transportation of passengers; fees, funds returned to a locality.
Passed House |
Yea | pass | February 04, 2026 |
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HB57
Vehicles designed and used for transportation of passengers; fees, funds returned to a locality.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 04, 2026 |
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HB57
Vehicles designed and used for transportation of passengers; fees, funds returned to a locality.
Reported from Transportation |
Yea | pass | January 29, 2026 |
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HB49
Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing, percentage retained for distribution.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2026 |
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HB35
Restorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | February 12, 2026 |
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HB28
Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | February 13, 2026 |
|
HB1075
State Corporation Commission; Phase I Utility biennial rate review, reports.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |