Virginia
Lower chamber
Eric R. Zehr
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30
Bills sponsored
this session · 53 all-time
7
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 83 all-time
3
Enacted into law
this session · 5 all-time
5508
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 5508 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)
53 billsCurrent session 30 bills
- HB720 Material harmful to minors; creates tax on electronic distribution. Failed
- HB689 Gift certificates; amends definition, international transactions, fraud reports. Failed
- HB 689 Gift certificates; amends definition, international transactions, fraud reports. In Committee
- HB 720 Material harmful to minors; creates tax on electronic distribution. In Committee
- HR 2195 Celebrating the life of Robert Stouffer. Passed
- HR 2082 Commending New London Academy. Passed
- HR 2198 Commending EastLake Community Church. Passed
- HR420 Commending practitioners of Falun Dafa in Virginia. Failed
- HR134 Commending Justin D. Lynchard. Passed
- HR5 Right to reproductive freedom; legal effects & consequences of a constitutional amendment. Failed
- HB1459 Ice-Free Comm. Act; notifi. to fed. immigr. authorities of pending release of persons from custody. Failed
- HB771 Land subdivision and development; mandatory provisions of a subdivision ordinance. Failed
- HB767 Wildlife Resources, Board of; prescribing seasons/bag limits for taking wild birds, animals, & fish. Failed
- HB766 Electrical generating facilities; capacity factor, report. Failed
- HB764 Public utilities; discounted water and sewer fees, Town of Hurt. Signed
- HB721 Parents of public school children; fundamental right to opt children out of certain ed. content. Failed
- HB719 Health & family life ed.; certain videos & animations relating to human development inside uterus. Failed
- HB718 Summons; issuance instead of warrant in certain cases. Failed
- HB699 Food establishment inspection exemptions; private homes and farms. Failed
- HB696 Firearm/explosive material; carrying into a bldg. owned or leased by the Commonwealth, exceptions. Failed
- HB694 Concealed handgun; carrying without a permit. Failed
- HB692 Concealed handgun permit; lowers fee for processing an application. Failed
- HB691 Firearms; control by localities. Failed
- HB690 Search warrant; search of place of abode, copy of affidavit to be part of warrant. Signed
- HB688 Children; seizure of audio and visual equipment, etc., in connection with solicitation, etc. Failed
Historical 23 bills
- HR 329 Commending Yoders' Farm. Died
- HR 324 Commending Russell Thurston. Died
- HR 323 Commending Carter Elliot. Died
- HR 330 Commending Titus Glick. Died
- HR 333 Commending Carter's General Store and Deli. Died
- HR 331 Commending David Cardwell. Died
- HR 328 Commending Calvary Chapel Smith Mountain Lake. Died
- HR 332 Commending Bobby Nichols. Died
- HR 322 Commending Phillip Stevens. Died
- HR 327 Commending Gary Wisecarver. Died
- HB 1027 Energy policy of the Commonwealth; state authority, legislative declaration. Died
- HR 450 Commending Polyface Farm. Died
- HB 1217 Cell phone records; investigation of missing persons. Signed
- HR 28 Reproductive freedom; Speaker of the House of Delegates to order a study of legal effects. Died
- HR 26 Smithsonian; return of human bodily remains to Virginia descendants, review, compensation. Died
- HB 1235 Concealed handguns; protective orders. Died
- HR 12 Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act (PRIME Act); U.S. Congress encouraged to pass. Died
- HB 1245 Volunteer firefighters; studying recruitment and development. Died
- HB 1230 School board employees, certain; possession of firearms on school property. Died
- HR 326 Commending Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy. Died
- HR 325 Commending Knoll Crest Farms. Died
- HB 1278 Auricular acupuncture; use of the five needle protocol. Signed
- HR 447 Celebrating the life of Maxine Driskill Woodard. Died
Co-sponsored
83 billsCurrent session 7 bills
- HB 703 RS & UT; food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, delayed effective date. In Committee
- HB 1456 Gov't efficiency; agency reporting requirement, etc., jt. subcom. on Gov't. Efficiency established. In Committee
- HB 13 RS and UT; food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products. In Committee
- HR 2142 Commending Chiles Family Orchards. Passed
- HR 2172 Celebrating the life of Dawann Anthony Steagall, Jr. Passed
- HR 2185 Commending Timmy Maness and Chelsea Spangler. Passed
- HR 2002 Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team. Passed
Historical 76 bills
- HR 67 Commending the Liberty Christian Academy football team. Died
- HR 177 Commending the Honorable Michael P. Mullin. Died
- HJ 354 Commending Annette Lewis. Died
- HB 1180 Home instruction and private education; creates a tax credit for taxable years 2024 through 2028. 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
- HR 53 Commending the Liberty University football team. Died
- HB 1160 Independent contractors; establishes portable benefit accounts and nonrefundable tax credit. Died
- HB 1198 Resident concealed handgun permits; elimination of fees. Died
- SJ 86 Celebrating the life of Karen Harrison Jones. Died
- HB 1206 Obscene materials; modifies restrictions on purchase, distribution, exhibition, or loan. Died
- 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 220 Commending WLNI. Died
- HJ 231 Commending the Mill Mountain Theatre. Died
- HJ 226 Commending Lucy Addison High School. Died
- HJ 120 Commending the ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation. Died
- HJ 230 Commending the Radford University College of Nursing. Died
- HJ 232 Commending WFIR. Died
- SJ 151 Commending Mark E. Smith. Died
- HJ 280 Commending the Honorable L. Kaye Kory. Died
- HJ 86 Rights of women; affirming biological differences between the sexes. Died
- HR 281 Commending the Honorable Mark Lee Keam. Died
- HB 1496 Surveillance technology; reporting by state & local law-enforcement agencies, etc. Signed
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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Yea | 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | pass | February 03, 2026 |
|
HB127
Person not free on bail; court appearance, right to counsel.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | 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 |
Nay | pass | February 04, 2026 |
|
HB49
Pari-mutuel wagering; historical horse racing, percentage retained for distribution.
Read third time and passed House |
Nay | 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 |