Bill Sponsor
Barbara A. Favola
Virginia · State Senator · District 40 · Democrat
Overview
Bills
Votes
Address
Room 509, General Assembly Building P.O. Box 396, Richmond, VA 23218
Phone
804-698-7540
Address
P.O. Box 687, Arlington, VA 22216
Phone
703-721-8582
Social
Address
Room 509, General Assembly Building P.O. Box 396, Richmond, VA 23218
Phone
804-698-7540
Address
P.O. Box 687, Arlington, VA 22216
Phone
703-721-8582
Social
Featured Bills
Jan 19, 2026
Passed House
Sponsor
Virginia Senate Bill 5
Commending Pamelia Henriksen.
Active
Jan 16, 2026
Passed Senate
Cosponsor
Virginia House Constitutional Amendment 1
Constitutional amendment (second reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom.
Active
Jan 16, 2026
Passed Senate
Cosponsor
Virginia House Constitutional Amendment 3
Constitutional amendment (second reference); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry.
Active
May 02, 2025
Vetoed by Governor
Cosponsor
Virginia Senate Bill 963
Discovery materials or evidence; allows accused to request the Commonwealth to copy or photograph.
Active
May 02, 2025
Vetoed by Governor
Cosponsor
Virginia House Bill 2520
Virginia military forces; preliminary protective orders, etc.
Active
Recent Votes
Jan 20, 2026
Voted Yes
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Yes
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
Passed
Virginia Senate Bill 7
Income tax, state; standard deduction and earned income tax credit.
Jan 20, 2026
Voted Yes
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Yes
Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (9-Y 5-N)
Passed
Virginia Senate Bill 9
RS & UT; food for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products, delayed effective date.
Jan 20, 2026
Voted Yes
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Yes
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed
Virginia Senate Bill 18
Children; adjudication of delinquency.
Jan 20, 2026
Voted Yes
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Yes
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed
Virginia Senate Bill 44
Cemeteries on private property; registration by localities in Planning District 8 (Northern Va.).
Jan 20, 2026
Voted Yes
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Yes
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed
Virginia Senate Bill 77
Repairs or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property, petition for entry.
Jan 20, 2026
Voted Yes
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Yes
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed
Virginia Senate Bill 86
State Police, Department of; purchase of handguns or other weapons of certain officers.