Mamie Locke
Democrat
How Locke voted on closely-contested bills
SB175
Electric utilities; amends renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements, etc.
Chief Patron:
Schuyler VanValkenburg
Status: Passed
03/03/2026 - House: Passed House with amendment (93-Y 5-N 0-A)
03/05/2026 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
02/12/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB176
Elections; ranked choice voting; locally elected offices, report.
Chief Patron:
Schuyler VanValkenburg
Status: Passed
01/30/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
02/02/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB180
Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, responsibility for collections.
Chief Patron:
Angelia Williams Graves
Status: Passed
02/12/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB181
Real property tax; partial exemption for repurposing underutilized structures for residential use.
Chief Patron:
Angelia Williams Graves
Status: Passed
03/02/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (70-Y 29-N 0-A)
03/04/2026 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB183
Restaurants; identifying markers on delivery/carry out food due to consumer-identified food allergy.
Chief Patron:
Angelia Williams Graves
Status: Passed
03/03/2026 - House: Passed House with amendment (66-Y 32-N 0-A)
03/05/2026 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
02/02/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
02/03/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate
Locke: Yes
SB191
Railroad safety; minimum train crew used in movement of freight.
Chief Patron:
Angelia Williams Graves
Status: Passed
02/17/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB191)
02/17/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A, Chair: Yea)
Locke: Yes
SB198
Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of statements.
Chief Patron:
Barbara Favola
Status: Killed
02/13/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote)
02/16/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB199
Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.
Chief Patron:
Barbara Favola
Status: Passed
03/13/2026 - Conference Report released
03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
02/17/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB209
Geriatric prisoners; conditional release.
Chief Patron:
Bill DeSteph
Status: In Senate
02/17/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/17/2026 9:45 am)
02/17/2026 - Senate: Motion to rerefer to Finance and Appropriations agreed to
Locke: Yes
SB215
Prospective employer; prohibited from seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees.
Chief Patron:
Jennifer Boysko
Status: Passed
02/24/2026 - House: Passed House with amendment (68-Y 29-N 0-A)
02/26/2026 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
02/05/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
02/06/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB218
Inmates; Director of Dept. of Corrections, shall continue to accept applications for confinement.
Chief Patron:
Michael Jones
Status: Passed
02/03/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
02/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB219
Photo speed monitoring devices; summons, reports.
Chief Patron:
Michael Jones
Status: Passed
03/11/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (66-Y 33-N 0-A)
03/12/2026 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB223
Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset.
Chief Patron:
Schuyler VanValkenburg
Status: Passed
03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 32-N 0-A)
03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
02/13/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
02/16/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 17-N 1-A)
Locke: Yes
SB224
Tax administration; award for tax underpayment detection assistance.
Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell
Status: Killed
02/10/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
02/11/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB226
Local competitive bidding for compost, etc.; waste disposal infrastructure, civil penalty.
Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell
Status: Passed
03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A)
03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
01/29/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
01/30/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB175
Electric utilities; amends renewable energy portfolio standard program requirements, etc.
Chief Patron:
Schuyler VanValkenburg
Status: Passed
03/03/2026 - House: Passed House with amendment (93-Y 5-N 0-A)
03/05/2026 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
02/12/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB176
Elections; ranked choice voting; locally elected offices, report.
Chief Patron:
Schuyler VanValkenburg
Status: Passed
01/30/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)
02/02/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB180
Fines and costs; period of limitations on collection, responsibility for collections.
Chief Patron:
Angelia Williams Graves
Status: Passed
02/12/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
02/13/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB181
Real property tax; partial exemption for repurposing underutilized structures for residential use.
Chief Patron:
Angelia Williams Graves
Status: Passed
03/02/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (70-Y 29-N 0-A)
03/04/2026 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB183
Restaurants; identifying markers on delivery/carry out food due to consumer-identified food allergy.
Chief Patron:
Angelia Williams Graves
Status: Passed
03/03/2026 - House: Passed House with amendment (66-Y 32-N 0-A)
03/05/2026 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
02/02/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
02/03/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate
Locke: Yes
SB191
Railroad safety; minimum train crew used in movement of freight.
Chief Patron:
Angelia Williams Graves
Status: Passed
02/17/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB191)
02/17/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 20-N 0-A, Chair: Yea)
Locke: Yes
SB198
Individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities; admissibility of statements.
Chief Patron:
Barbara Favola
Status: Killed
02/13/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended (Voice Vote)
02/16/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB199
Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.
Chief Patron:
Barbara Favola
Status: Passed
03/13/2026 - Conference Report released
03/13/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
02/17/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB209
Geriatric prisoners; conditional release.
Chief Patron:
Bill DeSteph
Status: In Senate
02/17/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/17/2026 9:45 am)
02/17/2026 - Senate: Motion to rerefer to Finance and Appropriations agreed to
Locke: Yes
SB215
Prospective employer; prohibited from seeking wage or salary history of prospective employees.
Chief Patron:
Jennifer Boysko
Status: Passed
02/24/2026 - House: Passed House with amendment (68-Y 29-N 0-A)
02/26/2026 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
02/05/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
02/06/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB218
Inmates; Director of Dept. of Corrections, shall continue to accept applications for confinement.
Chief Patron:
Michael Jones
Status: Passed
02/03/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
02/04/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB219
Photo speed monitoring devices; summons, reports.
Chief Patron:
Michael Jones
Status: Passed
03/11/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (66-Y 33-N 0-A)
03/12/2026 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (24-Y 16-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB223
Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset.
Chief Patron:
Schuyler VanValkenburg
Status: Passed
03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (65-Y 32-N 0-A)
03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
02/13/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
02/16/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 17-N 1-A)
Locke: Yes
SB224
Tax administration; award for tax underpayment detection assistance.
Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell
Status: Killed
02/10/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote)
02/11/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
SB226
Local competitive bidding for compost, etc.; waste disposal infrastructure, civil penalty.
Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell
Status: Passed
03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (64-Y 33-N 0-A)
03/14/2026 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 17-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes
01/29/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
01/30/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)
Locke: Yes