Virginia
Lower chamber
James W. Morefield
Born
1984
Contact
Email · deljmorefield@house.virginia.gov
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16
Bills sponsored
this session · 93 all-time
10
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 380 all-time
4
Enacted into law
this session · 21 all-time
15420
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 15420 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)
93 billsCurrent session 16 bills
- HB302 ATVs and off-road motorcycles; operation in the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority. Failed
- HB 302 ATVs and off-road motorcycles; operation in the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority. In Committee
- HR 2193 Commending Chuck McNerlin. Passed
- HR 2010 Celebrating the life of James Bradley Boyd. Passed
- HR401 Celebrating the life of Eugene Hamilton Hurst, Jr. Passed
- HR112 Celebrating the life of Elijah C. Stiltner. Passed
- HR50 Celebrating the life of Wanda Cole Lowe. Passed
- HR10 Celebrating the life of Mirabella Jean Michael Ward. Passed
- HR2 Celebrating the life of Brenda Mozelle Barnett Lawson. Passed
- HR1 Celebrating the life of Christina Kaye Shinall. Passed
- HJ71 Commending the Richlands Area Citizens for the Arts. Passed
- HJ57 Celebrating the life of Earl Cole. Passed
- HB1457 Vehicle weight limits; violations, owner or lessee of commercial motor vehicle hauling coal. Signed
- HB305 Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority; quorum. Signed
- HB63 Southwest Reg. Recreation Authority; certification of Southwest Regional Recreation Area rangers. Signed
- HB62 Tazewell, Town of; amending charter, residency requirement for town manager. Signed
Historical 77 bills
- HB 1421 Virginia Housing Trust Fund; expands eligibility for loans. Died
- HR 80 Celebrating the life of Barnabas Stiltner. Died
- HR 234 Commending the Graham High School football team. Died
- HJ 659 Taiwan Day. Died
- HB 218 Special license plates; ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION. Died
- HB 2106 Harassment by computer and electronic means; penalty. Died
- HR 654 Commending David Olive. Died
- HR 795 Commending Harold Heatley. Died
- HR 183 Celebrating the life of James Samuel Gillespie, Jr. Died
- HJ 331 Commending Charles R. King. Died
- HJ 306 Commending the Tazewell High School Class of 1973. Died
- HR 109 Commending the Graham High School varsity competition cheer squad. Died
- HR 147 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Titus Phillip Horton. Died
- HJ 128 Celebrating the life of Donald Wayne Rife. Died
- HB 1332 Nuisance; action against adjoining property owner. Died
- HB 186 License plates, special; issuance for supporters of Cedar Bluff Overlook Park POW/MIA Memorial. Died
- HR 48 Celebrating the life of Carl David Bevins. Died
- HB 1070 Southwest Regional Recreation Authority; powers. Died
- HR 309 Celebrating the life of Flaudean Bolling. Died
- HB 1400 Retail Sales and Use Tax; commercial and industrial exemptions, extends sunset date. Died
- HB 2178 Green and alternative energy job creation tax credit; clarifies definition of 'green job.' Signed
- HR 294 Commending Paul Ellis Cook. Died
- HR 297 Celebrating the life of Joe Milton Adair, DDS. Died
- HR 438 Celebrating the life of James Kulchar. Died
- HB 2401 Coal and Gas Road Improvement Fund; funds may be used to construct flood mitigation measures. Signed
Co-sponsored
380 billsCurrent session 10 bills
- HB 703 RS & UT; food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, delayed effective date. In Committee
- HB 1075 State Corporation Commission; Phase I Utility biennial rate review, reports. Passed
- HB 1162 State correctional facilities; required education or vocational training. In Committee
- HR 2142 Commending Chiles Family Orchards. Passed
- HR 2037 Celebrating the life of Wilhelmina Gregory James. 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 2045 Celebrating the life of Madison Warner. Passed
- HR 2002 Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team. Passed
Historical 370 bills
- HR 177 Commending the Honorable Michael P. Mullin. Died
- HR 56 Celebrating the life of Thomas Alvin Lester, Sr. 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
- SJ 68 Celebrating the life of Thomas Alvin Lester, Sr. Died
- HB 2376 School meal; adoption of policies. Died
- HJ 703 Trusted Choice® Independent Insurance Agents Week. Died
- SB 1095 Early childhood care and education; development of a statewide unified public-private system. Died
- HJ 920 Commending the Presbyterian Children's Home of the Highlands. Died
- HJ 1053 Commending the First Bank and Trust Company. Died
- HR 407 Celebrating the life of Kevin Corbett. Died
- HR 271 Celebrating the life of Sergeant First Class Joshua Zachary Beale, USA. Died
- SJ 350 Celebrating the life of Captain Charles M. Heron, USN, Ret. Died
- HJ 1138 Celebrating the life of Captain Anthony Reid Adams, USCG, Ret. Died
- HR 455 Celebrating the life of Joshua Wayne Bell. Died
- HJ 1139 Celebrating the life of Bradford Turner Clark. Died
- HJ 175 Commending the University of Virginia's College at Wise cornhole team. Died
- HJ 228 Commending Camille Thomasina Schrier. Died
- HB 1533 Motion picture production; increases aggregate cap on amount of tax credits. Died
- HJ 162 Commending the Division of Capitol Police. Died
- HJ 158 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Sydney Strother Smith III. Died
- SJ 24 Celebrating the life of Annette G. Kramer. Died
- HJ 319 Commending the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion. 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 |
|
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 |
Yea | 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 |
|
HB777
Va. Public Procurement Act; procurement of goods transported by privately owned commercial vessels.
Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations |
Yea | pass | February 05, 2026 |
|
HB707
State government; transaction of public business, prohibited website domains.
Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations |
Nay | pass | February 10, 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 |
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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 |
|
HB514
Benefit awareness & access prog.; establishes, military service members transition to civilian life.
Reported from General Laws |
Yea | pass | February 10, 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 |
|
HB368
American Indians, Virginia and federally recognized tribes; establishes definitions, sovereignty.
Reported from General Laws |
Yea | pass | January 22, 2026 |
|
HB368
American Indians, Virginia and federally recognized tribes; establishes definitions, sovereignty.
Subcommittee recommends reporting |
Yea | pass | January 20, 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 |
|
HB354
Online portal; Commissioner of Department of Veterans Services to develop and maintain.
Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations |
Yea | pass | January 29, 2026 |
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HB354
Online portal; Commissioner of Department of Veterans Services to develop and maintain.
Reported from General Laws |
Yea | pass | January 27, 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 |
Yea | 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 |
|
HB271
Gaming Commission; established, penalties, report.
Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2026 |
|
HB271
Gaming Commission; established, penalties, report.
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations |
Yea | pass | February 10, 2026 |
|
HB268
Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, deferred payment agreement.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 03, 2026 |
|
HB263
Certified school library specialists; Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in DOE.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | 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 |
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HB159
Va. Freedom of Information Act; proceedings for enforcement, petition for mandamus or injunction.
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) |
Yea | pass | January 22, 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 |
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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 |
|
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 |