Virginia
Lower chamber
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr.
Contact
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26
Bills sponsored
this session · 72 all-time
10
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 93 all-time
3
Enacted into law
this session · 17 all-time
7550
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 7550 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)
72 billsCurrent session 26 bills
- HB314 Uniform Statewide Building Code; homeowners who live off grid. Failed
- HB 314 Uniform Statewide Building Code; homeowners who live off grid. In Committee
- HR 2197 Commending Smithfield Foods. Passed
- HR 2061 Commending the Family YMCA of Emporia-Greensville. Passed
- HR251 Commending the James Solomon Russell-Saint Paul's College Museum and Archives, Inc. Passed
- HR243 Commending the Tri-County Longbeards Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation. Passed
- HR242 Commending the Miss Isle of Wight County Fair Scholarship Pageant. Passed
- HR241 Commending Sedley Baptist Church. Passed
- HR240 Commending Hunterdale Baptist Church. Passed
- HR239 Commending Hunterdale Christian Church. Passed
- HR196 Celebrating the life of Joseph Williamson Luter III. Passed
- HR48 Commending the Smithfield branch of the Blackwater Regional Library. Passed
- HR22 Commending Sharon United Methodist Church. Passed
- HJ286 Celebrating the life of Robert Dean Clary. Passed
- HJ219 Commending the Brunswick Academy football team. Passed
- HB1271 Health insurance; pharmacy benefits managers; requirements and prohibited conduct. Failed
- HB878 Migrant labor camp permits; removes expiration date. Failed
- HB793 Brunswick County; conveyance of certain property from Department of Corrections. Failed
- HB712 Office-based buprenorphine treatment; Board of Medicine to amend regulations. Signed
- HB558 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedule I, penalties. Signed
- HB315 Removal of clutter; cutting of grass; agricultural use exemption; Planning District 19. Failed
- HB313 Virginia FOIA; public records to be open to inspection, non-citizen property owners. Failed
- HB311 Photo speed monitoring devices; summons by mail, certain information to be included. Failed
- HB233 Motor vehicles; use of safety belt systems, exempts certain emergency medical services personnel. Failed
- HB232 Collaborative agreements; removes registered nurses from list of practitioners, etc. Signed
Historical 46 bills
- HB 93 Alpha-gal syndrome; Board of Health shall adopt regulations to include on reportable disease list. Signed
- HB 92 Percy Lee House, III Mem. Bridge; designates bridge on Otterdam Rd. over I-95 in Greensville County. Signed
- HJ 321 Celebrating the life of Susan Pope Irving. Died
- HB 91 Smithfield, Town of; amending charter, municipal elections, repealing outdated provisions. Signed
- HR 701 Commending the Brunswick Academy softball team. Died
- HJ 290 Commending Richard L. Grice. Died
- HJ 130 Commending the Brunswick Garden Club. Died
- HJ 204 Commending Bernard L. Jones, Sr. Died
- HB 1171 Absentee voting; processing absentee ballots returned before election day, processing upon receipt. Died
- HJ 182 Celebrating the life of John Peter Clements. Died
- HJ 261 Commending John W. Zubrod. Died
- HJ 202 Commending Carolyn Jones. Died
- HJ 322 Commending Susan B. Seward. Died
- HJ 327 Commending Debbie Jones. Died
- HB 94 Nonresident pharmacies; pharmacy benefits administrators. Died
- HB 104 Provider contracts; pharmacies allowed to refuse to fill certain prescriptions. Died
- HB 95 Stolen license plates; DMV required to cancel or invalidate such license plate & issue replacement. Died
- HB 1333 Drug Control Act; adds certain chemicals to Schedules I, II, IV, and V of Act. Signed
- HB 1038 Automated and remote dispensing systems; use in certain facilities. Died
- HB 1006 Health insurance; freedom of choice, delivery of prescription drugs or devices. Died
- HB 1170 Elections; conduct of election, provisional voting procedures, type of identification to be noted. Died
- HB 1809 Newborn screening; Krabbe disease and other lysosomal storage disorders. Died
- HB 1946 Behavior analysts or assistant behavior analysts; licensure criteria, certifying entities. Signed
- HB 1712 Temporary work signs; damaging or removing, penalty. Signed
- HB 1814 Prescription Monitoring Program; exemptions, licensed narcotic maintenance treatment programs. Died
Co-sponsored
93 billsCurrent session 10 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 2027 Commending Cinema Cafe. 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 2098 Commending Dance's Sporting Goods. Passed
- HR 2045 Celebrating the life of Madison Warner. Passed
- HR 2002 Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team. Passed
Historical 83 bills
- HR 177 Commending the Honorable Michael P. Mullin. Died
- HJ 281 Celebrating the life of Diane Gay Flanagan. Died
- HR 310 Commending E.W. Viar, Jr. 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 86 Celebrating the life of Karen Harrison Jones. Died
- SB 704 Rural Virginia, Center for; renames Center the Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia. Signed
- 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 150 Commending the Tidewater EMS Council. Died
- SJ 145 Commending Sunshine R. Huggins. Died
- HJ 267 Celebrating the life of Colonel William Joseph Flanagan, Jr., USA, Ret. Died
- SJ 151 Commending Mark E. Smith. Died
- SJ 146 Commending the Brunswick Academy football team. Died
- HR 186 Commending the Honorable Roxann Robinson. Died
- HJ 280 Commending the Honorable L. Kaye Kory. Died
- HR 281 Commending the Honorable Mark Lee Keam. Died
- SJ 210 Commending William A. Pruitt. Died
- SJ 236 Commending John C. Lee, Jr. Died
- SJ 95 Celebrating the life of Commander Edward S. Stolle, Jr., USN, Ret. Died
- HJ 180 Commending the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. 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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
Nay | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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 |
|
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 |
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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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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 |
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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 |
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HB1070
Prior conviction; procedure for use as element of offense charged.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | pass | February 17, 2026 |
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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 |
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HB1008
Motor vehicle sales and use tax; exemption for electric vehicles, etc.
Read third time and passed House |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |