Laura Jane Cohen

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Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• HB 470 Medicaid waivers; consumer-directed services, employer of record. · Passed One Chamber · Jul 21, 2026
• HB 464 Housing and Community Development, Department of; powers and duties of director. · Introduced · Jul 21, 2026
• HB 463 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definitions, meetings, quorum and electronic communication. · Introduced · Jul 21, 2026
• HB 611 Zoning; development and use of accessory dwelling units. · Introduced · Jul 21, 2026
• HB 613 Teacher Recruitment and Retention Mentorship Pilot Program; established, report, sunset. · Passed One Chamber · Jul 21, 2026
• HR 224 Celebrating the life of Seuk Kim. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 20, 2026
• HR 293 Commending Boy Scout Troop 1344. · Passed Legislature · Apr 20, 2026
• HR 156 Commending Lydia Larimore. · Passed Legislature · Apr 20, 2026
• HB 465 Behavior Analysis, Advisory Board on; amends composition. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 461 Special education; certain educational settings, student age range restriction. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 468 Students with disabilities; development of transition IEP, access by students, report. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 462 Health Ed. SOL; Bd. of Ed. to require literacy instruction in grade 9 & 10 in next revision. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 1353 Statewide maternal health safety initiative; Commissioner of Health, et al., to evaluate, report. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 1287 Veterinarians; amending applications of licensure, etc. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 460 Small Business & Supplier Diversity, Dept. of; powers & duties, employment services organizations. · To Executive · Apr 12, 2026
• HB 469 Autism Competencies Checklist; positive behavior support facilitators, training. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HB 1347 Psilocybin; Board of Pharmacy to reschedule upon federal scheduling changes. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HB 1352 Driver education; dangers of reckless driving, including driving at excessive speeds. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HB 466 State Corporation Commission; time frame for completion of certain proceedings. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HB 459 Hate crimes; crime victim's right to nondisclosure of certain information. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HB 201 School boards; safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the household. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HB 231 Autism Advisory Council; name change, membership, staffing, powers and duties. · Passed Legislature · Mar 14, 2026
• HB 613 Teacher Recruitment and Retention Mentorship Pilot Program; established, report, sunset. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 5, 2026
• HB 470 Medicaid waivers; consumer-directed services, employer of record. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 4, 2026
• HB 467 Conservator annual accounting reports; Office of the Executive Secretary of Va. to review, report. · Introduced · Feb 18, 2026
• HJ 49 Higher educational institutions, public; SCHEV to study inclusive postsecondary education programs. · Introduced · Feb 18, 2026
• HB 471 Higher ed. institutions, public; financial aid for students with intellectual disabilities, etc. · Introduced · Feb 13, 2026
• HB 464 Housing and Community Development, Department of; powers and duties of director. · Introduced · Feb 12, 2026
• HB 612 Constitutional amendment; marriage between two adult persons, repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition. · Became Law · Feb 11, 2026
• HB 611 Zoning; development and use of accessory dwelling units. · Introduced · Jan 30, 2026
• HB 463 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definitions, meetings, quorum and electronic communication. · Introduced · Jan 29, 2026

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• HB 1114 Law-enforcement officers; paid military leaves of absence. · Passed One Chamber · Jul 21, 2026
• HB 334 Additional local sales and use tax to support schools; referendum. · Passed One Chamber · Jul 21, 2026
• HB 1367 English language learner students; expenditures, annual data collection, report. · Passed One Chamber · Jul 21, 2026
• HB 1495 Medicaid; oversight of services facilitation for consumer directed services. · Passed Legislature · Jul 21, 2026
• HB 1345 Public schools; industry-recognized uniform inspection and evaluation of indoor air quality. · Passed One Chamber · Jul 21, 2026
• HB 92 Public schools; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality. · Passed One Chamber · Jul 21, 2026
• HB 1383 Technical prof. license; curriculum & instruction coursework, comprehensive community colleges. · Passed One Chamber · Jul 21, 2026
• HB 865 Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain cancers. · Passed One Chamber · Jul 21, 2026
• HB 278 Local anti-rent gouging authority; civil penalty. · Introduced · Jul 21, 2026
• HB 96 School breakfast; availability at no cost to students. · Introduced · Jul 21, 2026
• HR 2186 Commending Janice Edwards-Dalton. · Passed Legislature · Jun 30, 2026
• HR 2130 Commending four women leaders from Caroline County Public Schools. · Passed Legislature · Jun 30, 2026
• HR 2132 Commending the Reverend Dr. Raymond A. Bell. · Passed Legislature · Jun 30, 2026
• HR 2106 Commending Georgina Aye. · Passed Legislature · Jun 30, 2026
• HR 2074 Commending Colonel James T. O'Kelley, USMCR (Ret.). · Passed Legislature · Jun 30, 2026
• HR 2100 Celebrating the life of Tarun Mehta. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 30, 2026
• HR 2172 Celebrating the life of Dawann Anthony Steagall, Jr. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 30, 2026
• HR 2131 Commending Marvin Fields. · Passed Legislature · Jun 30, 2026
• HR 2055 Commending the Hunter Mill Democratic District Committee. · Passed Legislature · Apr 30, 2026
• HR 2002 Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team. · Passed Legislature · Apr 30, 2026
• HR 2045 Celebrating the life of Madison Warner. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 30, 2026
• HR 2037 Celebrating the life of Wilhelmina Gregory James. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 30, 2026
• HR 2011 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Marian Van Landingham. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 30, 2026
• HR 2001 Commending Brigadier General Terrence A. Adams, USAF. · Passed Legislature · Apr 30, 2026
• HR 2005 Commending the LEADE Foundation. · Passed Legislature · Apr 30, 2026
• HR 2006 Commending the Omicron Alpha Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. · Passed Legislature · Apr 30, 2026
• HR 2029 Commending Thomas Louis Jones III. · Passed Legislature · Apr 30, 2026
• HR 222 Commending Master Sergeant Corey Hayes, VA ANG. · Passed Legislature · Apr 20, 2026
• HR 219 Commending Master Sergeant Shaquan Williams, VA ANG. · Passed Legislature · Apr 20, 2026
• HR 212 Commending the Kempsville High School gymnastics team. · Passed Legislature · Apr 20, 2026
• HR 216 Commending Staff Sergeant Alexis Kyles, VA ANG. · Passed Legislature · Apr 20, 2026
• HR 223 Commending Technical Sergeant Kadie Harris, VA ANG. · Passed Legislature · Apr 20, 2026
• HR 217 Commending Master Sergeant Grace Salcedo, VA ANG. · Passed Legislature · Apr 20, 2026
• HR 249 Commending Clipse. · Passed Legislature · Apr 20, 2026
• HR 194 Commending the first Black voters in Virginia. · Passed Legislature · Apr 20, 2026
• HR 37 Commending the Walk for Peace. · Passed Legislature · Apr 16, 2026
• HR 130 Celebrating the life of the Honorable James A. Davis. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 16, 2026
• HR 83 Commending Edward Joseph Face. · Passed Legislature · Apr 16, 2026
• HB 217 Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties. · To Executive · Apr 14, 2026
• HJ 283 Commending Sergeant Dianne M. Dowdy. · Passed Legislature · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 774 Elections; absentee and provisional ballots, cure process, delayed effective date. · To Executive · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 632 Kinship foster care; barrier crime waiver, report. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 16 Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 590 Smart Solar Permitting Platform; established, residential solar energy systems. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 392 Sickle cell disease education and screening program; cancer risk. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 569 Public works contracts; prevailing wage rate, definitions, civil penalty. · To Executive · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 1263 Public employees; repeals existing prohibition on collective bargaining, etc. · To Executive · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 994 Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 1022 Consumer protection; automatic renewal or continuous service offers, disclosure and cancellation. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 976 Person in temporary detention process; alternative transportation provider. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 1113 Culturally responsive & language-appropriate mental health support & services; guidance & policies. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 996 Postsecondary Education Rehabilitation Transition Program; plan for expansion of Program. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 1207 Paid family & med. leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action, report. · To Executive · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 167 Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 247 Deferred dispos. in criminal case; persons with autism, intellectual, or developmental disabilities. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HJ 311 Commending Virginia Youth Poet Laureate. · Passed Legislature · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 1278 School bd. policies; communication & language accessibility for limited English proficient parents. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 1366 Local boards & departments; DSS to create corrective action plans & assumption of temporary control. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 1490 Child abuse or neglect; establishes centralized hotline for reports or complaints, report. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 1262 Notaries; prohibition on certain advertising, investigation by Attorney General. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 1446 School nurses; sickle cell disease training. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
• HJ 280 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald Edward Connolly. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 13, 2026
• HJ 267 Commending Community Eligibility Provision schools in Virginia. · Passed Legislature · Apr 13, 2026
• HB 95 Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. · To Executive · Apr 12, 2026
• HB 5 Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. · To Executive · Apr 12, 2026
• HB 1525 Firearms, certain; definitions, possession, transportation, or purchase by certain persons, penalty. · To Executive · Apr 11, 2026
• HB 1173 Virginia Human Rights Act; reasonable accommodation for known limitations related to menopause. · To Executive · Apr 11, 2026
• HB 328 Health insurance; essential health benefits benchmark plan selection. · To Executive · Apr 11, 2026
• HB 630 Elections; ranked choice voting, locally elected offices, report. · To Executive · Apr 11, 2026
• HB 1441 Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement. · To Executive · Apr 11, 2026
• HB 964 Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration. · To Executive · Apr 11, 2026
• HB 670 Labor & employment provisions; application of law, protection of employees, definition of employer. · To Executive · Apr 11, 2026
• HB 1182 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs & devices, including over-the-counter. · To Executive · Apr 11, 2026
• HB 21 Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability. · Became Law · Apr 10, 2026
• HJ 128 Celebrating the life of Claudia Hantman Arko. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2026
• HJ 177 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Barry D. Knight. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
• HJ 206 Commending the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
• HJ 165 Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Thomas Bulova, USAR. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2026
• HJ 195 Commending the SevaTruck Foundation. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
• HJ 190 Commending Timothy Zachery Mosley. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
• HJ 131 Commending the Honorable S. Bernard Goodwyn. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
• HB 488 Wage garnishment; state tax debt. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
• HB 1334 Militia state active duty; cyber-related support. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
• HB 17 Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, responsibility for collections. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
• HB 529 Suicide Prevention Program; created, deaths by suicide of veterans or military service members. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
• HB 970 Dental assistants; supragingival scaling and coronal polishing, certification. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
• HB 1147 Medicine and Nursing, Boards of; continuing education, bias reduction training. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
• HB 594 Affordable housing developments, certain; expedited approval. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
• HB 1313 Workers' compensation; law-enforcement officers and firefighters, post-traumatic stress disorder. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
• HB 4 Affordable housing; preservation, definitions, civil penalty. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
• HB 1 Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
• HB 37 Developmental disability waivers; financial eligibility standards, sunset repeal. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HB 602 Motion picture theaters; definitions, establishes requirements for open captioning. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HB 1333 Paid firefighters; hours of work. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HB 1404 Local government; appointment of youth representative. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HB 1499 DOE; policies relating to instructional material that contains sexually explicit content. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HB 1036 Dental hygienist licensure; dentists eligible to practice in a foreign country or jurisdiction. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HB 671 Jurors; exemptions from jury service upon request, competency to perform jury duty. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HB 772 Adult and Dislocated Worker funds; minimum allocation requirement waived. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• SB 310 State Corporation Commission; time frame for completion of certain proceedings. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HB 174 Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement by military personnel. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HB 165 Contractors, Board for; examinations available in alternative languages. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HB 164 Housing for local employees; grants for homeownership. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
• HJ 52 Celebrating the life of William J. Martin. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2026
• HJ 2 Constitutional amendment (second reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote. · Passed Legislature · Mar 31, 2026
• HJ 3 Constitutional amendment (second reference); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry. · Passed Legislature · Mar 31, 2026
• HJ 4 Constitutional amendment; apportionment, congress dists, limited authority of the GA to modify. · Passed Legislature · Mar 31, 2026
• HJ 1 Constitutional amendment (second reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. · Passed Legislature · Mar 31, 2026
• HB 1374 Virginia Military Institute; board of visitors, membership. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 14, 2026
• HR 425 Commending the Virginia Young Democrats Disability Caucus. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 13, 2026
• HR 482 Commending Wendy Henley. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 13, 2026
• HR 382 Commending the Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 11, 2026
• HR 372 Commending the Honorable Daniel Webster Marshall III. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 11, 2026
• HB 334 Additional local sales and use tax to support schools; referendum. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 9, 2026
• HB 1114 Law-enforcement officers; paid military leaves of absence. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 6, 2026
• SJ 106 Commending Curtis Allen. · Passed Legislature · Mar 5, 2026
• SJ 130 Celebrating the life of Eddie L. Radden, Jr. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 5, 2026
• HB 92 Public schools; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 4, 2026
• HB 1495 Medicaid; oversight of services facilitation for consumer directed services. · Passed Legislature · Mar 4, 2026
• HB 1116 Publicly accessible nursing home info. portal; reporting of incident involving emerg. med. services. · Introduced · Feb 18, 2026
• SJ 97 Commending the Fairfax Bar Association. · Passed Legislature · Feb 17, 2026
• SJ 90 Commending the Honorable Penney S. Azcarate. · Passed Legislature · Feb 17, 2026