Virginia · Current officeholder
Mark Obenshain
Republican Virginia Senate, District 2
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Sponsored legislation
160 bills in the current data (47 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR 2036 | Commending Dana G. Schrad. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 23, 2026 |
| SR 2025 | Commending the Luray High School boys' basketball team. | Primary 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 |
| SB 779 | Eminent domain; condemnation proceedings, entry of order and recordation of certificate. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 171 | Minor elementary or secondary school students admitted to inpatient treatment; discl. of discharge. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 158 | Judicial district and circuit courts; maximum number of judges. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | 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 |
| SB 536 | Medical malpractice information disclosures; report. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 12, 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 |
| SB 540 | Undue influence; presumptions in actions contesting validity of a trust or trust instrument. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 535 | Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; required liability insurance coverage. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 778 | Display of obscene material to a minor unlawful; penalty. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 6, 2026 |
| SB 649 | Real property tax; special assessment on basis of use, notice requirements. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 6, 2026 |
| SB 641 | Office-based buprenorphine treatment; Board of Medicine to amend regulations. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 6, 2026 |
| SB 626 | Health insurance; reporting requirements. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 6, 2026 |
| SB 605 | Accountancy, Board of; licensing requirements, inactive and emeritus status. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 6, 2026 |
| SB 568 | Public schools; addictive potential of time spent using certain electronic devices. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 6, 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 |
| SR 144 | Commending the veterans of the United States Armed Forces from Augusta County. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| SJ 293 | Celebrating the life of Stephanie Nicole Minter. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| SJ 271 | Celebrating the life of Donald Wise Huffman. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| SJ 270 | Celebrating the life of Lawrence Max Beyer. | 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 |
| SJ 236 | Celebrating the life of Ronyell Deshawn Whitaker. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 14, 2026 |
| SJ 213 | Commending Ryan Dean. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 14, 2026 |
| SJ 161 | Celebrating the life of Malcom Pollard McConnell III. | 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 151 | Celebrating the life of Charles Harry Carrico, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 14, 2026 |
| SJ 149 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Wyatt Beazley Durrette, Jr. | 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 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 59 | National Day of Prayer. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 11, 2026 |
| SB 484 | DGS; work group to provide recommendations relating to transitioning to an independent agency. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 9, 2026 |
| SJ 131 | Commending M. Catherine Slusher, M.D. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 5, 2026 |
| SJ 130 | Celebrating the life of Eddie L. Radden, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2026 |
| SJ 126 | Commending Jason Hasty. | 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 84 | Commending the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police & Foundation. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 18, 2026 |
| SJ 99 | Commending the University of Virginia School of Law. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 17, 2026 |
| SJ 90 | Commending the Honorable Penney S. Azcarate. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 17, 2026 |
| SR 47 | Commending the Officer Down Memorial Page. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 13, 2026 |
| SB 752 | Electric utilities; construction and development of renewable energy facilities, etc. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| SB 457 | Electric utilities; renewable energy portfolio standard eligible sources, etc. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| SB 539 | Virginia Public-Private Safety Communications Infrastructure Fund; established. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| SB 537 | Certain civil actions against employees; liability of employer to vulnerable victims. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| SJ 81 | Commending the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 10, 2026 |
| SJ 79 | Celebrating the life of Saundra Dee Bondurant. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 10, 2026 |
| SB 830 | Official government materials; use of specific geographic terminology. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| SB 780 | Judges; maximum number in general district court in Twenty-sixth Judicial District. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 694 | Income Tax, state; subtractions for tips. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| SJ 42 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Thomas Selby Ellis III. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 27, 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 |
| SJ 6 | Celebrating the life of John Michel de Triquet, M.D. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 21, 2026 |
| SB 9 | RS & UT; food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, delayed effective date. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| SB 7 | Income tax, state; standard deduction and earned income tax credit. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| SB 69 | Electric utilities; construction and development of renewable energy facilities, etc. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| SB 143 | Income tax, state; subtractions for income attributable to overtime. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| SB 894 | Personal injury or death by wrongful act; liability of employer to vulnerable victims. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 2, 2025 |
| SB 1158 | Eminent domain; condemnation proceedings. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 2, 2025 |
| SB 1153 | Social Services, Department of; appointment of receiver for assisted living facilities. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 2, 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 |
| HJ 754 | Commending Dr. Susan Schultz Huxman. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 718 | Commending the McGaheysville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 714 | Commending the Virginia Poultry Federation. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 710 | Commending Barry Eugene DuVal. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 685 | Commending the Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 680 | Commending the Combat Antisemitism Movement. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 675 | Commending Todd Biller. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| HJ 655 | Commending WSVA. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 24, 2025 |
| SB 1484 | Hospitals and nursing homes; licensure and inspection fees. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 21, 2025 |
| SB 1159 | Motor vehicle insurance; underinsured motorist coverage, revises language of required notice. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 21, 2025 |
| SB 1157 | Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry; person required to register, etc. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 21, 2025 |
| SB 1152 | Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; professional liability insurance, proof of coverage. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 21, 2025 |
| SB 1150 | Shenandoah, Town of; new charter (previous charter repealed). | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 21, 2025 |
| SB 1142 | Line of Duty Act; benefits for campus police and private police officers, definitions. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 21, 2025 |
| HJ 634 | Celebrating the life of Matthew Robert Chiaverotti. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 21, 2025 |
| HJ 616 | Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 21, 2025 |
| HJ 595 | Commending The Salvation Army of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 20, 2025 |
| HJ 584 | Celebrating the life of Dr. Golden Bethune-Hill. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2025 |
| HJ 582 | Celebrating the life of Paulina Yager Campbell. | 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 |
| SB 1154 | Fire insurance; assignment of claims prohibited. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 19, 2025 |
| SB 1144 | Commonwealth Rail Fund; funds applied to Shortline Railway Preservation and Development Fund. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2025 |
| HJ 511 | Celebrating the life of Nikki Giovanni. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 17, 2025 |
| SR 316 | Celebrating the life of William Denman Zirkle. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 5, 2025 |
| SJ 413 | Commending Barry Eugene DuVal. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 5, 2025 |
| SR 330 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald ONeal Clemens. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| SR 279 | Commending Phillip C. Stone. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 4, 2025 |
| SJ 445 | Celebrating the life of Matthew Charles Obenshain. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| SJ 443 | Commending Tara Dower. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 3, 2025 |
| SJ 438 | Commending Shaboozey. | 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 416 | Commending WSVA. | Primary 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 387 | Commending Colonel Gary T. Settle. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 3, 2025 |
| SJ 386 | Celebrating the life of Michael Alden Breeden. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 3, 2025 |
| SJ 337 | Commending Ken Jessup. | Co-sponsor | Introduced | February 22, 2025 |
| SB 1155 | Postrelease supervision; revocation of parole, supervision of certain felons, etc. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 22, 2025 |
| SR 298 | Commending Felix Maurizio. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 21, 2025 |
| SR 299 | Commending the Washington Commanders. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 20, 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 |
| SR 265 | Commending Virginia Natural Gas. | 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 |
| SB 825 | Vulnerable adults; seizure of property used in connection with/derived from financial exploitation. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 18, 2025 |
| SB 1209 | Photo speed monitoring devices; private vendors compensated for calibration, civil penalty. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 18, 2025 |
| SB 1143 | Public elementary & secondary schools; copies of minor's discharge plan sent to schools and parents. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 18, 2025 |
| SJ 280 | Commending the 2025 House-Senate basketball game to benefit Massey Cancer Center. | Co-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 345 | Commending Stephen King. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | February 11, 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 327 | Commending Noah Lyles. | 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 |
| SJ 324 | Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank Miller Ruff, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 7, 2025 |
| SR 236 | Celebrating the life of Paulina Yager Campbell. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 6, 2025 |
| SB 763 | Income tax deduction; tips. | Co-sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| SB 1296 | Virginia Public-Private Safety Communications Infrastructure Fund; established. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| SB 1148 | Crime victim rights; notification. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 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 |
| SB 1456 | Income tax, corporate; sourcing of sales other than sales of tangible personal property. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |
| SB 1156 | Va. Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers, delayed effective date. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |
| SB 1295 | Preliminary protective orders; dispositional hearings. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |
| SB 749 | K-12 schools and institutions of higher education; student participation in women's sports; civil cause of action. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2025 |
| SJ 271 | Constitutional amendment (first reference); right to work. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2025 |
| SB 806 | State Air Pollution Control Board; regulations; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle standards. | Co-sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2025 |
| SB 1160 | Electric utilities; State Corporation Commission to establish an emissions intensity target program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 20, 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 |
| SB 617 | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; budget, operating assistance. | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2024 |
| SB 579 | Nursing homes and certified nursing facilities; professional liability insurance. | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2024 |
| SB 468 | Bath County and Augusta County School Boards; cost-savings agreements, requirements. | Primary sponsor | In committee | November 19, 2024 |
| SB 575 | Discharge plans; copies to public elementary and secondary schools. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | November 18, 2024 |