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Virginia · Current officeholder

Virgil Thornton

Democratic Virginia House, District 86

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Sponsored legislation

196 bills in the current data (28 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.

BillTitleRoleStageLast action
HR 2205Celebrating the life of the Reverend Ivan T. Harris.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2203Commending the Bruton High School boys' tennis team.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2187Commending the Greater Fredericksburg Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2186Commending Janice Edwards-Dalton.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2172Celebrating the life of Dawann Anthony Steagall, Jr.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2164Commending the National Black Caucus of State Legislators.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2161Commending Patrick's Hardware.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2132Commending the Reverend Dr. Raymond A. Bell.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2131Commending Marvin Fields.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2125Commending Sister To Sister.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2124Commending Mary B. Bunting.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2123Commending the Peninsula Alcohol Safety Action Program.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2122Commending Bishop A. D. Cunningham.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2121Commending Jennifer Tierney.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2097Commending Steven Marks, M.D.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2079Commending the Reverend Dr. Reginald Cornell Woodhouse.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2078Commending the Reverend Dr. Warren D. Choice.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2077Commending Bishop Michael B. Golden, Jr.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2074Commending Colonel James T. O'Kelley, USMCR (Ret.).Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2045Celebrating the life of Madison Warner.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 2037Celebrating the life of Wilhelmina Gregory James.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 2011Celebrating the life of the Honorable Marian Van Landingham.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 2004Commending St. John Baptist Church of Woodford.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 2002Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 301Commending Senior Master Sergeant Zachary Enke, VA ANG.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 300Celebrating the life of Virginia R. Coles.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 299Commending the Reverend Dr. Kevin G. Swann.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 298Commending Staff Sergeant Eleanor R. Warren, VA ANG.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 297Commending NATASHA House.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 296Commending Operation Breaking Through, Inc.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 267Commending the Franklin High School boys' basketball team.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 233Commending the 23rd Regiment United States Colored Troops.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 194Commending the first Black voters in Virginia.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 153Commending Shant'a Miller White.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 83Commending Edward Joseph Face.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 16, 2026
HR 123Commending the Fredericksburg Frogs.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 16, 2026
HJ 311Commending Virginia Youth Poet Laureate.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HJ 283Commending Sergeant Dianne M. Dowdy.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HJ 280Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald Edward Connolly.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HJ 279Commending Andrea Miller.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HJ 267Commending Community Eligibility Provision schools in Virginia.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HJ 266Commending the Reverend Dr. Kevin G. Swann.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 969Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center; work group to develop policy, etc., to establish.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 942Custody and visitation of a child; possession or consumption of authorized substances.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 830Pharmacy benefits managers; requirements, application of law, report, delayed effective date.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 800Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Manufacturing Grant Fund; established.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 783Parking enforcement; high tourism localities.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 774Elections; absentee and provisional ballots, cure process, delayed effective date.Primary sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 773Elections; absentee voting, cure process, delayed effective date.Primary sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 693Workforce development programs; apprenticeship program.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 632Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver, report.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 616Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; tenant records.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 61Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program; established, report.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 593Summons for unlawful detainer; legal resources, plain-language overview of process.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 577Social work; applicants for licensure, criminal background check, report.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 573Breast implants; Board of Medicine, et al., to create educational materials for patients.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 554State officers and employees; state agencies to establish alternative work schedules.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 547Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 543Forest Sustainability Fund; Office of Working Lands Preservation to manage.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 483Prescription Drug Affordability Board; established.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 461Special education; certain educational settings, student age range restriction.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 43Suicide; abolishes common-law crime, delayed effective date, report.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 424Health insurance; definitions, prohibited restrictions on in-network referrals.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 404Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program; scholarships, administration.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 392Sickle cell disease education and screening program; cancer risk.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 358Medicare supplement policies; regulations establishing minimum standards, report.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 34Sexual Offense Prevention and Response Officer; feasibility of establishing position.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 288Education, Department of; website posting of certain instructional resources.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 286Virginia National Guard; reports to General Assembly, state militias, etc.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 247Deferred dispos. in criminal case; persons with autism, intellectual, or developmental disabilities.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 237Va. Coastal Resilience Master Plan; identifying areas where marshes may migrate in face of sea rise.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1446School nurses; sickle cell disease training.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1414Children; certain injuries to be reported by physicians, etc., penalties for failure to report.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1408Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, rental agreement noncompliance.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1386Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund; recovery for breach of extended service contracts.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1377Virginia Military Institute; establishing a task force to examine higher education at the Institute.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 1357Nursing facilities; comprehensive study of quality of care, etc., and operational practices.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1337State Health Services Plan Task Force; designated areas of state in need of additional project.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1284State plan for medical assistance; provider-to-provider consultation.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1283High school graduation requirements and diploma pathways; implementation.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1282Licensed substance abuse treatment practitioners; licensure by endorsement, etc.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1279Affordable housing; religious organizations and other nonprofit tax-exempt properties.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 1263Public employees; repeals existing prohibition on collective bargaining, etc.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 125Public school teachers; reemployment of teacher who has not received continuing contract status.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1222Social services, local departments of; child abuse and neglect, recorded interviews.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 1207Paid family & med. leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action, report.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 1113Culturally responsive & language-appropriate mental health support & services; guidance & policies.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1060Foster and adoptive homes; barrier crimes, exceptions.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1041DOC; powers and duties of Director, Virginia Prison Education Task Force established, report.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 95Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 12, 2026
HB 820Mixed-income housing; creating a two-year pilot program that provides loan origination, etc.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 12, 2026
HB 650Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 12, 2026
HB 5Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 12, 2026
HB 678Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
HB 320Live streaming while driving; prohibited, penalty.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
HB 1441Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
HB 1182Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs & devices, including over-the-counter.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
HB 1173Virginia Human Rights Act; reasonable accommodation for known limitations related to menopause.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
HB 1043Affordable and Special Needs Housing program, etc.; applicant notification of awards and denials.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
HB 40Plastic firearms or receivers, etc.; transfer, etc., prohibited, penalties.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 10, 2026
HJ 91Celebrating the life of Gladys Mae West.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 9, 2026
HJ 87Day of Remembrance for Victims of Lynching in Virginia.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 233Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Franklin James West, Sr.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 177Celebrating the life of the Honorable Barry D. Knight.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 9, 2026
HJ 172Commending Andrew Billingsley, Ph.D.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 165Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Thomas Bulova, USAR.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 131Commending the Honorable S. Bernard Goodwyn.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HB 845Unlawful detainer; bifurcation of case, contested rent and damages.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 6Contraception; definitions, establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 529Suicide Prevention Program; created, deaths by suicide of veterans or military service members.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 528Compromise of claim for death by wrongful act; approval without a hearing.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 425Pregnant and postpartum patients; reimbursement for remote monitoring services through pregnancy.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 413High School Certified Nurse Aide Training/Certification Program; established, requirements, report.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 338Building Service employees; authority of local governments, definition.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 1406Foreign divorce decrees; exercise of power by courts of the Commonwealth, non-domiciled party.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 1382Members of U.S. Armed Forces, etc.; domicile & residential requirements for annulment, etc.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 1334Militia state active duty; cyber-related support.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 1313Workers' compensation; law-enforcement officers and firefighters, post-traumatic stress disorder.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 1309Consumer finance companies; additional charges.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 1243Standards of Quality; state accountability, Standards of Learning assessment expedited retake score.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 1189State of preparedness; feasibility & impact of program to prioritize prevention/mitigation, etc.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 1117Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; universal license recognition.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 1Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
SB 123Poquoson, City of; amending charter, relating to school boards, terms of membership.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 957Public elementary & secondary schools; use 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline to address bullying, etc.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 894Private elementary and secondary schools; policies relating to bullying and cyberbullying, etc.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 772Adult and Dislocated Worker funds; minimum allocation requirement waived.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 671Jurors; exemptions from jury service upon request, competency to perform jury duty.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 602Motion picture theaters; definitions, establishes requirements for open captioning.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 580Consumer Counsel, Division of; establishing mechanisms for receiving and investigating complaints.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 513Suicide fatality review teams, local and regional; established, membership, penalty.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 494Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state government, certain former federal employees.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 437Insurance; standards of conduct for public adjusters, unauthorized practice of public adjusting.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 37Developmental disability waivers; financial eligibility standards, sunset repeal.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 275Employment prohibition exceptions; apprenticeship program for children 16 years of age or older.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 253Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact; enters the Commonwealth into Compact.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 250Sex offenses prohibiting proximity to children; Park Authorities Act, penalty.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 209Peer recovery specialists; VDH & DOC to develop guidelines for hiring.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 174Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 1522Nursing homes and assisted living facilities; licensure, automated external defibrillators.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 1489Hospitals; reports of threats or acts of violence against health care providers.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 1404Local government; appointment of youth representative.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 1333Paid firefighters; hours of work.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 1292Temporary detention; certified evaluators, sunset extended.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 1233Va. Sexual & Domestic Violence Victim fund; fee for offenses related to solicitation of minors, etc.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 1047Va. War Memorial Foundation; Commissioner of Dept. of Veterans Services shall provide supervision.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 592Public schools; wearable panic alarm systems.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 2, 2026
HB 195Programs for at-risk students; permissible uses of funding.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 2, 2026
HJ 52Celebrating the life of William J. Martin.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2026
HJ 4Constitutional amendment; apportionment, congress dists, limited authority of the GA to modify.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 31, 2026
HJ 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
HJ 2Constitutional amendment (second reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 31, 2026
HJ 1Constitutional amendment (second reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 31, 2026
HB 369Electric utilities; renewable portfolio standard program, zero-carbon electricity, etc.Co-sponsorEnactedMarch 31, 2026
HB 156Electronic death reg. system; requiring certain applicants for licensure to complete training.Co-sponsorEnactedMarch 31, 2026
SJ 156Celebrating the life of Christian A. Jurgensen III.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 14, 2026
HB 1374Virginia Military Institute; board of visitors, membership.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 14, 2026
HR 481Celebrating the life of August Bryant Bullock.Co-sponsorIntroducedMarch 13, 2026
HR 480Celebrating the life of Everette Alexander Hicks, Sr.Co-sponsorIntroducedMarch 13, 2026
HR 435Commending Angela York.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 13, 2026
HR 425Commending the Virginia Young Democrats Disability Caucus.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 13, 2026
HR 403Commending William Massey.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 12, 2026
HR 385Commending William E. Harrell.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 11, 2026
HR 372Commending the Honorable Daniel Webster Marshall III.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 11, 2026
HR 325Celebrating the life of Barbara Drucker Smith.Co-sponsorIntroducedMarch 10, 2026
HR 324Commending the Phi Beta Kappa Society.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 10, 2026
HB 814Va. African American, Asian American, etc., & Indigenous Ed. Advisory Board; established, report.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 10, 2026
HR 320Commending Claude W. Harrison.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 9, 2026
HB 929Uniform Power of Attorney Act; acknowledged power of attorney, definition.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 9, 2026
HB 1485Court of Appeals of Virginia; maximum number of judges, summary disposition of certain civil cases.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 9, 2026
HB 1276Health care providers; required estimate for nonemergency health care services.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 9, 2026
HB 66Federal benefit programs; DMAS & DSS shall study technology systems used to administer.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 6, 2026
HB 1114Law-enforcement officers; paid military leaves of absence.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 6, 2026
SJ 130Celebrating the life of Eddie L. Radden, Jr.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 5, 2026
SJ 129Commending the Virginia Black Restaurant Experience.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 5, 2026
SJ 106Commending Curtis Allen.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 5, 2026
HB 1345Public schools; industry-recognized uniform inspection and evaluation of indoor air quality.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 5, 2026
HB 92Public schools; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 4, 2026
HB 855Medicaid; estate recoveries.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 4, 2026
HB 885Court Date Reminder Program; established, report.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 3, 2026
HB 852Indigent defendant; abolition of fees, legal representation, jury trial costs, report.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 3, 2026
HB 514Benefit awareness & access prog.; establishes, military service members transition to civilian life.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 3, 2026
HB 393Firefighters Cancer Screening Grant Program and Fund; established.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 3, 2026
HB 1142Deferred or installment payment agreements; outstanding court-assessed fines, fees, taxes, or costs.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 3, 2026
HB 1016Cats and dogs; Virginia Cooperative Extension Service to create a list of toxic houseplants.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 3, 2026
HB 28Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 24, 2026
HB 874Domestic and Sexual Assault Conviction Database; established.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 776Virginia National Guard; biennial training.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 775Removal hearings; foster care, termination of parental rights, status as an Indian child, etc.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 530Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; criminal background check.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 435Palliative Care Info. & Ed. Prog. & Palliative Care & Quality of Life Advisory Council; established.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 1123Income tax, state; credit for certain health care providers.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 96School breakfast; availability at no cost to students.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 6, 2026
HB 778Pop-up events; local enhanced enforcement actions.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 6, 2026
HB 278Local anti-rent gouging authority; civil penalty.Co-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 23, 2026

Sources

  1. Open States people data (public domain)
  2. Official page