Virginia · Current officeholder
Tom Garrett
Republican Virginia House, District 56
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Sponsored legislation
134 bills in the current data (45 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2002 | Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 30, 2026 |
| HR 259 | Commending Colonel Matthew D. Hanley. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 20, 2026 |
| HR 258 | Celebrating the life of Mozell Booker. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 20, 2026 |
| HR 256 | Commending Darrell R. Byers. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 20, 2026 |
| HR 255 | Celebrating the life of William Edward Jamerson, Sr. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 20, 2026 |
| HR 254 | Celebrating the life of Herbert Glover Wharam, Jr. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 20, 2026 |
| HR 210 | Commending the Reverend Joe N. Chambers. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 20, 2026 |
| HR 207 | Celebrating the life of William Bruce Rutherford, USN, Ret. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 20, 2026 |
| HR 164 | Celebrating the life of Cecil Allen Reynolds. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 20, 2026 |
| HR 83 | Commending Edward Joseph Face. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 16, 2026 |
| HR 102 | Commending Dillard E. Ferguson, Jr. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 16, 2026 |
| HJ 311 | Commending Virginia Youth Poet Laureate. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 13, 2026 |
| HJ 283 | Commending Sergeant Dianne M. Dowdy. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 13, 2026 |
| HJ 280 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald Edward Connolly. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 13, 2026 |
| HJ 245 | Commending the veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 647 | Teaching Experience; regulations Governing Allowable Credit. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 173 | State correctional facilities; visitation policies, annual report. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 13, 2026 |
| HJ 96 | Celebrating the life of Robert Bernard Keyser, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 9, 2026 |
| HJ 212 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Charles Douglas Poindexter. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 9, 2026 |
| HJ 192 | Celebrating the life of Bill Franklin Vehorn. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 9, 2026 |
| HJ 177 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Barry D. Knight. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 9, 2026 |
| HJ 165 | Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Thomas Bulova, USAR. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 9, 2026 |
| HB 422 | Water utilities; prohibition of multiple rate increases within 3-year period for water utilities. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2026 |
| HB 322 | Misbranded food; manufactured-protein food products, civil penalty. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1301 | School boards; student diabetes care & management in schools, division wide plan required. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 6, 2026 |
| HJ 59 | Commending the Old Fiddler's Convention. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 2, 2026 |
| HJ 58 | Celebrating the life of Jeremy Lewis Hall. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 1, 2026 |
| SJ 206 | Celebrating the life of William Edward Jamerson, Sr. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 14, 2026 |
| SJ 205 | Commending Samuel E. Carter. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 14, 2026 |
| SJ 156 | Celebrating the life of Christian A. Jurgensen III. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 14, 2026 |
| HR 305 | Commending the Honorable Carrie Emerson Coyner. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2026 |
| HR 372 | Commending the Honorable Daniel Webster Marshall III. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 11, 2026 |
| SJ 130 | Celebrating the life of Eddie L. Radden, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2026 |
| HB 175 | Real property; tax exemption, surviving spouses of members of Armed Forces who died in line of duty. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2026 |
| SJ 84 | Commending the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police & Foundation. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 18, 2026 |
| HJ 50 | Early voting, 45 days of; jt. com. on House/Senate Coms. on Priv & Elections to study cost/benefits. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 993 | Driver privilege cards and permits; discontinues issuance. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 992 | Administrative Process Act; regulatory economic analysis required. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 991 | Income tax, state; subtraction for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 990 | Virginia Higher Education Scholarship Act Fund and Program; created and established. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 989 | Sexual abuse of children; penalty. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 988 | Virginia Human Rights Act; unlawful discrimination. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 987 | Virginia Retirement System; service credit for career and technical education teachers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 986 | Fire Programs Fund; allocation, Virginia At Risk Fire Grant Program established. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 984 | Virginia Consumer Protection Act; cash payments, discrimination prohibited, penalty. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 983 | Immunization requirements for children; removes hepatitis B vaccine. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 982 | Political campaign advertisements; synthetic media, penalty. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 981 | Criminal cases; prosecutorial misconduct, reasonable costs and attorney fees. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 980 | Alcoholic beverage control; voluntary no-buy program, etc. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 704 | Public schools; mathematics and reading in kindergarten through grade eight, certain initiatives. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 534 | Students who receive home instruction; teacher evaluation letter of student academic progress. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1419 | Statewide referendum ballot questions; fairness and transparency requirement, readability standards. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1205 | Motor vehicles insurance; hwy. use fee, tangible personal property tax relief for certain vehicles. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1184 | Electric utilities; retirement of certain electric generating units. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1141 | Electric utilities; suspension of certain requirements. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 1051 | Income tax, state; real property tax relief credit. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2026 |
| HB 703 | RS & UT; food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, delayed effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 985 | Local land use; authority for decision belongs solely to locality. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2026 |
| HB 699 | Food establishment inspection exemptions; private homes and farms. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HR 861 | Commending McKinley L. Price, D.D.S. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 1775 | Divorce; adultery, filing, parties living separate and apart. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | April 2, 2025 |
| HR 749 | Celebrating the life of Clarence Stewart Preston. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 1, 2025 |
| HJ 684 | Celebrating the lives of Loudoun County community members aboard American Airlines Flight 5342. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2025 |
| HB 1904 | Certified nurse midwives, licensed certified midwives, etc.; coverage for nursery services. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 24, 2025 |
| HB 1780 | Relief; Merritt, Gilbert, III, compensation for wrongful incarceration. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 24, 2025 |
| HB 1583 | Threats to discharge a firearm within or at buildings or means of transportation; penalties. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 24, 2025 |
| HB 1549 | Vehicle operation; authorizing operation of motor vehicle by unlicensed minor, penalty. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 634 | Celebrating the life of Matthew Robert Chiaverotti. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 21, 2025 |
| HJ 624 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Robert G. Woodson, Jr. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 21, 2025 |
| HJ 616 | Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 21, 2025 |
| HB 2691 | Relief; Duffy, Keshawn Clarence, compensation for wrongful incarceration. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 21, 2025 |
| HB 2517 | Sewage sludge; land application, permit exemptions, sunset. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 21, 2025 |
| HB 2452 | Higher education institutions, baccalaureate public; livestreaming, etc., Bd. of visitors meetings. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 21, 2025 |
| HB 2063 | School employees; reports of certain arrests and convictions. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 21, 2025 |
| HB 2051 | Division superintendents, etc.; annual meetings on school grounds with local law enforcement. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 21, 2025 |
| HB 1815 | Line of Duty Act; benefits for campus police and private police officers, definitions. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 21, 2025 |
| HB 1776 | Relief; Grimm, Marvin Leon, Jr., compensation for wrongful incarceration. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 21, 2025 |
| HJ 610 | Commending Robert R. Lindgren. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 20, 2025 |
| HJ 593 | Celebrating the life of Diana Lee Creasey. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2025 |
| HJ 564 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Henry Levander Marsh, III. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2025 |
| HJ 563 | Commending Wayne F. Pryor. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 2419 | Programs providing instructional experience in horse riding; exemption from licensure. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 1779 | Carbon-free energy or clean energy; definition of fusion energy. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 2061 | Cumberland State Forest; boundary line agreement and quitclaim of interest, etc. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2025 |
| HJ 494 | Commending the Historic St. John's Church. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 12, 2025 |
| HJ 490 | Celebrating the life of John Lee Orrock. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2025 |
| HJ 472 | Commending the American Friends of Lafayette. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 12, 2025 |
| HR 493 | Celebrating the life of Hunter Dakota Reedy. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 10, 2025 |
| HR 481 | Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 10, 2025 |
| SJ 445 | Celebrating the life of Matthew Charles Obenshain. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| SJ 434 | Commending the Honorable William Ferguson Reid, M.D. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 3, 2025 |
| SJ 408 | Commending the United States Army. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 3, 2025 |
| SJ 370 | Commending Linda Ford. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 19, 2025 |
| SJ 367 | Commending the 100th Infantry (Century) Division. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 19, 2025 |
| SJ 363 | Commending the Virginia Spaceport Authority. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 2404 | Real property tax; certain driveways owned by disabled veterans and surviving spouses exempted. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 2193 | Virginia National Guard; deployment to active duty combat. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 12, 2025 |
| SJ 324 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank Miller Ruff, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 7, 2025 |
| HJ 457 | Constitutional amendment; tax exemption for motor vehicles owned for personal, noncommercial use. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HJ 452 | Constitutional amendment; right to food choice (first reference). | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 2643 | Estimated tax; failure by individual, trust, or estate to pay. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 2478 | Elections; absentee voting; drop-off locations for return of absentee ballots. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 2434 | Voter identification; identification containing a photograph required. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 2081 | Virginia Human Rights Act; unlawful discrimination. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 2073 | Financial institutions; discrimination prohibited, penalty. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 2067 | Statewide Fire Prevention Code; consumer fireworks, penalties. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 2015 | Firearms-related offenses; mandatory minimum sentence; penalty. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 1574 | Absentee voting; absentee voting in person; available beginning 10 days prior to primary election. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 1573 | Absentee voting; absentee voting in person; available beginning 10 days prior to election. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 1566 | Elections; absentee ballot security measures; watermark. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 2771 | All-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles; operation on secondary highway system, penalty. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 2770 | Virginia School Safety Preparedness Fund and Program; created and established, report. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 2297 | School boards; employment of school resource officers in each public elementary & secondary school. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 2279 | Attorney General; prosecuting violations of criminal law related to human/sex trafficking offenses. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 2076 | Income tax, state; subtraction for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 2075 | Sexual abuse of children; penalty. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 2072 | Standards of School Safety; Board of Education, et al., to establish. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 2070 | Virginia Retirement System; service credit for career and technical education teachers. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 2069 | Insurance; additional purposes for Fire Programs Fund Aid to Localities Grant Program established. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 2068 | Local land use; authority for decision belongs solely to locality. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 2066 | School boards; employee criminal history records checks and applications, penalty for noncompliance. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 2062 | Income tax, state; eliminates sunset date, veteran student loan forgiveness. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1809 | K-12 schools and higher educational institutions; student participation in women's sports, etc. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1619 | Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers, delayed effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1565 | Governor; appointment of chief of staff and Governor's Secretaries. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1551 | Income tax, state; removes sunset on elevated standard deduction amounts, etc. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 2633 | Misbranded food; manufactured-protein food products. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2025 |
| HB 1558 | Possession of retail tobacco products and hemp products intended for smoking by a person younger than 21 years of age prohibited; penalty. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 24, 2025 |
| SB 1493 | Contraception; right to access. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2025 |
| HB 842 | School boards; expands availability of allowable alternatives for pupil transportation. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 19, 2024 |
| HB 489 | Fire Programs Fund; increases annual assessment used to fund. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 19, 2024 |
| HB 492 | Fire and emergency medical services apparatuses and equipment; procurement, report. | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 18, 2024 |
| HB 486 | Virginia Higher Education Scholarship Act Fund and Program; created and established. | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 18, 2024 |
| HB 485 | School boards; employee criminal history records checks and applications, penalty for noncompliance. | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 18, 2024 |