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Virginia · Current officeholder

Laura Jane Cohen

Democratic Virginia House, District 15

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Sponsored legislation

285 bills in the current data (46 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.

BillTitleRoleStageLast action
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 2132Commending the Reverend Dr. Raymond A. Bell.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2131Commending Marvin Fields.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2130Commending four women leaders from Caroline County Public Schools.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2106Commending Georgina Aye.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2100Celebrating the life of Tarun Mehta.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2074Commending Colonel James T. O'Kelley, USMCR (Ret.).Co-sponsorPassed one chamberJune 30, 2026
HR 2055Commending the Hunter Mill Democratic District Committee.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 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 2029Commending Thomas Louis Jones III.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 2011Celebrating the life of the Honorable Marian Van Landingham.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 2006Commending the Omicron Alpha Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 2005Commending the LEADE Foundation.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 2002Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 2001Commending Brigadier General Terrence A. Adams, USAF.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 30, 2026
HR 293Commending Boy Scout Troop 1344.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 249Commending Clipse.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 224Celebrating the life of Seuk Kim.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 223Commending Technical Sergeant Kadie Harris, VA ANG.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 222Commending Master Sergeant Corey Hayes, VA ANG.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 219Commending Master Sergeant Shaquan Williams, VA ANG.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 217Commending Master Sergeant Grace Salcedo, VA ANG.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 216Commending Staff Sergeant Alexis Kyles, VA ANG.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 212Commending the Kempsville High School gymnastics team.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 194Commending the first Black voters in Virginia.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 156Commending Lydia Larimore.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 20, 2026
HR 83Commending Edward Joseph Face.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 16, 2026
HR 37Commending the Walk for Peace.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 16, 2026
HR 130Celebrating the life of the Honorable James A. Davis.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 16, 2026
HB 217Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 14, 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 267Commending Community Eligibility Provision schools in Virginia.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 13, 2026
HB 996Postsecondary Education Rehabilitation Transition Program; plan for expansion of Program.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 994Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 976Person in temporary detention process; alternative transportation provider.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 774Elections; absentee and provisional ballots, cure process, delayed effective date.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 632Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver, report.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 590Smart Solar Permitting Platform; established, residential solar energy systems.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 569Public works contracts; prevailing wage rate, definitions, civil penalty.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 468Students with disabilities; development of transition IEP, access by students, report.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 465Behavior Analysis, Advisory Board on; amends composition.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 462Health Ed. SOL; Bd. of Ed. to require literacy instruction in grade 9 & 10 in next revision.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 461Special education; certain educational settings, student age range restriction.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 392Sickle cell disease education and screening program; cancer risk.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 247Deferred dispos. in criminal case; persons with autism, intellectual, or developmental disabilities.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 167Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 16Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1490Child abuse or neglect; establishes centralized hotline for reports or complaints, report.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1446School nurses; sickle cell disease training.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1366Local boards & departments; DSS to create corrective action plans & assumption of temporary control.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1353Statewide maternal health safety initiative; Commissioner of Health, et al., to evaluate, report.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1287Veterinarians; amending applications of licensure, etc.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1278School bd. policies; communication & language accessibility for limited English proficient parents.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 1263Public employees; repeals existing prohibition on collective bargaining, etc.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 13, 2026
HB 1262Notaries; prohibition on certain advertising, investigation by Attorney General.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 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 1022Consumer protection; automatic renewal or continuous service offers, disclosure and cancellation.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 13, 2026
HB 95Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 12, 2026
HB 5Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 12, 2026
HB 460Small Business & Supplier Diversity, Dept. of; powers & duties, employment services organizations.Primary sponsorPassed both chambersApril 12, 2026
HB 964Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
HB 670Labor & employment provisions; application of law, protection of employees, definition of employer.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
HB 630Elections; ranked choice voting, locally elected offices, report.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
HB 328Health insurance; essential health benefits benchmark plan selection.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersApril 11, 2026
HB 1525Firearms, certain; definitions, possession, transportation, or purchase by certain persons, 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 21Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 10, 2026
HJ 206Commending the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 195Commending the SevaTruck Foundation.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 190Commending Timothy Zachery Mosley.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 131Commending the Honorable S. Bernard Goodwyn.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HJ 128Celebrating the life of Claudia Hantman Arko.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 9, 2026
HB 970Dental assistants; supragingival scaling and coronal polishing, certification.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 594Affordable housing developments, certain; expedited approval.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 529Suicide Prevention Program; created, deaths by suicide of veterans or military service members.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 488Wage garnishment; state tax debt.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 4Affordable housing; preservation, definitions, civil penalty.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 17Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, responsibility for collections.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 1147Medicine and Nursing, Boards of; continuing education, bias reduction training.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
HB 1Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 8, 2026
SB 310State Corporation Commission; time frame for completion of certain proceedings.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 772Adult and Dislocated Worker funds; minimum allocation requirement waived.Co-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 469Autism Competencies Checklist; positive behavior support facilitators, training.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 466State Corporation Commission; time frame for completion of certain proceedings.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 459Hate crimes; crime victim's right to nondisclosure of certain information.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 37Developmental disability waivers; financial eligibility standards, sunset repeal.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 201School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 174Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 165Contractors, Board for; examinations available in alternative languages.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 164Housing for local employees; grants for homeownership.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 1499DOE; policies relating to instructional material that contains sexually explicit content.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 1404Local government; appointment of youth representative.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 1352Driver education; dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 1347Psilocybin; Board of Pharmacy to reschedule upon federal scheduling changes.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 1333Paid firefighters; hours of work.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 2026
HB 1036Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 6, 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 231Autism Advisory Council; name change, membership, staffing, powers and duties.Primary sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 14, 2026
HB 1374Virginia Military Institute; board of visitors, membership.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 14, 2026
HR 482Commending Wendy Henley.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 13, 2026
HR 448Commending Union Baptist Church.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 13, 2026
HR 425Commending the Virginia Young Democrats Disability Caucus.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 13, 2026
HR 382Commending the Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 11, 2026
HR 372Commending the Honorable Daniel Webster Marshall III.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 11, 2026
HR 320Commending Claude W. Harrison.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 9, 2026
HB 334Additional local sales and use tax to support schools; referendum.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 9, 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 106Commending Curtis Allen.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 5, 2026
HB 613Teacher Recruitment and Retention Mentorship Pilot Program; established, report, sunset.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 5, 2026
HB 1383Technical prof. license; curriculum & instruction coursework, comprehensive community colleges.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 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 865Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 4, 2026
HB 470Medicaid waivers; consumer-directed services, employer of record.Primary sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 4, 2026
HB 1495Medicaid; oversight of services facilitation for consumer directed services.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 4, 2026
HB 1367English language learner students; expenditures, annual data collection, report.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 3, 2026
HJ 49Higher educational institutions, public; SCHEV to study inclusive postsecondary education programs.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 467Conservator annual accounting reports; Office of the Executive Secretary of Va. to review, report.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 31Professionally Licensed Teacher Supplemental Pay Program; established, report.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 2026
HB 1116Publicly accessible nursing home info. portal; reporting of incident involving emerg. med. services.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 18, 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
HB 471Higher ed. institutions, public; financial aid for students with intellectual disabilities, etc.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 13, 2026
HB 464Housing and Community Development, Department of; powers and duties of director.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 12, 2026
HB 781Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom(submitting to qualified voters).Co-sponsorEnactedFebruary 11, 2026
HB 612Constitutional amendment; marriage between two adult persons, repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition.Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 11, 2026
HB 96School breakfast; availability at no cost to students.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 6, 2026
HB 1442Polling places; prohibited activities, acts in furtherance of federal immigration laws.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 6, 2026
HB 1440Protected areas; certain federal immigration enforcement prohibited, penalty.Co-sponsorIn committeeFebruary 6, 2026
HB 611Zoning; development and use of accessory dwelling units.Primary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 30, 2026
HB 463Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definitions, meetings, quorum and electronic communication.Primary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 29, 2026
HB 278Local anti-rent gouging authority; civil penalty.Co-sponsorIn committeeJanuary 23, 2026
HB 2520Virginia military forces; preliminary protective orders, etc.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMay 2, 2025
HB 2158DOC; functional literacy program for inmates, etc.Co-sponsorVetoedMay 2, 2025
HB 1844Baby Food Protection Act; testing and labeling requirements for toxic heavy metals.Co-sponsorEnactedMay 2, 2025
HB 1716Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMay 2, 2025
HB 1699Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMay 2, 2025
HB 1678School board policies; parental notification; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household.Primary sponsorVetoedMay 2, 2025
HR 876Commending Greg Duncan.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 3, 2025
HR 875Commending the Ideaventions Academy Daedalus robotics team.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 3, 2025
HR 874Commending Emily Burrell.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 3, 2025
HR 873Commending Liz Noto, Ph.D.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 3, 2025
HR 872Commending David S. Widzer.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 3, 2025
HR 861Commending McKinley L. Price, D.D.S.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 3, 2025
HR 856Celebrating the life of Clarice Lorine Jordan.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 3, 2025
HR 853Commending Khadijeh Aslankhani.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 3, 2025
HB 2746Incapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 3, 2025
HB 2783Placing Nazi symbols or emblems on certain property with intent to intimidate; penalty.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 2, 2025
HB 2769Life or health insurances; unfair discrimination, pre-exposure prophylaxis for prevention of HIV.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 2764Collective bargaining by public employees; exclusive bargaining representatives.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 2531Paid family and medical leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 2501Driver communication improvement program; DMV to develop and implement program.Co-sponsorEnactedApril 2, 2025
HB 2485Cannabis control; establishes framework for creating retail market, penalties.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 2094High-risk artificial intelligence; definitions, development, deployment, and use, civil penalties.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 2002Voter registration; cancellation of registration, sources of data.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 1977Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health or developmental services.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 1973Affordable housing; preservation, definitions, civil penalty.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 1876Capitol Sq. or building owned/leased by the Commonwealth, carrying firearm/explosive material, etc.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 1803Human Resource Management, Department of; establishing a career group for licensed behavior analystsPrimary sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 1802Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; powers and duties.Primary sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 1736Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention, Va. Center for; created, etc.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 1718Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 1621Public institutions of higher education; governing boards; nonvoting, advisory representatives.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 1610Accounts receivable; TAX, et al., to analyze pervasiveness of outstanding accounts, etc.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HB 1607Purchase, sale, transfer, etc., of assault firearms and certain ammunition feeding devices prohibited; penalties.Co-sponsorVetoedApril 2, 2025
HR 754Commending Curtis O. Porter.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2025
HR 753Commending Penelope Nowell-Shortt.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2025
HR 752Commending Shaboozey.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2025
HR 751Commending the Omicron Chi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2025
HR 750Commending Virginia Union University.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2025
HR 749Celebrating the life of Clarence Stewart Preston.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberApril 1, 2025
HR 686Commending the Honorable Dr. William Ferguson Reid.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 31, 2025
HR 674Commending Arthur Ellsworth Dick Howard.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 31, 2025
HR 585Commending Grant Holloway.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 28, 2025
HJ 9Constitutional amendment; marriage between two adult persons.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
HJ 751Celebrating the life of Thomas Cahill Johnson.Co-sponsorPassed one chamberMarch 24, 2025
HJ 736Commending Northern Virginia Veterinary Medical Association.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
HJ 735Commending Aslin Beer Company.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
HJ 728Commending Heman Bekele.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
HJ 659Commending Mekhi Becton, Sr.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025
HJ 2Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote.Co-sponsorPassed both chambersMarch 24, 2025

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Sources

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