Virginia General Assembly Resources

Proposed Virginia Constitutional Amendments

Protecting Reproductive Rights: This amendment is about protecting the privacy, dignity, and autonomy of all Virginians and ensuring our Commonwealth has legal protections amid shifting federal policies and national uncertainties regarding reproductive rights. Virginians should be able to access the full range of reproductive healthcare without fear of government interference or discrimination. 
Repealing Same-Sex Marriage Ban: This amendment will remove Virginia’s outdated language banning same-sex marriage. We will ensure all families feel welcome and supported in our Commonwealth and where everyone is free to marry who they love with dignity, equality, and respect.
Restoring Voting Rights: This amendment will establish a transparent process for restoring voting rights to individuals with felony convictions and promote both fairness and inclusivity in our electoral system. Virginia is the only state that requires returning citizens to petition individually for voting rights restoration. This amendment fixes that, ensuring that every Virginian has the opportunity to participate in our democracy after completing their sentence.

These constitutional amendments must be passed by the General Assembly twice (once in the year prior to state legislature elections and once in the year after an election has occurred) before being put on the ballot for voters to consider. This means that hopefully these amendments will be on your ballots during the 2026 midterm elections!

• General Assembly Website: this link will take you to the homepage of the GA’s website.

• GA Quick Links List: contains a bunch of useful links to frequently accessed pages on the General Assembly’s website. Includes links to House and Senate member, district, and committee listings; House and Senate committee/floor livestreams; House and Senate Committee Agendas; and meeting schedules.

• Legislative Information System (LIS): LIS is the public-facing legislative tracking website. You can go here to find information on bills (bill text, bill history, bill chief patrons/co-patrons, etc), committee referrals, daily floor calendars, and basic information about legislators.

• VA Code: Official site of the Code of Virginia. Contains all the laws currently in effect.

• VA Budget: The official site for the Virginia Budget. Contains information on the budget bills and budget amendments. 

• Georgetown Law’s Virginia Resources Legislative Process Guide: provides a general overview of how the legislative process works in Virginia.

• JMU’s General Assembly Guidebook: contains an overview of the Virginia General Assembly and several useful links regarding committees, tracking legislation, and explanations on how to comment and participate in legislative hearings (both in and out of normal session).

• House of Delegates Member/District Listings

• Senate Member/District Listings

• HOD Committee Lists: contains committee membership lists, meeting times, agendas, reports, and clerk contacts.

• Senate Committee Lists: contains membership lists, meeting times, and agendas.

• Who’s My Legislator?: search tool to determine which legislator represents a certain address. Input an address and it will show you that address’s Virginia House and Senate representatives as well as those in the U.S. House and Senate.