Virginia
Lower chamber
Briana D. Sewell
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14
Bills sponsored
this session · 73 all-time
19
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 166 all-time
9
Enacted into law
this session · 20 all-time
8595
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 8595 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)
73 billsCurrent session 14 bills
- HB1230 Income tax, state; sustainable aviation fuel production tax credit. Failed
- HB 1230 Income tax, state; sustainable aviation fuel production tax credit. In Committee
- HR446 Commending Hawkins-Reeve Post 7916 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Passed
- HB1446 School nurses; sickle cell disease training. Signed
- HB1237 Cemeteries; maintenance of abandoned or neglected graveyards, owner unknown. Signed
- HB1234 Land development; definitions, solar canopies in surface parking areas, delayed effective date. Signed
- HB1226 Motor Vehicles, Department of; release of data to certain institutions of higher education, fee. Signed
- HB1221 Higher ed. financial aid programs; amends provisions, Va. Commonwealth Award established, report. Signed
- HB1219 Unmanned aircraft systems; use by law-enforcement officers, search warrants. Signed
- HB1212 Zoning; small lot residential districts required. Signed
- HB1211 Income tax, state; first-time homebuyer tax credit. Failed
- HB1210 Income tax, state; subtraction for long-term capital gains from sale of principal residence. Failed
- HB1208 Public education; early childhood care and education, child care access calculations, report. Signed
- HB1207 Paid family & med. leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action, report. Signed
Historical 59 bills
- HR 20 Commending the Council of State Governments Southern Office. Died
- HB 731 Teachers; renewable licenses, requirements, assessments. Signed
- HB 736 Veterans; examining practice of persons receiving compensation for providing certain services, etc. Signed
- HB 1526 Motor vehicles; overweight permits for certain trucks operated by electric utilities. Signed
- HR 754 Celebrating the life of Rebecca Hanna Lyon Scarborough. Died
- HR 753 Commending Jarad Phelps. Died
- HR 755 Commending the Muslim Association of Virginia. Died
- HR 258 Celebrating the life of Hulon L. Willis, Jr. Died
- HB 733 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; units occupied by elderly tenants. Died
- HR 244 Commending Tema Choir USA. Died
- HR 245 Commending Connor Wright. Died
- HR 243 Commending Sam and Lillian Hill. Died
- HR 242 Commending Zeiders Enterprises. Died
- HR 364 Commending Rippon Lodge Historic Site. Died
- HR 320 Commending Northern Virginia Family Services. Died
- HR 363 Commending the Prince William Committee of 100. Died
- HB 738 Space Force; extension of certain benefits and privileges for persons serving in Armed Forces. Signed
- HJ 36 Clean energy; Dept. of Energy to study barriers for local governments to purchase. Died
- HR 449 Celebrating the life of Kenneth Robert Krieger. Died
- HR 406 Commending Westminster at Lake Ridge. Died
- HB 732 Public schools; opioid antagonist administration, etc. Signed
- HB 739 Early childhood care and education; exemption from licensure for certain child day programs. Signed
- HB 735 Eminent domain; offer to sell to former owner. Died
- HB 737 Paid family and medical leave insurance program; notice requirements, civil action. Died
- HR 448 Commending the Reverend Dr. Alfred and Goldie Jones. Died
Co-sponsored
166 billsCurrent session 19 bills
- HB 855 Medicaid; estate recoveries. Passed
- HB 393 Firefighters Cancer Screening Grant Program and Fund; established. Passed
- HR 2164 Commending the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. Passed
- HR 2186 Commending Janice Edwards-Dalton. Passed
- HR 2001 Commending Brigadier General Terrence A. Adams, USAF. Passed
- HR 2011 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Marian Van Landingham. Passed
- HR 2005 Commending the LEADE Foundation. 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 2187 Commending the Greater Fredericksburg Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Passed
- HR 2074 Commending Colonel James T. O'Kelley, USMCR (Ret.). Passed
- HR 2006 Commending the Omicron Alpha Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Passed
- HR 2059 Celebrating the life of Susan Bulkley Kellom. Passed
- HR 2058 Celebrating the life of Alice Irene Cohan. Passed
- HR 2004 Commending St. John Baptist Church of Woodford. Passed
- HR 2045 Celebrating the life of Madison Warner. Passed
- HR 2002 Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team. Passed
- HR 2009 Commending Land of Promise Church. Passed
Historical 147 bills
- HB 624 English language learner students; ratios of instructional positions, At-Risk Program established. Signed
- HR 89 Commending Dr. Willis L. Lonzer III. Died
- HR 177 Commending the Honorable Michael P. Mullin. Died
- HJ 166 Celebrating the life of Michelle Antonette Leete. Died
- HJ 392 Commending Joshua Grainer. Died
- HJ 394 Commending the KORUS Festival. Died
- HR 354 Commending the Zeta Epsilon Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Died
- HJ 287 Celebrating the life of Emily Beer. Died
- HB 374 Virginia Minority Business Commission; established, membership, report, sunset date. Signed
- HB 696 Recovery high schools; establishment, authorization in certain Superintendents' regions. Died
- HJ 315 Commending Barry Nelson. 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 90 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Edward DeJarnette Berry. Died
- HR 96 Commending the Suffolk Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Died
- SJ 87 Commending Major General Timothy P. Williams, VNG. Died
- HB 1177 Voter registration; list maintenance, data sharing. Vetoed
- SJ 85 Commending the Orange County Chamber of Commerce. Died
- HB 590 Electronic gaming devices; regulation, penalties. Died
- HJ 199 Commending Jennifer DeBruhl. Died
- HJ 227 Commending Vale United Methodist Church. Died
- HR 223 Commending the Honorable Thomas K. Norment, Jr. Died
- HJ 228 Celebrating the life of Elizabeth Burgoyne Knapp. Died
- HB 719 Public high schools; SOL curriculum guidelines for research-based hazing prevention instruction. Signed
- HJ 226 Commending Lucy Addison High School. 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
|
HB661
Traffic reg.; bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, etc., yielding at stop signs.
Reported from Transportation |
Yea | pass | February 03, 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | February 11, 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 |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
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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 |
|
HB57
Vehicles designed and used for transportation of passengers; fees, funds returned to a locality.
Reported from Transportation |
Yea | pass | January 29, 2026 |
|
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 |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2026 |
|
HB28
Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | 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 |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |