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Virginia · Current officeholder

Stella Pekarsky

Democratic Virginia Senate, District 36

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Sponsored legislation

198 bills in the current data (64 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.

BillTitleRoleStageLast action
SR 2044Celebrating the life of Bernard L. Henderson, Jr.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 23, 2026
SR 2005Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 28, 2026
SB 749Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 14, 2026
SB 685School bd. policies; communication & language accessibility for limited English proficient parents.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
SB 493Consumer protection; automatic renewal or continuous service offers, disclosure and cancellation.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
SB 491Public schools; right to free public elementary and secondary education, discrimination, etc.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
SB 394Artificial intelligence; use of systems for student instruction.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
SB 322National Popular Vote Compact; enters Virginia into an interstate compact.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
SB 308Drug overdose and drug overdose deaths; VDH to develop plan for opioid overdose response.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
SB 305Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver, report.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
SB 3Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, reports.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
SB 2Paid family and medical leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
SB 199Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
SB 169Candidates for office; challenges to candidate qualifications.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
SB 137Obstructing health care facility access; penalties.Primary sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
SB 126Primary election; when filings to be made, extension for incumbents failure to file.Primary sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
SB 115Concealed handgun permits; reciprocity with other states.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HJ 311Commending Virginia Youth Poet Laureate.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HJ 304Commending Pinecrest Swim and Tennis Club.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HJ 302Commending Brandon Kim.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HJ 280Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald Edward Connolly.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HJ 267Commending Community Eligibility Provision schools in Virginia.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HJ 245Commending the veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HB 298Public elementary or secondary school students; evidence-based restorative disciplinary practices.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
SB 351Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 12, 2026
SB 783Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
SB 258Virginia Human Rights Act; reasonable accommodation for known limitations related to menopause.Primary sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
SB 176Elections; ranked choice voting, locally elected offices, report.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
SB 107Jury service; exemptions upon request, certain caretakers of persons with serious health conditions.Primary sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
HJ 206Commending the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 185Celebrating the life of Jane Pasolli Edmondson.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 182Celebrating the life of Jane Kamps Strauss.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 177Celebrating the life of the Honorable Barry D. Knight.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 9, 2026
HJ 165Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Thomas Bulova, USAR.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 140Celebrating the life of J. Hamilton Lambert.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 128Celebrating the life of Claudia Hantman Arko.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
SB 492Geologists; added to definition of "professional services," continuing education.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
SB 178Dental assistants; supragingival scaling and coronal polishing, certification.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
SB 1Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
SB 568Public schools; addictive potential of time spent using certain electronic devices.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
SB 309Driver education programs; voluntary initiatives for drivers with autism spectrum disorder.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
SB 282Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
SB 172Health insurance claims; electronic information or attachments accepted, delayed effective date.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
SB 117Public school teachers; reemployment of teacher who has not received continuing contract status.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
SB 109School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
SB 108School boards; student cell phone and smart device possession and use policies, prohibition.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
SJ 3Constitutional amendment (second reference); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 31, 2026
SJ 2Constitutional amendment (second reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 31, 2026
SJ 1Constitutional amendment (second reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 31, 2026
SR 122Commending Kurt Rose.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 26, 2026
SR 111Commending the Centreville Volunteer Fire Department.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 26, 2026
SR 169Commending Debbie L. Sydow, Ph.D.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 25, 2026
SJ 293Celebrating the life of Stephanie Nicole Minter.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 25, 2026
SJ 255Celebrating the life of Michael R. Frey.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 25, 2026
SR 97Celebrating the life of the Honorable Jerrauld C. Jones.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 24, 2026
SR 117Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald Edward Connolly.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 24, 2026
SJ 275Celebrating the life of the Honorable John Granger Macfarlane II.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 24, 2026
SJ 236Celebrating the life of Ronyell Deshawn Whitaker.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 14, 2026
SJ 156Celebrating the life of Christian A. Jurgensen III.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 14, 2026
SJ 141First Virginia General Assembly; 250th anniversary, Williamsburg commemorative planning.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 14, 2026
SJ 132Celebrating the life of the Honorable Charles Douglas Poindexter.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 14, 2026
SJ 118Celebrating the life of Martin Gerald Farber.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 14, 2026
SB 96Income tax, corporate and state; credit for braille labeling program.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 10, 2026
SB 454Zoning; by-right multifamily residential development.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 10, 2026
SB 39Public schools; best practice of tech. tools to assist w/identifying students at risk of self-harm.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 10, 2026
SJ 130Celebrating the life of Eddie L. Radden, Jr.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 5, 2026
SJ 106Commending Curtis Allen.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 5, 2026
SR 69Commending the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 2, 2026
SJ 113Celebrating the life of Sincere B. Allah.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 25, 2026
SJ 109Celebrating the life of Virginia Mozell Jefferson Tyler.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 25, 2026
SJ 102Celebrating the life of Claudia Hantman Arko.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 25, 2026
SJ 101Celebrating the life of Gladys Mae West.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 25, 2026
SB 207SUDP; Office of Chief Medical Examiner, protocol in referring cases involving manner of death, etc.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 25, 2026
SJ 97Commending the Fairfax Bar Association.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersFebruary 17, 2026
SJ 90Commending the Honorable Penney S. Azcarate.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersFebruary 17, 2026
SJ 83Commending the Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersFebruary 17, 2026
SR 47Commending the Officer Down Memorial Page.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 13, 2026
SR 36Commending Rebecca Michelle SherrillCo-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 13, 2026
SJ 81Commending the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersFebruary 10, 2026
SB 678Special ed. and related services; rights, etc., relating to education of children with disabilities.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 10, 2026
SB 147Alternative graduation pathways to earn Standard Diploma; development, approval, and implementation,Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 10, 2026
SB 365Fostering Access, Innovation, and Responsibility in Artificial Intelligence Act; established.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 4, 2026
SJ 67Commending Sweet Briar College.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersFebruary 3, 2026
SB 174Virginia Student Teacher Scholarship Program; established, report.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 3, 2026
SB 110Certified school library specialists; Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ in DOE.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 3, 2026
SB 624Assault and battery; definition of "Islamophobia", penalty.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 2, 2026
SR 18Commending the Walk for Peace.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJanuary 30, 2026
SB 615Consumer Data Protection Act; online device pricing, prohibition.Primary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 28, 2026
SR 5Commending First Baptist Church of Midlothian.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJanuary 22, 2026
SR 4Celebrating the life of William J. Martin.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJanuary 22, 2026
SB 1212Virginia Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices, mandatory fees or surcharges disclosure.Primary sponsorEnactedMay 2, 2025
SB 1048School board policies; parental notification, safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms, etc.Primary sponsorVetoedMay 2, 2025
SB 917Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
SB 738Public elementary & secondary schools; bell-to-bell student cell phone & smart device possession.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 2, 2025
SB 1306Taxation, Department of; repealing Virginia Free File Tax program.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
SB 1032Public school teachers; written notice of noncontinuation of continuing contract.Primary sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HJ 757Commending Alexandria City Public Schools' recipients of scholarships.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 25, 2025
SJ 249Constitutional amendment; marriage between two adult persons.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
SJ 248Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters; right to vote; persons not entitled to vote.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
SJ 247Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference).Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
SB 1428Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge; designating as bridge on Adwolfe Rd., etc. over I-81.Co-sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
SB 1039DOC and State Board of Local and Regional Jails; policies on inmate participation in telehealth.Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
SB 1037School boards; school-based telehealth and mental health teletherapy services, accessibility.Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
SB 1035Opioid antagonists; dispensing and administration by person acting on behalf of an organization.Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
SB 1034Students who need or use augmentative and alternative communication; documentation of needs.Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
SB 1030Public middle and high schools; student athletes, pre-participation physical examination required.Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
SB 1016Hunger-Free Campus Food Pantry Grant Program; established, report.Co-sponsorEnactedMarch 24, 2025
HJ 9Constitutional amendment; marriage between two adult persons.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
HJ 756Commending Arlington Public Schools' recipients of The Posse Foundation and QuestBridge scholarship.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
HJ 751Celebrating the life of Thomas Cahill Johnson.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 24, 2025
HJ 742Commending the Plumbers and Gasfitters of Local Union 5.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
HJ 728Commending Heman Bekele.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
HJ 710Commending Barry Eugene DuVal.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
HJ 685Commending the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
HJ 684Celebrating the lives of Loudoun County community members aboard American Airlines Flight 5342.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 24, 2025
SB 1038Telehealth visits for patients with disabilities; best practice educational training.Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 21, 2025
HJ 634Celebrating the life of Matthew Robert Chiaverotti.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 21, 2025
HJ 616Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 21, 2025
HB 1947Department of Education; survey of local education agencies on school-based mental and behavioral health services; report.Co-sponsorEnactedMarch 21, 2025
HJ 584Celebrating the life of Dr. Golden Bethune-Hill.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 20, 2025
HJ 564Celebrating the life of the Honorable Henry Levander Marsh, III.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 20, 2025
SB 1269Surplus lines broker taxes; certain insurance policies.Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 19, 2025
SB 1188International licensure and certification; regulations.Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 19, 2025
HB 1892Children with disabilities; annual individualized education program planning process; dual enrollment courses; certain parental notification required.Co-sponsorEnactedMarch 19, 2025
SB 1215Health insurance; required provisions regarding prior authorization for health care services.Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 18, 2025
SB 1210Va. Residential Property Disclosure Act; required disclosures for buyer to beware, aircraft noise.Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 18, 2025
SB 1036Seizure rescue meds.; administration by certain school employees, possession by certain students.Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 18, 2025
HJ 512Commending the Roanoke Star.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 17, 2025
HJ 511Celebrating the life of Nikki Giovanni.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 17, 2025
SR 307Commending Geri and Susan Yantis.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 5, 2025
SR 306Commending Lynn Screen.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 5, 2025
SR 305Commending Brant Baber and Kathy Kalinowski.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 5, 2025
SR 304Commending Sydney Sawyer.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 5, 2025
SR 289Commending Teresa Clawson-Keeton.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 5, 2025
SR 288Commending the Community of Faith Food Pantry.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 5, 2025
SR 287Commending Robert Alexander Pearson, Jr.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 5, 2025
SJ 413Commending Barry Eugene DuVal.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 5, 2025
SR 303Celebrating the life of Gary Stephen Michel.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 4, 2025
SJ 443Commending Tara Dower.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 3, 2025
SJ 441Commending the Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation.Primary sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 3, 2025
SJ 434Commending the Honorable William Ferguson Reid, M.D.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 3, 2025
SJ 410Commending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 3, 2025
SJ 408Commending the United States Army.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 3, 2025
SJ 406Commending the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 3, 2025
SJ 393Celebrating the life of His Highness Prince Karim Agakhan.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 3, 2025
SJ 388Commending Voices for Virginia's Children.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 3, 2025
SJ 337Commending Ken Jessup.Co-sponsorIntroducedFebruary 22, 2025
SR 298Commending Felix Maurizio.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 21, 2025
SR 299Commending the Washington Commanders.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 20, 2025
SR 270Commending Colonna's Shipyard, Inc.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 20, 2025
SR 268Celebrating the life of Joseph Woodrow Snavely, Jr.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 20, 2025
SR 265Commending Virginia Natural Gas.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 20, 2025
SJ 261Specialized Education School Week; designating as first week of Oct. 2025 & each succeeding year.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 20, 2025
SJ 371Commending Hoda Kotb.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersFebruary 19, 2025
SJ 370Commending Linda Ford.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersFebruary 19, 2025
SJ 366Commending Leanne Eyler.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersFebruary 19, 2025
SJ 363Commending the Virginia Spaceport Authority.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersFebruary 19, 2025
SJ 362Celebrating the life of Sergeant Floyd Hugo Miles, Jr.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 19, 2025
SJ 358Commending STIHL, Inc.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersFebruary 19, 2025
SB 982Casino gaming; eligible host localities.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 18, 2025
SB 825Vulnerable adults; seizure of property used in connection with/derived from financial exploitation.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 18, 2025
SJ 280Commending the 2025 House-Senate basketball game to benefit Massey Cancer Center.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 17, 2025
SR 259Commending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 14, 2025
SR 258Commending the United States Army.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 13, 2025
SR 254Celebrating the life of Peggy Lynn Davis.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 13, 2025
SR 253Commending the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 13, 2025
SR 251Celebrating the life of William Gerald Massengill.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 13, 2025
SR 247Commending Jon Phillip Lugbill.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 13, 2025
HB 2041Speed safety cameras; placement and operation.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 13, 2025
SJ 340Celebrating the life of Benjamin "Rod" Rodriguez.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 11, 2025
SJ 336Celebrating the life of Peter John Kemp, MD.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 11, 2025
SJ 325Celebrating the life of Thomas S. Whipple.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 11, 2025
SJ 323Commending Billy Wagner.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersFebruary 11, 2025
SJ 324Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank Miller Ruff, Jr.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 7, 2025
SB 1262Restorative Schools in Virginia Pilot Program; established, report, sunset date.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 5, 2025
SB 1232Autism Advisory Council; name change, membership, repeals sunset date.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 5, 2025
SB 1213Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy; autopsy protocol, information published.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 5, 2025
HB 2611Health insurance; coverage for cancer follow-up testing, report.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 5, 2025
SJ 267Commending the National Conference of State Legislatures.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersFebruary 4, 2025
HB 1893State plan for medical assistance services; recovery residences; work group; report.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 4, 2025
SJ 322Celebrating the life of the Honorable Henry Levander Marsh, III.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 3, 2025
SB 1404School boards; method of selection, election required.Primary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 30, 2025
SB 1187Higher educational institutions, public; certain transfer credit policy prohibited.Primary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 30, 2025
SB 1031Public elementary and secondary schools; compulsory attendance requirements, religious exemption.Primary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 30, 2025
SB 1033Local school boards; powers and duties, binding arbitration agreements.Primary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2025
SB 1238Health insurance; cost sharing for breast examinations.Co-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 27, 2025
SB 1216Retail electric energy; renewable energy certificates.Primary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 27, 2025
SB 1447Health insurance; coverage for at-home blood pressure monitors, report.Primary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 24, 2025
SR 210Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJanuary 17, 2025
SJ 277Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersJanuary 16, 2025
SJ 11Constitutional amendment; marriage between two individuals.Co-sponsorIn committeeNovember 19, 2024
SJ 1Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference).Co-sponsorIn committeeNovember 19, 2024
SB 670Surplus line broker; any person required to be licensed as one shall not be subject to certain tax.Primary sponsorIn committeeNovember 19, 2024
SB 520Workers' compensation; injuries caused by repetitive and sustained physical stressors.Co-sponsorIn committeeNovember 19, 2024
SB 395Public elementary & secondary schools; student athletes, pre-participation mental health assessment.Primary sponsorIn committeeNovember 19, 2024
SB 390SUDP; Office of Chief Medical Examiner to publish information on its website.Primary sponsorIn committeeNovember 19, 2024
SJ 26Drugs; JLARC to study scope and cost of penalizing possession as a felony.Primary sponsorIn committeeNovember 18, 2024
HB 1031Legislature Modernization, Commission on; established, report.Co-sponsorIn committeeNovember 18, 2024

Sources

  1. Open States people data (public domain)
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