Virginia · Current officeholder
Aaron Rouse
Democratic Virginia Senate, District 22
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Sponsored legislation
177 bills in the current data (63 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR 2044 | Celebrating the life of Bernard L. Henderson, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 23, 2026 |
| SR 2005 | Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 28, 2026 |
| SR 2004 | Commending William E. Harrell. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 27, 2026 |
| SB 518 | Public works contracts; prevailing wage rate, definitions, civil penalty. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 16, 2026 |
| SB 542 | Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 14, 2026 |
| SB 777 | Electric utilities and licensed suppliers of electricity; regional transmission entities. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 661 | Va. Small Business Economic Dev. Act; established, regulation and taxation of skill game machines. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 660 | Virginia Self-Service Storage Act; disposal of abandoned personal property in certain cases. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 658 | Back-end, opt-out automatic voter registration; work group to study implementation. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 438 | Absentee voting in person; available the second and third Sunday before all elections. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 3 | Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, reports. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 2 | Paid family and medical leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 199 | Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 13, 2026 |
| HJ 311 | Commending Virginia Youth Poet Laureate. | 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 267 | Commending Community Eligibility Provision schools in Virginia. | 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 |
| HJ 91 | Celebrating the life of Gladys Mae West. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | 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 |
| HJ 153 | Celebrating the life of Sincere B. Allah. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 9, 2026 |
| SB 48 | Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 1 | Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2026 |
| SJ 3 | Constitutional amendment (second reference); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 31, 2026 |
| SJ 2 | Constitutional amendment (second reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 31, 2026 |
| SJ 1 | Constitutional amendment (second reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 31, 2026 |
| SB 669 | Pharmacy benefits managers; requirements, application of law, report, delayed effective date. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 31, 2026 |
| SR 122 | Commending Kurt Rose. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2026 |
| SR 169 | Commending Debbie L. Sydow, Ph.D. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| SJ 293 | Celebrating the life of Stephanie Nicole Minter. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| SR 97 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Jerrauld C. Jones. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| SR 117 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald Edward Connolly. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| SR 108 | Commending Naval Air Station Oceana. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| SJ 275 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable John Granger Macfarlane II. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| SJ 236 | Celebrating the life of Ronyell Deshawn Whitaker. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 14, 2026 |
| SJ 209 | Governor; confirming appointments. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 14, 2026 |
| SJ 203 | Commending Sergeant Dianne M. Dowdy. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 14, 2026 |
| SJ 201 | Celebrating the life of Robert Selden Duvall. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 14, 2026 |
| SJ 156 | Celebrating the life of Christian A. Jurgensen III. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 14, 2026 |
| SJ 141 | First Virginia General Assembly; 250th anniversary, Williamsburg commemorative planning. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 14, 2026 |
| SJ 134 | Commending the Hampton Roads Chamber. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 14, 2026 |
| SJ 132 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Charles Douglas Poindexter. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 14, 2026 |
| SJ 118 | Celebrating the life of Martin Gerald Farber. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 14, 2026 |
| SJ 140 | Confirming Governors appointments; February 23. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2026 |
| SJ 139 | Confirming Governors appointments; February 2. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 13, 2026 |
| SJ 12 | Miller, Yvonne Bond; portrait thereof to be framed and placed in the Capitol. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 11, 2026 |
| SB 96 | Income tax, corporate and state; credit for braille labeling program. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 10, 2026 |
| SB 52 | Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 10, 2026 |
| SB 49 | "Appointed and qualified;" definition, reference to term of office of person appointed by Governor. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2026 |
| SB 758 | Solar energy facility work; prevailing wage rate, apprenticeship requirements, civil penalties. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 9, 2026 |
| SB 681 | Virginia Beach, City of; amending charter, transition to a city council, voting districts. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| SB 51 | Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| SB 50 | Lobbying; expands definition to include influencing/attempting to influence local government action. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 9, 2026 |
| SJ 130 | Celebrating the life of Eddie L. Radden, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2026 |
| SJ 129 | Commending the Virginia Black Restaurant Experience. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 5, 2026 |
| SJ 106 | Commending Curtis Allen. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 5, 2026 |
| SR 69 | Commending the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 2, 2026 |
| SJ 113 | Celebrating the life of Sincere B. Allah. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| SJ 109 | Celebrating the life of Virginia Mozell Jefferson Tyler. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| SJ 101 | Celebrating the life of Gladys Mae West. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 25, 2026 |
| SJ 74 | Governor; confirming appointments. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2026 |
| SJ 73 | Governor; confirming appointments. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2026 |
| SJ 72 | Governor; confirming appointments. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2026 |
| SJ 71 | Governor; confirming appointments. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2026 |
| SJ 70 | Governor; confirming appointments. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2026 |
| SJ 69 | Governor; confirming appointments. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2026 |
| SR 47 | Commending the Officer Down Memorial Page. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 13, 2026 |
| SR 36 | Commending Rebecca Michelle Sherrill | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 13, 2026 |
| SJ 60 | Governor; confirming appointments. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 13, 2026 |
| SB 667 | Public service company; prevailing wage rate, apprenticeship requirements, penalties. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| SJ 61 | Governor; confirming appointments. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2026 |
| SB 668 | State pharmacy benefits manager; contractual provisions, report. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| SB 676 | Income tax, state; removes sunset for standard deduction and earned income tax credit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| SJ 67 | Commending Sweet Briar College. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 675 | Emergency medical services; distribution of certain funds to localities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 672 | Emergency Response Exposure Grant Fund and Program; created. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SR 18 | Commending the Walk for Peace. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 30, 2026 |
| SB 674 | Income Tax, state; first-time homebuyer tax credit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| SB 671 | Cannabis control; retail market, penalties. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2026 |
| SR 5 | Commending First Baptist Church of Midlothian. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 22, 2026 |
| SR 4 | Celebrating the life of William J. Martin. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 22, 2026 |
| SB 875 | State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 2, 2025 |
| SB 970 | Cannabis control; establishes framework for creating retail market, penalties. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | April 2, 2025 |
| SB 917 | Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | April 2, 2025 |
| SB 853 | Prevailing wage rate; apprenticeship requirements, RPS-eligible source work, penalties. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | April 2, 2025 |
| SB 824 | State Corporation Commission; powers and duties. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | April 2, 2025 |
| SB 823 | Electric utilities; construction of renewable energy facilities. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | April 2, 2025 |
| SB 815 | Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord, tenant remedies. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | April 2, 2025 |
| SB 814 | Election of certain governing bodies; conversion to single-member districts. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | April 2, 2025 |
| SB 813 | Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | April 2, 2025 |
| SB 812 | Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | April 2, 2025 |
| HB 1657 | Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | April 2, 2025 |
| HJ 758 | Commending Geraldine Maskelony. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 25, 2025 |
| HJ 757 | Commending Alexandria City Public Schools' recipients of scholarships. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 25, 2025 |
| SJ 249 | Constitutional amendment; marriage between two adult persons. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| SJ 248 | Constitutional amendment (first reference); qualifications of voters; right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| SJ 247 | Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference). | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 817 | Public elementary & secondary schools; cardiac emergency response or emergency action plans. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 816 | Real property tax; exemption for elderly and disabled individuals. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 1430 | Closure of the U.S. government; civil relief for furloughed employees and contractors. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 1428 | Deputy Hunter D. Reedy Memorial Bridge; designating as bridge on Adwolfe Rd., etc. over I-81. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 1030 | Public middle and high schools; student athletes, pre-participation physical examination required. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 756 | Commending Arlington Public Schools' recipients of The Posse Foundation and QuestBridge scholarship. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 748 | Commending the Center for Nonprofit Excellence. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 742 | Commending the Plumbers and Gasfitters of Local Union 5. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 727 | Commending Felipe Hernandez, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 726 | Commending Carlos Cañas | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 721 | Commending Norfolk State University. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 720 | Commending Paula Loomis. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 684 | Celebrating the lives of Loudoun County community members aboard American Airlines Flight 5342. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 681 | Celebrating the life of Meghan Rose Hinger. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 670 | Commending The Roanoker | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 811 | Alcoholic beverage control; delivery of mixed beverages. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 21, 2025 |
| HJ 634 | Celebrating the life of Matthew Robert Chiaverotti. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 21, 2025 |
| HJ 633 | Commending the passage of the Older Americans Act. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 21, 2025 |
| HJ 630 | Celebrating the life of Bonnie Sue Neighbour. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 21, 2025 |
| HJ 616 | Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 21, 2025 |
| HJ 584 | Celebrating the life of Dr. Golden Bethune-Hill. | Co-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 557 | Commending the Hampton Roads Workforce Council. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 19, 2025 |
| HJ 511 | Celebrating the life of Nikki Giovanni. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 17, 2025 |
| SJ 413 | Commending Barry Eugene DuVal. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 5, 2025 |
| SJ 443 | Commending Tara Dower. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 3, 2025 |
| SJ 434 | Commending the Honorable William Ferguson Reid, M.D. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 3, 2025 |
| SJ 410 | Commending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 3, 2025 |
| SJ 408 | Commending the United States Army. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 3, 2025 |
| SJ 406 | Commending the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 3, 2025 |
| SJ 388 | Commending Voices for Virginia's Children. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 3, 2025 |
| SJ 337 | Commending Ken Jessup. | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 22, 2025 |
| HJ 544 | Commending Ross A. Mugler. | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 22, 2025 |
| SR 298 | Commending Felix Maurizio. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 21, 2025 |
| SJ 335 | Governor; confirming appointments. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 21, 2025 |
| SR 270 | Commending Colonna's Shipyard, Inc. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 20, 2025 |
| SR 268 | Celebrating the life of Joseph Woodrow Snavely, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 20, 2025 |
| SJ 371 | Commending Hoda Kotb. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 19, 2025 |
| SJ 370 | Commending Linda Ford. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 19, 2025 |
| SJ 366 | Commending Leanne Eyler. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 19, 2025 |
| SJ 363 | Commending the Virginia Spaceport Authority. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 19, 2025 |
| SJ 362 | Celebrating the life of Sergeant Floyd Hugo Miles, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 19, 2025 |
| SJ 358 | Commending STIHL, Inc. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 19, 2025 |
| SJ 280 | Commending the 2025 House-Senate basketball game to benefit Massey Cancer Center. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2025 |
| SJ 255 | Virginia's campaign finance laws; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 17, 2025 |
| SR 259 | Commending the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 14, 2025 |
| SR 258 | Commending the United States Army. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 13, 2025 |
| SR 254 | Celebrating the life of Peggy Lynn Davis. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 13, 2025 |
| SR 253 | Commending the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 13, 2025 |
| SR 251 | Celebrating the life of William Gerald Massengill. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 13, 2025 |
| SR 247 | Commending Jon Phillip Lugbill. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 13, 2025 |
| SJ 340 | Celebrating the life of Benjamin "Rod" Rodriguez. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2025 |
| SJ 336 | Celebrating the life of Peter John Kemp, MD. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2025 |
| SJ 333 | Commending veteran residents of Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 11, 2025 |
| SJ 325 | Celebrating the life of Thomas S. Whipple. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2025 |
| SJ 323 | Commending Billy Wagner. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 11, 2025 |
| HB 1598 | First-time Homebuyer Grant Program; established. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2025 |
| SJ 324 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank Miller Ruff, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 7, 2025 |
| SJ 286 | Confirming Governors appointments; December 1. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 7, 2025 |
| SJ 276 | Confirming Governor's appointments; January 10. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 7, 2025 |
| SJ 275 | Confirming Governor's appointments; August 1. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 7, 2025 |
| SJ 274 | Confirming Governor's appointments; October 1. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 7, 2025 |
| SJ 273 | Governor; confirming appointments. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 7, 2025 |
| SR 229 | Celebrating the life of Nikki Giovanni. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 6, 2025 |
| SB 972 | Emergency Response Exposure Grant Fund and Program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| SB 971 | Income tax, state; creates second-chance employment tax credit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| SB 895 | Real property tax; surviving spouses of members of armed forces who died in line of duty. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| SB 810 | Income tax, state; eligible low-income taxpayers to claim a refundable income tax credit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| SB 1097 | Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund; allocations, Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 2023 | Independent Pharmacy Support Program; established, report, sunset. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| SJ 315 | Commending the Virginia Electoral Board Association. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 4, 2025 |
| SJ 267 | Commending the National Conference of State Legislatures. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 4, 2025 |
| SJ 322 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Henry Levander Marsh, III. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 3, 2025 |
| SR 210 | Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 17, 2025 |
| SJ 277 | Commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | January 16, 2025 |
| SR 209 | Nominating a person to be elected as the Auditor of Public Accounts. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 14, 2025 |
| SJ 1 | Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference). | Co-sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2024 |
| SB 678 | Intercollegiate athletics; student-athletes, compensation and representation for name, image, etc. | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2024 |
| SB 183 | Income tax, state; eligible low-income taxpayers to claim a refundable tax credit. | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2024 |
| SB 181 | Public elementary and secondary schools; cardiac emergency response plans required. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 18, 2024 |