Family Focused Bills
House and Senate Bills
Senate Only Bills
House Only Bills
| Number | Title | Bill | Year | Bill Description | Pro-Family Position | House | Senate | Legislative Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Repeal Abortion Restrictions | HB 980 / SB 733 | 2020 | Repealed the requirement that only physicians perform abortions; informed consent, including viewing an ultrasound and hearing the fetal heartbeat; the 24-hour wait period between the ultrasound and abortion, and eliminates all the health and safety regulations for abortion centers. | Oppose | 53Y - 45N | 20Y-20N | Law |
| 2 | "Equal Rights" Amendment | HJ 1 / SJ 1 | 2020 | Made Virginia the 38th state to ratify the "Equal Rights Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution, which if recognized, would lead to unrestricted abortions. | Oppose | 58Y - 42N | 27Y - 12N | Passed House and Senate |
| 3 | Polygamous Marriages | SJ 270/ HJ 582 | 2021 | Begins the process of amending the state constitution to replace current man-woman recognition with language that recognizes any arrangements, with no limit on number of spouses. | Oppose | 60 Y-37N | 24Y-12N | Passed House and Senate |
| 4 | "Gender -Transition" Surgeries | HB 1429 | 2020 | Prohibits a health carrier from denying or limiting coverage for "transgender" medical treatments and surgeries for patients, including minors. | Oppose | 54Y-42N | 22Y-18N | Law |
| 5 | "Cultural Competency" Training | HB 581 | 2020 | Requires LGBTQ cultural competency indoctrination training for all public employees. | Oppose | 53Y-45N | 22Y-18N | Law |
| 6 | Forced Compliance with LGBTQ+ Ideology | SB 868 | 2020 | Forces all businesses and faith-based entities to comply with nondiscrimination policies regarding employment, public accommodations, housing, etc., on the basis of SOGI or be subject to lawsuits and monetary penalties. | Oppose | 54Y-46N | 27Y-13N | Law |
| 7 | Public School Transgender Policies | HB 145 / SB 161 | 2020 | Requires the Department of Education to develop model policies concerning the treatment of "transgender" students in public elementary and secondary schools, and every school board to adopt them. | Oppose | 60Y-40N | 22Y-18N | Law |
| 8 | Talk Therapy Ban | HB 386 / SB 245 | 2020 | Prohibits any licensed health professional from providing restorative talk therapy to minors with unwanted sexual desires or confusion. | Oppose | 62Y-35N | 22Y - 18N | Law |
| 9 | Vaccine Religious Exemption | HB 5005 Amend. / SB 5015 Amend. | 2020§ | Prevented the Health Commissioner from mandating a vaccine during a declared health emergency for people who have religious objections. | Support | 54Y - 43N^ | 19Y - 20N-1A† | Failed in House and Senate |
| 10 | Prohibit Teen Sex Text line | HB 5005 Amend. / SB 1235 | 2020§ / 2021 | Prohibited the Va. Dept. of Health or any entities it contracts with from initiating communication with minors regarding sex, sexuality, STDs, etc., without the parents' knowledge or consent. | Support | 55Y-43N^ | 20Y-19N† | Both failed in House |
| 11 | Parental Access to Sex Education Materials | HB 1394 | 2020 | Requires Family Life Education curriculum to be made available to parents through an online parent portal. | Support | 93Y-1N | 39Y-1N | Law |
| 12 | Require In-person Schooling | SB 1303 | 2021 | Required public school divisions to offer parents the option of in-person or virtual learning for their child immediately during the 2020-21 school year. | Support | 51Y-47N^ | 8Y-7N | Failed in House and Senate? |
| 13 | "Nanny State" Bills | HB 1864 and HB 2032 / SB 1310 | 2021 | Expands the definition of employer under the Va. Human Rights Act to include anyone who hires just one domestic service employee, such as a nanny or tutor, and empowers the government to conduct home inspections. | Oppose | 55Y-45N | 21Y-18N | Law |
| 14 | Workplace "Harassment" | HB 2155/SB 1360 | 2021 | Expanded the definition of workplace and sexual harassment to include direct/indirect and verbal/nonverbal interactions even outside the physical workplace and on social media. | Oppose | 55Y-45N | 20Y-18N†? | Failed in Senate Judiciary |
| 15 | Executive Order Limitations | HB 5005 Amend. / SB 5015 Amend. | 2020§ | Limited duration of an executive order during a declared state of emergency until the General Assembly takes action to 60 (House version) or 90 (Senate version) days. | Support | 55Y-43N^ | 19-Y 20-N 1-A† | Failed in House and Senate |
| 16 | Virginia Green New Deal | HB 1526 / SB 851 | 2020 | Establishes a schedule by which electric companies can only use energy sources derived from sunlight or wind by 2050. | Oppose | 54-Y 45-N 1-A | 22-Y 18-N | Law |
| 17 | Casino Gambling | HB 4 / SB 36 | 2020 | Authorizes casino gaming in up to five localities in Virginia to be regulated by the Virginia Lottery Board. | Oppose | 60Y-35N | 27Y-12N | Law |
| 18 | Sports Betting | HB 896 / SB 384 | 2020 | Authorizes sports betting in Virginia, except for betting on amateur sports and Virginia collegiate athletics. | Oppose | 61Y - 35N | 29Y - 8N | Law |
| 19 | Marijuana Commercialization | HB 2312/SB 1406 | 2021 | Legalizes marijuana for adult recreational use, expunges certain criminal records, and commercializes the sale and cultivation of marijuana by January 1, 2024. | Oppose | 48Y-43N-1A | 20Y-19N | Law |
| 20 | Conscience Clause for Adoption Agencies | HB 1932 | 2021 | Repealed religious conscience protections for faith-based child placement agencies that allowed them to operate without having to abandon their core principles that marriage is between a man and a woman. | Oppose | 53Y-44N | Failed in Senate Rehab. & Soc. Services | |
| 21 | Prohibit Forced Fetal Reductions | SB 920 | 2020 | Prohibited any surrogacy contract clause from requiring an abortion or "selective reduction." | Support | 40Y-0N | Passed Senate |
^Correct vote was “Nay.” ◊Correct vote was “Yea” to defeat. SS = Special Session. 2021 = Includes bills from both the Regular and Special Session
* The votes cast for making in-person schooling aviable for the 2020-21 school year were used instead of the final version which is a more limited option and will not be available until the 2021-2022 school year.