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Betsy Carr

Betsy Carr

Democratic State House · District 78 · Virginia

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Sponsored bills (59)

Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.

  • HB 1044 Virginia Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement, re-roofing. · Introduced · Jul 21, 2026
  • HR 2176 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Ovid Benjamin Sparks III. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 30, 2026
  • HR 2057 Celebrating the life of Frank Spencer Royal, Sr. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 30, 2026
  • HR 2051 Commending Agecroft Hall. · Passed Legislature · Jun 30, 2026
  • HR 2048 Commending William H. Parrish IV. · Passed Legislature · Jun 30, 2026
  • HR 2050 Celebrating the life of Frances Aaronson Lewis. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 30, 2026
  • HR 2049 Celebrating the life of Wallace B. Millner III. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 30, 2026
  • HR 2178 Celebrating the life of James Bryan Carlson. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 30, 2026
  • HR 2177 Celebrating the life of Christopher Lansing Yates. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 30, 2026
  • HR 2175 Celebrating the life of Romayne Elizabeth Marschak. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 30, 2026
  • HR 2174 Celebrating the life of Robert Avery Peay, Jr. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 30, 2026
  • HR 2173 Celebrating the life of Bernard L. Henderson, Jr. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 30, 2026
  • HR 176 Commending Tom Kirkland Opticians. · Passed Legislature · Apr 20, 2026
  • HJ 250 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Nathan Dell. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 252 Celebrating the life of Demetrios A. Julius, M.D. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 257 Celebrating the life of Victoria Reid Argabright. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 258 Celebrating the life of Donald MacLean Switz, M.D. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 255 Celebrating the life Jack Holland Spain, Jr. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 1041 DOC; powers and duties of Director, Virginia Prison Education Task Force established, report. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 1039 College and Career Ready Virginia Program; advisory committee and work group composition. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 254 Celebrating the life of Harry Hudnall Ware III, M.D. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 256 Celebrating the life of Charles Lorraine Cabell. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 251 Celebrating the life of Charles Martin Caravati, Jr., M.D. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 271 Celebrating the life of Wayne Oliver Pryor. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 312 Commending Task Force Francine. · Passed Legislature · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 261 Commending Albert Hill Middle School. · Passed Legislature · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 253 Celebrating the life of Joseph Towler Knox. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 272 Commending Harold Fitrer, Ed.D. · Passed Legislature · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 1043 Affordable and Special Needs Housing program, etc.; applicant notification of awards and denials. · To Executive · Apr 11, 2026
  • HB 1037 Instructional materials on climate change & environtl. literacy; model pol. & proced. for selection. · To Executive · Apr 11, 2026
  • HB 1046 Virginia Public Procurement Act; additional public works contract requirements. · To Executive · Apr 11, 2026
  • HJ 143 Commending CARITAS. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 233 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Franklin James West, Sr. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 230 Celebrating the life of Iralin Crowder Peple. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 221 Celebrating the life of Elizabeth Flannagan Edwards. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 218 Celebrating the life of John Wendell Martin, Ph.D. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 213 Commending Maymont. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 176 Celebrating the life of Barbara Radcliffe Grey. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 216 Commending W. Michael Walker. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 217 Celebrating the life of Anna Lou Aaroe Schaberg. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 111 Commending the James River Association. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 232 Celebrating the life of Annabel Morgan Edge. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 231 Celebrating the life of Victor Anthony Shaheen. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 229 Celebrating the life of Ann Cantey Payne. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 142 Commending the Junior League of Richmond. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HB 1040 VCU Health System Authority; changes relating to board of directors and chief executive officer. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
  • HB 803 Repairs or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property, petition for entry. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
  • HB 819 Pedestrians; walking on roadways that are part of divided highways. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
  • HB 802 Vacant buildings; registration by registered agents, etc., annually. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
  • HB 806 Industrial development authorities; promoting safe and affordable housing. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
  • HB 812 Traffic regulation; bicycles, and certain other devices, bicycle signals. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
  • HB 811 License plates, spec.; issuance to supporters of Richmond SPCA bearing legend SAVING LIVES TOGETHER. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
  • HB 1045 Va. Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority; annual mixed beverage performing arts facility license. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
  • HB 1047 Va. War Memorial Foundation; Commissioner of Dept. of Veterans Services shall provide supervision. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
  • HB 1048 Menhaden reduction fishing; Marine Resources Commission to prohibit in the Chesapeake Bay. · Introduced · Feb 18, 2026
  • HB 1049 Menhaden reduction fishery; quota periods in Chesapeake Bay. · Introduced · Feb 18, 2026
  • HB 1042 Zoning for Housing Production Pilot Program; created, affordable dwelling unit policy incentives. · Introduced · Feb 18, 2026
  • HB 1038 Virginia Student Environmental Literacy Plan Grant Fund and Program; created and established. · Introduced · Feb 18, 2026
  • HB 1044 Virginia Public Procurement Act; cooperative procurement, re-roofing. · Introduced · Feb 2, 2026

Cosponsored bills (137)

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

  • HB 372 Income tax, state; removes sunset from and makes permanent increase in refundable earned tax credit. · Introduced · Jul 21, 2026
  • HB 1075 State Corporation Commission; Phase I Utility biennial rate review, reports. · 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 368 American Indians, Virginia and federally recognized tribes; establishes definitions, sovereignty. · Passed One Chamber · Jul 21, 2026
  • HB 377 Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments, energy efficiency and conservation. · Introduced · Jul 21, 2026
  • HB 92 Public schools; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality. · Passed One Chamber · Jul 21, 2026
  • HB 613 Teacher Recruitment and Retention Mentorship Pilot Program; established, report, sunset. · Passed One Chamber · Jul 21, 2026
  • HR 2129 Commending the Central Virginia Transportation Authority. · 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 2127 Commending Croaker's Spot. · Passed Legislature · Jun 30, 2026
  • HR 2172 Celebrating the life of Dawann Anthony Steagall, Jr. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 30, 2026
  • HR 2063 Commending the Bobcat Sports League. · Passed Legislature · Jun 30, 2026
  • HR 2045 Celebrating the life of Madison Warner. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 30, 2026
  • HR 2011 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Marian Van Landingham. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 30, 2026
  • HR 2037 Celebrating the life of Wilhelmina Gregory James. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 30, 2026
  • HR 2002 Commending the University of Mary Washington men's basketball team. · Passed Legislature · Apr 30, 2026
  • HR 199 Commending the Ealey Project. · Passed Legislature · Apr 20, 2026
  • HR 159 Celebrating the life of King Salim Khalfani. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 20, 2026
  • HR 235 Commending Kathy Glazer. · Passed Legislature · Apr 20, 2026
  • HB 238 Minimum wage and overtime wages; payment, definitions, misclassification of workers, civil actions. · To Executive · Apr 20, 2026
  • HR 225 Commending We Off the Couch. · Passed Legislature · Apr 20, 2026
  • HR 234 Celebrating the life of Emmett M. Burke, Jr. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 20, 2026
  • HR 275 Celebrating the life of Michael R. Frey. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 20, 2026
  • HR 194 Commending the first Black voters in Virginia. · Passed Legislature · Apr 20, 2026
  • HR 106 Commemorating the life and legacy of Mildred Delores Jeter Loving. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 16, 2026
  • HR 83 Commending Edward Joseph Face. · Passed Legislature · Apr 16, 2026
  • HR 114 Celebrating the life of Frank Spencer Royal, Sr., M.D. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 16, 2026
  • HR 130 Celebrating the life of the Honorable James A. Davis. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 16, 2026
  • HR 37 Commending the Walk for Peace. · Passed Legislature · Apr 16, 2026
  • HB 217 Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties. · To Executive · Apr 14, 2026
  • HB 1015 Firearms, etc.; carrying concealed weapon by persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime prohibited. · To Executive · Apr 14, 2026
  • HB 590 Smart Solar Permitting Platform; established, residential solar energy systems. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 298 Public elementary or secondary school students; evidence-based restorative disciplinary practices. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 153 Data centers; site assessment, sound profile of the high energy use facility. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 14 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 913 Public Instruction, Superintendent of; reverse certain recent actions, etc. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 283 Commending Sergeant Dianne M. Dowdy. · Passed Legislature · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 1263 Public employees; repeals existing prohibition on collective bargaining, etc. · To Executive · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 245 Commending the veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. · Passed Legislature · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 3 Income-Qualified Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Task Force; established, report. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 1113 Culturally responsive & language-appropriate mental health support & services; guidance & policies. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 967 Voting Rights Act of Virginia; revises provisions. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 267 Commending Community Eligibility Provision schools in Virginia. · Passed Legislature · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 969 Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center; work group to develop policy, etc., to establish. · To Executive · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 965 National Popular Vote Compact; enters Virginia into an interstate compact. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 280 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald Edward Connolly. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 1207 Paid family & med. leave insurance program; definitions, notice requirements, civil action, report. · To Executive · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 1385 Higher educational institutions, public; membership of governing boards. · To Executive · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 2 Electric utilities; energy efficiency upgrades, report. · To Executive · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 43 Suicide; abolishes common-law crime, delayed effective date, report. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 61 Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program; established, report. · To Executive · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 400 Motion picture production; increases aggregate cap on tax credit, extends sunset. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 279 Commending Andrea Miller. · Passed Legislature · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 397 Clean energy and community flood preparedness; market-based trading program. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HJ 311 Commending Virginia Youth Poet Laureate. · Passed Legislature · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 1234 Land development; definitions, solar canopies in surface parking areas, delayed effective date. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 1357 Nursing facilities; comprehensive study of quality of care, etc., and operational practices. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 1391 Sickle Cell Coordinated Access Network; established. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 1446 School nurses; sickle cell disease training. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 895 Electric utilities; energy storage requirements, Department of Energy to develop model ordinance. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 892 Electric utilities; integrated resource plans; SCC to investigate electric load forecasts. · To Executive · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 392 Sickle cell disease education and screening program; cancer risk. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 450 Vital Records, Office of; fees for certified copies, annual report. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 430 New College Institute; membership and composition of board of directors, report. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 549 Trees; conservation and replacement during development process in certain localities, report. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 597 Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund; created, voluntary contributions, report. · Became Law · Apr 13, 2026
  • HB 650 Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty. · To Executive · Apr 12, 2026
  • HB 5 Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. · To Executive · Apr 12, 2026
  • HB 1182 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs & devices, including over-the-counter. · 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 1065 Electric utilities; comprehensive assessments, surplus interconnection service. · 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 21 Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability. · Became Law · Apr 10, 2026
  • HJ 127 Celebrating the life of Jaylen Martinez. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 190 Commending Timothy Zachery Mosley. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 159 Commending the Virginia Community College System. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 236 Commending Jo Anne Perry Maxwell. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 177 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Barry D. Knight. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 112 Celebrating the life of Charles Wright Sydnor, Jr. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 153 Celebrating the life of Sincere B. Allah. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 187 Commending the Zeta Upsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 165 Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Thomas Bulova, USAR. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 157 Commending the Taubman Museum of Art. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 198 Commending Brad Hughes. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 131 Commending the Honorable S. Bernard Goodwyn. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 156 Commending RADAR Transit. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 88 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Sylvester L. Turner. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 199 Commending the Roanoke Chapter of Continental Societies, Inc. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 154 Commending the Greater Richmond Virginia Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 234 Commending Reston Community Players. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HJ 133 Commending the Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III. · Passed Legislature · Apr 9, 2026
  • HB 594 Affordable housing developments, certain; expedited approval. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
  • HB 6 Contraception; definitions, establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
  • HB 1208 Public education; early childhood care and education, child care access calculations, report. · 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 15 Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. · Became Law · Apr 8, 2026
  • HB 567 Court records; aggregated case data, request by attorney for the Commonwealth exempted. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
  • HB 55 Noise abatement monitoring systems; local authorities to place and operate, civil penalties. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
  • HB 508 Small renewable energy projects; agrivoltaics definition. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
  • HB 602 Motion picture theaters; definitions, establishes requirements for open captioning. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
  • HB 1086 Virginia Public Procurement Act; preference for Virginia goods, school nutrition programs, sunset. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
  • HB 1404 Local government; appointment of youth representative. · Became Law · Apr 6, 2026
  • HB 222 Public pools; regulations. · Became Law · Apr 2, 2026
  • HJ 24 Immunization Awareness Month; designating as August 2026 and each succeeding year thereafter. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2026
  • HJ 23 Make-A-Will Month; designating as August 2026 and each succeeding year thereafter. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2026
  • HJ 52 Celebrating the life of William J. Martin. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2026
  • HJ 4 Constitutional amendment; apportionment, congress dists, limited authority of the GA to modify. · Passed Legislature · Mar 31, 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
  • HB 655 Zoning; manufactured housing. · Became Law · Mar 31, 2026
  • HJ 1 Constitutional amendment (second reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. · Passed Legislature · Mar 31, 2026
  • SJ 156 Celebrating the life of Christian A. Jurgensen III. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 14, 2026
  • HR 425 Commending the Virginia Young Democrats Disability Caucus. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 13, 2026
  • HR 422 Celebrating the life of the Reverend A. Lincoln James, Jr. · Introduced · Mar 13, 2026
  • HR 423 Commending John W. Haun, Ed.D. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 13, 2026
  • HR 474 Commending Kerrie Wilson. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 13, 2026
  • HR 394 Commending the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 12, 2026
  • HR 375 Commending the John Marshall High School boys' basketball team. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 11, 2026
  • HR 372 Commending the Honorable Daniel Webster Marshall III. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 11, 2026
  • HR 373 Commending the Richmond Free Press. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 11, 2026
  • SB 636 Confederate monuments and memorials; Department of General Services to remove from Capitol Square. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 9, 2026
  • HB 334 Additional local sales and use tax to support schools; referendum. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 9, 2026
  • HB 368 American Indians, Virginia and federally recognized tribes; establishes definitions, sovereignty. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 6, 2026
  • SJ 129 Commending the Virginia Black Restaurant Experience. · Passed Legislature · Mar 5, 2026
  • SJ 130 Celebrating the life of Eddie L. Radden, Jr. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 5, 2026
  • HB 613 Teacher Recruitment and Retention Mentorship Pilot Program; established, report, sunset. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 5, 2026
  • SJ 106 Commending Curtis Allen. · Passed Legislature · Mar 5, 2026
  • HB 92 Public schools; At-Risk Program established, Standards of Quality. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 4, 2026
  • HB 1075 State Corporation Commission; Phase I Utility biennial rate review, reports. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 2, 2026
  • HB 663 Medical Education Loan-for-Service Fund and Program; established, report. · Introduced · Feb 18, 2026
  • SJ 83 Commending the Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work. · Passed Legislature · Feb 17, 2026
  • HB 612 Constitutional amendment; marriage between two adult persons, repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition. · Became Law · Feb 11, 2026
  • HB 372 Income tax, state; removes sunset from and makes permanent increase in refundable earned tax credit. · Introduced · Feb 11, 2026
  • HB 377 Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments, energy efficiency and conservation. · Introduced · Feb 10, 2026
  • SJ 65 Commending Debbie Ryan. · Passed Legislature · Feb 3, 2026

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