Virginia
Lower chamber
James A. "Jay" Leftwich
Born
1962
Contact
Email · deljleftwich@house.virginia.gov
District office
308 Cedar Lakes Drive Second Floor, Chesapeake, VA 23322
757-382-4145
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23
Bills sponsored
this session · 187 all-time
8
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 293 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
16059
Recorded votes
97%
Vote participation
voted in 97% of 16059 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026S1 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Based on only 2 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
100%
based on 2 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
187 billsCurrent session 23 bills
- HB723 Subdivision of property; sale and transfer. Failed
- HB 723 Subdivision of property; sale and transfer. In Committee
- HR 2160 Commending Vonda K. Chappell. Passed
- HR 2028 Celebrating the life of James Ransom Jackson, Jr. Passed
- HJ177 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Barry D. Knight. Passed
- HJ132 Celebrating the life of Margaret Peters Stalnaker. Passed
- HJ100 Celebrating the life of John Michel de Triquet, M.D. Passed
- HJ94 Commending Patricia Y. King, M.D. Passed
- HJ93 Commending Walter Samson Howard III. Passed
- HJ54 Commending the Honorable Robert G. MacDonald. Passed
- HB1513 Qualified self-settled spendthrift trusts; disbursements, powers of trustee. Signed
- HB1510 Actions for personal injury, etc., on behalf of decedent's estate, appeal apptmt. of administrator. Signed
- HB1351 Income tax, state; subtraction for retirement income of certain federal employees. Failed
- HB1135 Income tax, state; tax credit for affordable housing projects. Failed
- HB735 Agritourism purposes; Bd. of HCD to review regulations for temporary tents. Signed
- HB734 Tax tribunal, independent; work group convened to evaluate feasibility of establishing, report. Failed
- HB733 Owner of a servient estate; reasonable rules of use for easement. Signed
- HB731 Toll facilities; free use to certain disabled veterans. Failed
- HB729 Casino gaming; marketing or advertising to persons younger than 21 years of age prohibited, penalty. Failed
- HB728 Health, State Board of; permanent pump and haul of sewage, agritourism Signed
- HB725 Financial services; open-end credit plans, promotional annual percentage rates. Failed
- HB724 Public elementary school students; DOE to study criteria used to determine retention of students. Failed
- HB722 Protection of employees; retaliatory action against employee prohibited. Failed
Historical 164 bills
- HR 640 Commending Nancy M. Welch, M.D. Died
- HR 316 Commending Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. Died
- HB 1387 Veterinary medicine; exceptions for care of animals injured in line of duty. Died
- HJ 813 Commending Eleaner Otto Leftwich. Died
- HJ 625 Commending James T. Roberts, Ph.D. Died
- HB 1372 Vapor products; licensing of retailers. Died
- HB 1403 Health insurance; cost-sharing payments for prescription insulin drugs. Died
- HB 1404 Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Program; established, report. Died
- HB 2288 Certificate of public need; definition of "medical care facility." Died
- HB 1631 Virginia Retirement System; retired law-enforcement officers employed as school security officers. Died
- HJ 810 Commending Debbie Ritter. Died
- HB 2349 Nonpayment of wages; investigations. Died
- HR 624 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Richard S. Bray. Died
- HR 692 Commending Edmund Elliott. Died
- HR 759 Commending Dennis M. Ellmer. Died
- HB 685 Fentanyl; selling, giving, or distributing, penalties. Died
- HJ 185 Commending Amanda L. Newins. Died
- HB 684 Issuing citations; certain traffic offenses. Died
- HB 680 Human Resource Management, Department of; recruitment policy, direct work experience. Died
- HB 679 Magistrates; certain minimum standards for security and accessibility in quarters. Signed
- HB 688 Alcoholic beverage control; sale and delivery of mixed beverages & pre-mixed wine off-premises. Signed
- HJ 73 Commending Scott Chambers. Died
- HB 678 Trusts; release or ratification of trustee by beneficiary, response of beneficiary in writing. Signed
- HB 683 Zoning appeals, board of; appeal to general district court. Died
- HB 1482 Unlawful detainer actions; no rental agreement between owner and occupant. Signed
Co-sponsored
293 billsCurrent session 8 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 2142 Commending Chiles Family Orchards. Passed
- HR 2100 Celebrating the life of Tarun Mehta. Passed
- HR 2172 Celebrating the life of Dawann Anthony Steagall, Jr. Passed
- HR 2185 Commending Timmy Maness and Chelsea Spangler. Passed
- HR 2126 Commending Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. Passed
- HR 2002 Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team. Passed
Historical 285 bills
- HR 177 Commending the Honorable Michael P. Mullin. Died
- HJ 233 Commending the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority. Died
- HJ 281 Celebrating the life of Diane Gay Flanagan. Died
- HR 310 Commending E.W. Viar, Jr. Died
- SJ 187 Celebrating the life of Richard Robert Paradis. 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
- HJ 305 Commending the Lionsbridge Football Club. Died
- HB 2202 Health care provider panels; vertically integrated carriers, public hospitals. Died
- HJ 655 Lynching; acknowledging with profound regret the existence and acceptance within the Commonwealth. Died
- HJ 1138 Celebrating the life of Captain Anthony Reid Adams, USCG, Ret. Died
- HR 351 Commending Wayne Tinsley. Died
- HR 455 Celebrating the life of Joshua Wayne Bell. Died
- HJ 1139 Celebrating the life of Bradford Turner Clark. Died
- HJ 228 Commending Camille Thomasina Schrier. Died
- HJ 162 Commending the Division of Capitol Police. Died
- SJ 266 Commending Patti Maloney. Died
- HJ 454 Celebrating the life of Maria Bonazzoli Bourne. Died
- HR 173 Commending Rosa B. Price. Died
- SB 457 Income tax, state and corporate; tax credit for employers of National Guard members. Died
- SJ 258 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Charles Henry Duff, Jr. Died
- HB 1617 Group Violence Intervention Board; established, Division of Group Violence Intervention, etc. Died
- HB 1718 Virginia National Guard and Virginia Defense Force; state active duty for emergency response. Died
- HJ 621 Workforce development in the Commonwealth; JLARC to study. Died
- HB 2734 DCJS; training standards for school resource officers. Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HB1249
Creative Economy Task Force; established, strategic plan, report, sunset.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
HB1114
Law-enforcement officers; paid military leaves of absence.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2026 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
Nay | 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 |
|
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 |
|
HB514
Benefit awareness & access prog.; establishes, military service members transition to civilian life.
Passed House |
Yea | pass | February 16, 2026 |
|
HB514
Benefit awareness & access prog.; establishes, military service members transition to civilian life.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 16, 2026 |
|
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 |
|
HB470
Medicaid waivers; consumer-directed services, employer of record.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2026 |
|
HB448
Land records; certain financing statements, recording and indexing fees.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 10, 2026 |
|
HB382
School board chairmen and vice-chairmen; additional annual salary.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | February 03, 2026 |
|
HB368
American Indians, Virginia and federally recognized tribes; establishes definitions, sovereignty.
Read third time and passed House Block Vote |
Yea | pass | January 28, 2026 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
Nay | pass | February 11, 2026 |
|
HB268
Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, deferred payment agreement.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | February 03, 2026 |
|
HB263
Certified school library specialists; Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in DOE.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | February 06, 2026 |
|
HB244
Robbery; conforms certain provisions of Code to degrees of robbery offenses.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | February 03, 2026 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
HB134
Virginia Conservation Easement Act; definition of federally recognized tribe.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 03, 2026 |
|
HB127
Person not free on bail; court appearance, right to counsel.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2026 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
HB66
Federal benefit programs; DMAS & DSS shall study technology systems used to administer.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2026 |
|
HB57
Vehicles designed and used for transportation of passengers; fees, funds returned to a locality.
Passed House |
Yea | pass | February 04, 2026 |
|
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 |
|
HB49
Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing, percentage retained for distribution.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2026 |
|
HB35
Restorative housing and isolated confinement; restrictions on use.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | February 12, 2026 |
|
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 |
|
HB1070
Prior conviction; procedure for use as element of offense charged.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | February 17, 2026 |
|
HB1016
Cats and dogs; Virginia Cooperative Extension Service to create a list of toxic houseplants.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | February 17, 2026 |
|
HB1008
Motor vehicle sales and use tax; exemption for electric vehicles, etc.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |