Phil Hernandez
Democrat
How Hernandez voted on closely-contested bills
HB968
Election results; counting machine-readable ballots, processing absentee ballots.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
03/04/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 32-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
02/02/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/03/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB969
Firearm violence; DCJS to develop policy and legislative recommendations to address, report.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB972
Voter registration; list maintenance activities, cancellation procedures, required record matches.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
03/11/2026 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB974
Witness impeachment evidence designation; review process.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
02/16/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB974)
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 33-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB994
Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation.
Chief Patron:
Holly Seibold
Status: Passed
03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A)
03/13/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 34-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (59-Y 38-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB1002
Utilities, certain; notice procedures for nonpayment.
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran
Status: Passed
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB1005
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods, prohibited fees.
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran
Status: Passed
03/14/2026 - Conference Report released
03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
02/08/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005)
02/09/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB1013
Diamondback terrapin protection areas; MRC to develop in portions of Chesapeake Bay, etc.
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran
Status: In Senate
02/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/10/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB1014
Incapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting.
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran
Status: Passed
03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 6-N 0-A)
03/06/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
02/02/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
02/03/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB1015
Firearms, etc.; carrying concealed weapon by persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime prohibited.
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran
Status: Passed
03/11/2026 - Senate: Read third time
03/12/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
02/16/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (60-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB1037
Instructional materials on climate change & environtl. literacy; model pol. & proced. for selection.
Chief Patron:
Betsy Carr
Status: Passed
02/05/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
02/06/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB1046
Virginia Public Procurement Act; additional public works contract requirements.
Chief Patron:
Betsy Carr
Status: Passed
03/13/2026 - Conference Report released
03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB1052
Pharmacy, Board of; increases membership, registered pharmacy technician.
Chief Patron:
Eric Phillips
Status: Killed
02/04/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
02/05/2026 - House: Read third time and defeated by House (34-Y 63-N 0-A)
Hernandez: No
02/03/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
02/04/2026 - House: Read third time and defeated by House (35-Y 61-N 0-A)
Hernandez: No
HB1053
GO Virginia grants; matching funds.
Chief Patron:
Eric Phillips
Status: Killed
02/04/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
02/05/2026 - House: Read third time and defeated by House (33-Y 64-N 0-A)
Hernandez: No
HB1065
Electric utilities; comprehensive assessments, surplus interconnection service.
Chief Patron:
Phil Hernandez
Status: Passed
02/13/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/16/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB968
Election results; counting machine-readable ballots, processing absentee ballots.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
03/04/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (63-Y 32-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
02/02/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/03/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB969
Firearm violence; DCJS to develop policy and legislative recommendations to address, report.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB972
Voter registration; list maintenance activities, cancellation procedures, required record matches.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
03/11/2026 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB974
Witness impeachment evidence designation; review process.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
02/16/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB974)
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 33-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB994
Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operation.
Chief Patron:
Holly Seibold
Status: Passed
03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A)
03/13/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (60-Y 34-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (59-Y 38-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB1002
Utilities, certain; notice procedures for nonpayment.
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran
Status: Passed
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB1005
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods, prohibited fees.
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran
Status: Passed
03/14/2026 - Conference Report released
03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
02/08/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1005)
02/09/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB1013
Diamondback terrapin protection areas; MRC to develop in portions of Chesapeake Bay, etc.
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran
Status: In Senate
02/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/10/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB1014
Incapacitated persons; finding of lack of capacity to understand act of voting.
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran
Status: Passed
03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 6-N 0-A)
03/06/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
02/02/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
02/03/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB1015
Firearms, etc.; carrying concealed weapon by persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime prohibited.
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran
Status: Passed
03/11/2026 - Senate: Read third time
03/12/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (60-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
02/16/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (60-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB1037
Instructional materials on climate change & environtl. literacy; model pol. & proced. for selection.
Chief Patron:
Betsy Carr
Status: Passed
02/05/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
02/06/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB1046
Virginia Public Procurement Act; additional public works contract requirements.
Chief Patron:
Betsy Carr
Status: Passed
03/13/2026 - Conference Report released
03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes
HB1052
Pharmacy, Board of; increases membership, registered pharmacy technician.
Chief Patron:
Eric Phillips
Status: Killed
02/04/2026 - House: Passed by for the day
02/05/2026 - House: Read third time and defeated by House (34-Y 63-N 0-A)
Hernandez: No
02/03/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
02/04/2026 - House: Read third time and defeated by House (35-Y 61-N 0-A)
Hernandez: No
HB1053
GO Virginia grants; matching funds.
Chief Patron:
Eric Phillips
Status: Killed
02/04/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
02/05/2026 - House: Read third time and defeated by House (33-Y 64-N 0-A)
Hernandez: No
HB1065
Electric utilities; comprehensive assessments, surplus interconnection service.
Chief Patron:
Phil Hernandez
Status: Passed
02/13/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/16/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
Hernandez: Yes