834 bills
- View scoreHB7 · VA · 2026
Law enforcement officers restrictions on wearing of facial coverings exceptions
This bill prevents police officers from wearing masks that hide their identities while on duty, aiming to increase transparency and accountability. Exceptions include health and safety needs like medical masks, helmet usage, and SWAT or tactical operations. Citizens can sue officers who violate this rule, encouraging officers to comply and ensuring their actions remain visible. The bill aims to balance officer safety with public oversight.
Law enforcement officers restrictions on wearing of facial coverings exceptions (HB 7)Feb 18, 2026 - View scoreHB773 · VA · 2026
Extending deadlines for correcting absentee ballots
This bill would eliminate the rule that absentee ballots must arrive by the Friday before Election Day in order for voters to correct errors with their ballots. Instead, any voter could fix mistakes on their absentee ballot, as long as it was received before polls closed on Election Day. Registrars must notify voters promptly of problems. The deadline to fix errors moves from noon on the third day after the election to noon on the Monday after Election Day. Ballots won’t be rejected for a missing middle initial or date on the affirmation.
Extending deadlines for correcting absentee ballots (HB 773)Apr 22, 2026 - View scoreHB863 · VA · 2026
Elimination of mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses
HB 863 ends many mandatory minimum jail or prison sentences or terms in Virginia. Affected areas include drug dealing, gun crimes (like use of a gun in a felony and felon-in-possession), assaults on officers, gang zones, violations of protective orders, DUI (including commercial drivers), weapons at schools, and some child‑exploitation offenses. Judges keep power to impose tough time but gain flexibility to consider circumstances of each individual case.
Elimination of mandatory minimum sentences for certain offenses (HB 863)Mar 6, 2026 - View scoreHB965 · VA · 2026
Entering Virginia into the National Popular Vote (NPV) Compact
This bill would enter Virginia into the National Popular Vote (NPV) Compact, an agreement where participating states pledge to award their electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the most popular votes nationwide. The compact takes effect once enough states join to hold a majority of electoral votes. States may withdraw, but not within six months of a presidential term’s end. The bill sets procedures for appointing electors under both the compact and traditional rules.
Entering Virginia into the National Popular Vote (NPV) Compact (HB 965)Apr 13, 2026 - View scoreHJ1 · VA · 2026
Constitutional amendment enshrining fundamental right to reproductive freedom
This constitutional amendment would add to the state constitution that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom. This right can’t be limited unless justified by a serious reason and achieved by the least restrictive means. The amendment specifies that the Commonwealth may regulate the provision of abortion care in the third trimester, but it can’t be banned if a doctor says it’s needed to protect the pregnant person’s physical or mental health or if the fetus isn’t viable.
Constitutional amendment enshrining fundamental right to reproductive freedom (HJ 1)Apr 13, 2026 - View scoreHJ2 · VA · 2026
Constitutional amendment enshrining the right to vote and restoration of voting rights for those with felony convictions
This constitutional amendment would enshrine in the state constitution that every person who meets age, residency, and registration requirements has the right to vote in Virginia. Particularly, it would automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions, as long as they are not currently incarcerated, with no action needed. The only other people who can be excluded from voting are those declared mentally incompetent by a court. This would add many voters and reduce barriers for returning citizens.
Constitutional amendment enshrining the right to vote and restoration of voting rights for those with felony convictions (HJ 2)Apr 13, 2026 - View scoreHJ3 · VA · 2026
Constitutional amendment repealing the prohibition of same-sex marriage
This constitutional amendment would enshrine in the state constitution that marriage is one of the vital personal rights between two adults. Particularly, it states this Commonwealth shall not deny the issuance of a marriage license to two adults seeking a lawful marriage on the basis of the sex, gender, or race of such persons, effectively removing the ban on same-sex marriage. It also states any lawful marriage between two adult persons shall be treated equally under the law.
Constitutional amendment repealing the prohibition of same-sex marriage (HJ 3)Apr 13, 2026 - View scoreHJ4 · VA · 2026
Constitutional amendment for mid-decade congressional redistricting
This constitutional amendment allows the General Assembly to adjust congressional districts only between 2025 and 2030 and only if another state changes its district maps mid-decade for non-census, non-court reasons. It keeps existing requirements for districts to be contiguous, compact, population-based, and protect minority voters. Redistricting laws take effect immediately and apply to the next election, with incumbents serving out their terms in their original districts.
Constitutional amendment for mid-decade congressional redistricting (HJ 4)Apr 13, 2026 - View scoreSB1 · VA · 2026
Minimum wage increases incrementally to 15 dollars per hour by January 1 2028
This bill makes official the adjusted state hourly minimum wage of $12.77 per hour that went into effect January 1, 2026. It enacts increases to the minimum wage to $13.75 per hour effective January 1, 2027, and to $15.00 per hour effective January 1, 2028. From 2029, it adjusts yearly with inflation, reflecting increases in the consumer price index, and never drops. Employers must pay the higher of state or federal rates.
Minimum wage increases incrementally to 15 dollars per hour by January 1 2028 (SB 1)Apr 8, 2026 - View scoreSB176 · VA · 2026
Expanding Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) for local elections
This bill updates and makes permanent the 2020 pilot program allowing localities to use ranked choice voting (RCV) for elections for local governing bodies, also expanding eligibility to town councils. The State Board of Elections must quickly determine practicality, set rules, approve software, and publish voter education. An opt-out provision allows localities to back out if it is determined they cannot technically conduct RCV. The bill codifies best practices for RCV elections and directs the Department of Elections to develop a framework to certify any required election technology.
Expanding Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) for local elections (SB 176)Apr 22, 2026 - View scoreSB446 · VA · 2026
Expiration Rules for Limited-Duration Licenses, Driver Privilege Cards, and Identification Privilege Cards
This bill standardizes the expiration dates for Virginia’s limited-duration driver’s licenses, driver privilege cards, permits, and ID privilege cards. REAL ID credentials for individuals temporarily in the U.S. will only be valid for the period they are authorized to stay and cannot be issued if that authorization ends within 30 days. Driver privilege cards and permits will have two-year terms, and ID privilege cards will follow the same expiration as regular state IDs. The $50 fee for privilege cards remains, but is waived for homeless youth. The bill also protects privacy and does not require replacing current, unexpired cards, aiming to simplify rules and improve safety.
Expiration Rules for Limited-Duration Licenses, Driver Privilege Cards, and Identification Privilege Cards (SB 446)Apr 13, 2026 - View scoreSB66 · VA · 2026
Authorizing counties to implement an additional sales and use tax to support schools, if approved by voters
This bill lets any county or city ask voters to approve up to a 1% local sales and use tax dedicated to building and renovating public schools. Food and essential hygiene items are exempt. Shoppers would pay slightly more at checkout. Funds go to a designated education account and may cover new projects or school construction debt, including in towns with separate school districts. The tax ends when bonds are paid or within 20 years, and any extension requires another referendum.
Authorizing counties to implement an additional sales and use tax to support schools, if approved by voters (SB 66)Feb 4, 2026 - View scoreSB783 · VA · 2026
Enacting limitations on agreements for local law enforcement agencies to work with federal immigration enforcement
This bill would limit how Virginia police can work with federal immigration (ICE) agents. Any deal must be written and approved by the Attorney General, last up to 2 years, and repay local costs. Officers cannot ask about citizenship in routine traffic stops or enforce immigration at schools, hospitals, or houses of worship. Schools and health providers need a warrant signed by a judge to share info. Ensures legal protections for individuals, prohibits involvement that may include profiling or rights abuses, and requires more detailed reporting whenever federal immigration agents are present during law enforcement stops. Sunsets June 30, 2028.
Enacting limitations on agreements for local law enforcement agencies to work with federal immigration enforcement (SB 783)Apr 22, 2026 - View scoreHB1146 · WA · 2025-2026
Improving access and removing barriers to voting in jails and state hospitals
The bill makes voting easier for people in jails and state hospitals. Counties, jails, and hospitals must name voting coordinators and adopt plans by 2026 to help residents register, prove residency, get nonpartisan info, and vote privately, with disability access. Ballots must be available at least 8 days before elections. Outreach is allowed 30 days before. Mail is treated as legal mail. Complaints are tracked and reported. Starting 2030, the attorney general can enforce with fines.
Improving access and removing barriers to voting in jails and state hospitals (HB 1146)Jan 12, 2026 - View scoreHB1448 · WA · 2025-2026
Increasing representation and voter participation in local elections
This bill aims to boost participation in local elections by allowing communities to adopt ranked choice voting. This system lets voters rank candidates by preference, promoting fairer elections and potentially more diverse representation. It also requires voter education on the new process to ensure everyone understands how to participate effectively, aiming to engage more citizens in local governance.
Increasing representation and voter participation in local elections (HB 1448)Jan 12, 2026 - View scoreHB1687 · WA · 2025-2026
Concerning social housing public development authorities
This bill aims to establish public development authorities to create and manage social housing projects. These projects will provide affordable housing options through subsidies and cross-subsidies, benefiting people from low to high incomes. The bill supports communities by addressing unsafe and unsanitary housing, reducing public expense on crime prevention and other services, and improving public welfare.
Concerning social housing public development authorities (HB 1687)Mar 9, 2026 - View scoreHB1750 · WA · 2025-2026
Creating guidelines for voter suppression and vote dilution claims under Washington voting rights act
Expands the state Voting Rights Act to cover voter suppression and vote dilution. Bars voting rules that put heavier burdens on racial or language minorities, and lawsuits don’t need proof of intent. Local governments may switch to district elections or other fixes, with court review and a 4-year safe harbor. Allows coalition claims, requires outreach in other languages, transparency, and fast court relief. Community groups can recover costs. Small towns and small school districts are exempt.
Creating guidelines for voter suppression and vote dilution claims under Washington voting rights act (HB 1750)Mar 25, 2026 - View scoreHB2112 · WA · 2025-2026
Establishing an age minimum to access certain adult content online
Websites where over one-third of content is adult sexual material must verify users are 18 using digital ID, government ID, or trusted data checks. Sites and vendors cannot keep identifying info. They must post health warnings and a federal helpline. News outlets, ISPs, search engines, and cloud hosts are exempt. The attorney general can sue and fine up to $10,000 per day, $10,000 per data-retention incident, and up to $250,000 if minors gain access. Goal: reduce youth exposure.
Establishing an age minimum to access certain adult content online (HB 2112)Jan 16, 2026 - View scoreHB2210 · WA · 2025-2026
Protecting local representation by strengthening and securing fair local elections
Lets cities, counties, school, fire, and port districts adopt ranked choice voting (RCV) to boost fair representation. They must choose by 2032 and implement within two years; once adopted, they can keep it. Single-winner races use a top-five primary; multi-seat RCV has no primary. The state sets rules and ballot standards. Local governments fund upgrades and broad voter education. Updates tie-breaking and ballot order. Some limits for multi-county races. Takes effect now.
Protecting local representation by strengthening and securing fair local elections (HB 2210)Feb 9, 2026 - View scoreHB2499 · WA · 2025-2026
Modernizing conservation district elections and requiring financial disclosures
HB 2499 aims to modernize conservation district governance in Washington by allowing districts to opt into standard election procedures, extending conservation district supervisor terms from three to four years, requiring financial disclosures for supervisors, and removing outdated eligibility requirements tied to land ownership or farming.
Modernizing conservation district elections and requiring financial disclosures (HB 2499)Feb 6, 2026 - View scoreHB2637 · WA · 2025-2026
Safeguarding personal information entrusted to agencies not of legitimate public concern
Expands privacy in public records. Agencies could no longer release many personal details, including age, full birth date, language, home address, place of birth precise location data, government ID numbers, and utility account data. Some voter, property, and business addresses stay public. Emergency contacts may be shared during emergencies. This lowers risks like doxxing and identity theft but narrows public access. Takes effect only if funded by June 30, 2026.
Safeguarding personal information entrusted to agencies not of legitimate public concern (HB 2637)Mar 12, 2026 - View scoreSB5845 · WA · 2025-2026
Modernizing and clarifying timely payment requirements for health carriers
Requires health insurers to pay or deny clean claims within 30 days. If a claim is incomplete, they must, within 14 days, say why or request needed info, then decide within 30 days after it’s supplied. Late payments accrue interest (higher after 60 days) and can trigger fines after 90 days. Insurers are responsible for vendors. Exceptions apply for fraud and disasters. This speeds provider payments, reduces billing delays for patients, and adds transparency. Starts in 2027.
Modernizing and clarifying timely payment requirements for health carriers (SB 5845)Mar 23, 2026 - View scoreSB5849 · WA · 2025-2026
Making financial education a graduation requirement in Washington state
Washington would require students to complete financial education to graduate. Schools must offer instruction aligned with the Washington State Financial Education Learning Standards by 2029. Students are required to meet those standards starting with the class of 2033, or earlier if set by the State Board of Education. The board will define credit or test-out options and monitor compliance. Districts must notify families by 2027–28. Waivers may be granted to seniors new to Washington.
Making financial education a graduation requirement in Washington state (SB 5849)Feb 4, 2026 - View scoreSB5855 · WA · 2025-2026
Concerning the use of face coverings by law enforcement officers
This bill prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings while interacting with the public, ensuring officers can be identified by their uniforms. Exceptions include undercover operations and necessary protective gear for special tactics assignments. Citizens can sue for damages if an officer violates this rule, potentially receiving compensation and additional legal remedies.
Concerning the use of face coverings by law enforcement officers (SB 5855)Mar 19, 2026 - View scoreSB5872 · WA · 2025-2026
Establishing the preK promise account
Creates the PreK Promise account to boost Washington’s state preschool program. The state can take private gifts and grants, track them by donor and spend them on eligible children without waiting for a separate budget vote. Money stays in the account from year to year and earns investment income. This can add preschool slots faster, stabilize funding, and give communities and businesses a clear way to support early learning.
Establishing the preK promise account (SB 5872)Mar 14, 2026 - View scoreSB5892 · WA · 2025-2026
Concerning protection of the voter registration database
Protects the voter registration database and election systems. More election security records, ballot images, and cast vote records are kept confidential. Voter signatures phone numbers, emails, and key ID numbers are protected. All requests for statewide voter data must go through the Secretary of State, not counties. Misusing or wrongly sharing database info can be a felony. Some breach details can still be released. Takes effect immediately.
Concerning protection of the voter registration database (SB 5892)Mar 25, 2026 - View scoreSB5967 · WA · 2025-2026
Preserving access to preventive services by clarifying state authority and definitions
This bill keeps preventive care affordable in Washington. The health department can issue vaccine guidance. Most health plans must cover state‑recommended vaccines and proven screenings with no in‑network copays; if no in‑network provider exists, out‑of‑network must be covered. It updates funding so insurers and administrators help pay for children’s vaccines. HSA plans may use minimal cost sharing. No one is required to get vaccinated. The bill takes effect immediately.
Preserving access to preventive services by clarifying state authority and definitions (SB 5967)Feb 26, 2026 - View scoreSB5973 · WA · 2025-2026
Protecting the integrity of the state initiative and referendum process by requiring a demonstration of support before issuance of a ballot title
This bill strengthens enforcement of Washington’s existing ban on paying initiative signature gatherers based on volume, a practice already illegal under state law. It requires sponsors to collect 1,000 voter signatures before receiving a ballot title to show basic public support and allows citizen enforcement with civil penalties up to $10,000. The bill aims to reduce fraudulent signatures, repeated filings meant to reach a favorable judge, and ballot title manipulation by testing multiple titles to see which voters prefer.
Protecting the integrity of the state initiative and referendum process by requiring a demonstration of support before issuance of a ballot title (SB 5973)Feb 26, 2026 - View scoreSB6002 · WA · 2025-2026
Concerning driver privacy protections
This bill sets additional limits on how Washington government agencies can use automated license plate readers (ALPRs). It would allow finding stolen cars, missing persons, investigating felonies, and managing parking, tolls, traffic studies, and truck regulations. It bans use of ALPRs for immigration enforcement; health care surveillance; First Amendment activities; or monitoring sensitive locations such as schools, clinics, courts, places of worship, and food banks; and prohibits agencies from stopping vehicles based solely on an ALPR alert. The bill requires most ALPR data to be deleted within 21 days. Agencies must register their ALPR systems, adopt privacy policies, maintain detailed logs, undergo regular audits, and publish public reports, while any misuse of ALPR data can result in criminal penalties and lawsuits.
Concerning driver privacy protections (SB 6002)Mar 30, 2026 - View scoreSB6026 · WA · 2025-2026
Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed use zones
Requires larger Washington cities and counties to allow homes in commercial and mixed-use zones. They can't force ground-floor retail or extra special permits for housing in those areas. More apartments and condos could be built near jobs and shops, speeding approvals and lowering costs. Exceptions apply near refineries in heavy industry, historic sites, critical environmental areas, shorelines, and outside urban growth areas. After one year, state rules override conflicting local codes.
Concerning residential development in commercial and mixed use zones (SB 6026)Mar 27, 2026 - View scoreSB6070 · WA · 2025-2026
Supporting the recovery of missing persons
Improves finding missing endangered people. Police can get warrants—or act first in emergencies—to use phone-tracking tools to locate them, with strict privacy and deletion rules. Courts get clear risk factors to approve searches. Creates Ebony (missing Black person) and Purple (person with a disability) alerts and updates other alerts. State Patrol runs the missing‑person site, shares to NamUs. Search info may be withheld. DSHS can confirm recent benefit use to show a person is alive.
Supporting the recovery of missing persons (SB 6070)Mar 12, 2026 - View scoreSB6101 · WA · 2025-2026
Requiring coroners to be appointed rather than elected
This bill makes all county coroners appointed instead of elected. Current elected coroners may finish their terms, then counties must appoint. Counties over 250,000 people may appoint a medical examiner. Coroners and staff must complete forensic training within 12 months or the county risks reduced state reimbursement. Counties may share services. The change aims to cut costs, remove politics from the role, and improve professionalism and accountability. Takes effect immediately.
Requiring coroners to be appointed rather than elected (SB 6101)Jan 22, 2026 - View scoreSB6346 · WA · 2025-2026
Establishing a tax on millionaires
This bill would create a tax on individuals with more than $1 million in income, affecting less than 0.5% of Washington's population. Creates a 9.9% income tax starting in 2028 on individuals with Washington taxable income above $1,000,000. This subset of WA residents would pay the tax on all their income; while non WA residents would only be taxed on income earned from WA-based sources. Real estate gains and many family business sales are exempt. This new tax would fund K–12, healthcare, expand the Working Families Tax Credit, and would end sales tax on basic hygiene items for everyone. It would boost small-businesses with B&O (Business and Occupation) tax relief and include 5% funding for county public defense.
Establishing a tax on millionaires (SB 6346)Mar 30, 2026 - View scoreSJR8206 · WA · 2025-2026
Amending the Constitution to establish a right to affordable health care
This amendment to the WA State Constitution would establish a right to affordable health care for every resident of the state. The amendment declares it is the policy of the state to ensure that all WA residents have access to health care that is affordable. It tasks the legislature with creating laws and taking actions to implement and define this right, including determining what “affordable” means. The amendment does not automatically require the state to pay for all healthcare in all circumstances. Needs two-thirds majority in legislature for the amendment to go before voters for approval.
Amending the Constitution to establish a right to affordable health care (SJR 8206)Feb 6, 2026
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