Mamie Locke
Democrat
How Locke voted on closely-contested bills
HB1
Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028.
Chief Patron:
Jeion Ward
Status: Passed
03/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time
03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HJ1
Constitutional amendment (second reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom.
Chief Patron:
Charniele Herring
Status: Passed
01/16/2026 - Senate: Senator Jordan Amendment rejected (18-Y 21-N 0-A)
01/16/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate
Locke: Yes
01/16/2026 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
01/16/2026 - Senate: Senator Jordan Amendment rejected (18-Y 21-N 0-A)
Locke: No
01/16/2026 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
01/16/2026 - Senate: Senator Durant Amendment rejected (18-Y 21-N 0-A)
Locke: No
HB2
Electric utilities; energy efficiency upgrades, report.
Chief Patron:
Mark Sickles
Status: Passed
02/26/2026 - Senate: Read third time
02/26/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HJ2
Constitutional amendment (second reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote.
Chief Patron:
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Status: Passed
01/16/2026 - Senate: Senator McDougle Amendments rejected (Voice Vote)
01/16/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate
Locke: Yes
HJ3
Constitutional amendment (second reference); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry.
Chief Patron:
Mark Sickles
Status: Passed
01/16/2026 - Senate: Senator Jordan, Emily M. Amendment rejected
01/16/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate
Locke: Yes
HB4
Affordable housing; preservation, definitions, civil penalty.
Chief Patron:
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Status: Passed
03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HJ4
Constitutional amendment; apportionment, congress dists, limited authority of the GA to modify.
Chief Patron:
Rodney Willett
Status: Passed
01/16/2026 - Senate: Senator Head Amendments rejected (18-Y 21-N 0-A)
01/16/2026 - Senate: Agreed to by Senate (21-Y, 18-N, 0-A)
Locke: Yes
01/16/2026 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
01/16/2026 - Senate: Senator Head Amendments rejected (18-Y 21-N 0-A)
Locke: No
HB5
Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.
Chief Patron:
Kelly Fowler
Status: Passed
03/13/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 14-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
03/04/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HB6
Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
03/12/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
02/23/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
02/23/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 15-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HB14
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HB15
Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HB16
Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
03/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HB17
Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, responsibility for collections.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
03/04/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HB19
Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner.
Chief Patron:
Adele McClure
Status: Passed
03/06/2026 - Senate: Reconsideration of Recede from Senate substitute defeated by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
03/06/2026 - Senate: Senate receded from substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
03/04/2026 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 94-N 0-A)
03/06/2026 - Senate: Recede from Senate substitute defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
03/02/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HB20
Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.
Chief Patron:
Adele McClure
Status: Passed
03/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HB1
Minimum wage; increases incrementally to $15.00 per hour by January 1, 2028.
Chief Patron:
Jeion Ward
Status: Passed
03/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time
03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HJ1
Constitutional amendment (second reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom.
Chief Patron:
Charniele Herring
Status: Passed
01/16/2026 - Senate: Senator Jordan Amendment rejected (18-Y 21-N 0-A)
01/16/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate
Locke: Yes
01/16/2026 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
01/16/2026 - Senate: Senator Jordan Amendment rejected (18-Y 21-N 0-A)
Locke: No
01/16/2026 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
01/16/2026 - Senate: Senator Durant Amendment rejected (18-Y 21-N 0-A)
Locke: No
HB2
Electric utilities; energy efficiency upgrades, report.
Chief Patron:
Mark Sickles
Status: Passed
02/26/2026 - Senate: Read third time
02/26/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HJ2
Constitutional amendment (second reference); qualifications of voters and the right to vote; persons not entitled to vote.
Chief Patron:
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Status: Passed
01/16/2026 - Senate: Senator McDougle Amendments rejected (Voice Vote)
01/16/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate
Locke: Yes
HJ3
Constitutional amendment (second reference); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry.
Chief Patron:
Mark Sickles
Status: Passed
01/16/2026 - Senate: Senator Jordan, Emily M. Amendment rejected
01/16/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate
Locke: Yes
HB4
Affordable housing; preservation, definitions, civil penalty.
Chief Patron:
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker
Status: Passed
03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HJ4
Constitutional amendment; apportionment, congress dists, limited authority of the GA to modify.
Chief Patron:
Rodney Willett
Status: Passed
01/16/2026 - Senate: Senator Head Amendments rejected (18-Y 21-N 0-A)
01/16/2026 - Senate: Agreed to by Senate (21-Y, 18-N, 0-A)
Locke: Yes
01/16/2026 - Senate: Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
01/16/2026 - Senate: Senator Head Amendments rejected (18-Y 21-N 0-A)
Locke: No
HB5
Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.
Chief Patron:
Kelly Fowler
Status: Passed
03/13/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 14-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
03/04/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HB6
Contraception; establishes right to obtain, applicability, enforcement.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
03/12/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 34-N 0-A)
03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (24-Y 15-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
02/23/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
02/23/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (23-Y 15-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HB14
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HB15
Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
03/10/2026 - Senate: Read third time
03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HB16
Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; work performed while incarcerated.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
03/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HB17
Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, responsibility for collections.
Chief Patron:
Cia Price
Status: Passed
03/04/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
03/04/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HB19
Firearms; purchase, etc., after assault & battery of family or household member or intimate partner.
Chief Patron:
Adele McClure
Status: Passed
03/06/2026 - Senate: Reconsideration of Recede from Senate substitute defeated by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
03/06/2026 - Senate: Senate receded from substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
03/04/2026 - House: Senate substitute rejected by House (2-Y 94-N 0-A)
03/06/2026 - Senate: Recede from Senate substitute defeated by Senate (18-Y 22-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
03/02/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
03/02/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (22-Y 18-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
HB20
Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.
Chief Patron:
Adele McClure
Status: Passed
03/09/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
03/09/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes