Virginia
Lower chamber
R. Lee Ware
Born
1952
Contact
Email · dellware@house.virginia.gov
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10
Bills sponsored
this session · 152 all-time
18
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 823 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
14775
Recorded votes
97%
Vote participation
voted in 97% of 14775 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026S1 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Based on only 1 vote 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
50%
based on 1 vote
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
152 billsCurrent session 10 bills
- HB114 Electric utility infrastructure; Dept. of Energy and SCC to conduct an analysis, report. Failed
- HB 114 Electric utility infrastructure; Dept. of Energy and SCC to conduct an analysis, report. Passed
- HR191 Celebrating the life of Dennis P. Gallagher. Passed
- HR107 Commending Mt. Gazerine Baptist Church. Passed
- HR21 Commending First Baptist Church of Midlothian. Passed
- HB1329 Local correctional facilities; reimbursements for housing convicted state felons. Failed
- HB1304 Individuals receiving services in a hospital, training center, etc.; right to send and receive mail. Signed
- HB1303 Nonresident concealed handgun permits; VSP to issue within 90 days of receipt of application. Failed
- HB59 Reapportionment; reallocation of populations, population data, civil commitment facilities. Signed
- HB8 General Assembly; intergovernmental affairs. Failed
Historical 142 bills
- HR 4 Celebrating the life of James Douglas Coleburn. Died
- HR 280 Commending Connie Moslow. Died
- HJ 906 Celebrating the life of James H. Bowles, M.D. Died
- HB 1672 Handheld personal communications device; use by the operator of a motor vehicle. Died
- HB 13 Condominium association funds; fiduciary management, permissible investments. Died
- HB 1673 Plastic bag tax; use of revenues. Died
- HB 1714 Balance billing; emergency services. Died
- HB 2676 Master Settlement and Non-Participating Manufacturer Adjustment Settlement Agreements; information. Died
- HB 1801 Conditional rezoning proffers; extensive changes to zoning provisions. Died
- HR 211 Commemorating the life and legacy of Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn. Died
- HB 1683 Electric cooperatives; authorized to increase or decrease its rates without SCC approval, etc. Died
- HB 1897 Equine activity liability; carriage rides. Died
- HR 605 Celebrating the life of David Andrew Rosenberg. Died
- HR 225 Celebrating the life of Paul O. Bennett. Died
- HJ 256 Celebrating the life of Richard Thomas Cornwell. Died
- HB 19 Atlantic menhaden; VIMS, et al., to study ecology, fishery impacts, and economic importance. Died
- HB 53 Actions against real estate appraisers or appraisal management companies; statute of limitations. Died
- HB 403 Electric utilities; temporary power purchase agreements. Died
- HB 402 Electric utilities; retail competition for purchase and sale of electric energy, etc. Died
- HB 384 Tangible personal property tax; exemption for indoor agriculture equipment and machinery. Died
- HB 14 Unemployment compensation; employer's failure to respond to requests for information, etc. Signed
- HB 11 Knives; carrying as concealed weapons. Died
- HB 693 State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards. Died
- HB 695 Short-term rentals; Department of Taxation to establish a registry, civil penalty. Died
- HB 8 Medical Ethics Defense Act; established. Died
Co-sponsored
823 billsCurrent session 18 bills
- HB 703 RS & UT; food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, delayed effective date. In Committee
- HB 1371 License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Quail Forever bearing legend QUAIL FOREVER. In Committee
- HR 2142 Commending Chiles Family Orchards. Passed
- HR 2050 Celebrating the life of Frances Aaronson Lewis. Passed
- HR 2027 Commending Cinema Cafe. Passed
- HR 2051 Commending Agecroft Hall. Passed
- HR 2011 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Marian Van Landingham. 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 2126 Commending Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. Passed
- HR 2059 Celebrating the life of Susan Bulkley Kellom. Passed
- HR 2058 Celebrating the life of Alice Irene Cohan. Passed
- HR 2057 Celebrating the life of Frank Spencer Royal, Sr. Passed
- HR 2048 Commending William H. Parrish IV. Passed
- HR 2045 Celebrating the life of Madison Warner. Passed
- HR 2129 Commending the Central Virginia Transportation Authority. Passed
Historical 805 bills
- HR 89 Commending Dr. Willis L. Lonzer III. Died
- HR 158 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Clifford Boss Chambliss, Jr. Died
- HR 177 Commending the Honorable Michael P. Mullin. Died
- HJ 389 Commending Marceline Castrillon. Died
- HJ 386 Commending Arlington Public Schools' recipients of the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship. Died
- HJ 281 Celebrating the life of Diane Gay Flanagan. Died
- HJ 287 Celebrating the life of Emily Beer. Died
- SJ 93 Commending John S. Nicholls. 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 301 Commending Kathleen White. Died
- SJ 90 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Edward DeJarnette Berry. Died
- SJ 172 Commending United We Light: Project Guatemala. Died
- SJ 73 Commending Daniel M. Gade. Died
- SJ 87 Commending Major General Timothy P. Williams, VNG. Died
- HJ 667 Celebrating the life of Stacey Visser Dendy. Died
- HJ 600 Commending the 2nd Street Festival. Died
- HJ 864 Commending the Virginia Defense Force. Died
- HJ 836 Commending Ruth Coles Harris. Died
- HJ 711 Celebrating the life of Charles William Davis, Jr. Died
- HJ 686 Commending Arlington County Fire Department Station 8. Died
- HR 330 Commending New Castle Elementary School. Died
- HR 333 Commending JoAnn Falletta. Died
- HR 329 Commending Green Run High School. Died
- HJ 987 Celebrating the life of Robert LeeErtiese Crenshaw, Jr. 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 |
Nay | 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 |
|
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 |
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 |
Nay | pass | February 03, 2026 |
|
HB263
Certified school library specialists; Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in DOE.
Read third time and passed House |
Not Voting | 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 |
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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 |
|
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 |
Yea | 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 |