Justin L Pence
Republican
How Pence voted on closely-contested bills
HB1345
Public schools; industry-recognized uniform inspection and evaluation of indoor air quality.
Chief Patron:
May Nivar
Status: In Senate
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1384
Constitutional amendment; gen. approp. act, reapportionment, redistricting congressional districts.
Chief Patron:
Luke Torian
Status: Enacted
01/23/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute
01/26/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
01/23/2026 - House: Delegate Williams Floor amendments passed by (61-Y 34-N 0-A)
01/23/2026 - House: Delegate Kilgore Floor amendments passed by (61-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
01/23/2026 - House: Delegate Torian Floor substitute agreed to (61-Y 34-N 0-A)
01/23/2026 - House: Delegate Williams Floor amendments passed by (61-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
01/23/2026 - House: committee substitute rejected
01/23/2026 - House: Delegate Torian Floor substitute agreed to (61-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1385
Gubernatorial appointments; confirmation process, etc, report.
Chief Patron:
Lily Franklin
Status: Passed
03/14/2026 - House: Passed by temporarily
03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
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)
Pence: No
HB1393
Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals.
Chief Patron:
Destiny LeVere Bolling
Status: Passed
03/14/2026 - House: House Conferees: LeVere Bolling, Torian, Kilgore
03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1396
Dogs; hunting game animals, fur-bearing animals, and nuisance species, permits, civil penalties.
Chief Patron:
Marty Martinez
Status: In Senate
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (55-Y 39-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1404
Local government; appointment of youth representative.
Chief Patron:
Elizabeth Guzman
Status: Passed
02/04/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
02/05/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1411
Defendant; evidence of mental condition admissible.
Chief Patron:
Charlie Schmidt
Status: In Conference
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)
Pence: No
HB1413
Limitation on sentence upon revocation of suspension of sentence; technical violations.
Chief Patron:
Charlie Schmidt
Status: In Senate
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)
Pence: No
HB1415
Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; public funding for multifamily residential housing, etc.
Chief Patron:
Charlie Schmidt
Status: Killed
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (60-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1426
Judgments; limitations on enforcement, docketing of gen. district court judgments in circuit court.
Chief Patron:
Marcus Simon
Status: Passed
02/16/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1437
Teacher, other instructional personnel, etc., exits; data collection, disaggregation by race.
Chief Patron:
Lindsey Dougherty
Status: Passed
02/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/10/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1441
Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement.
Chief Patron:
Alfonso Lopez
Status: Passed
03/14/2026 - Conference Report released
03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
02/12/2026 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
02/12/2026 - House: Passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
Pence: No
02/11/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/12/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1444
Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.
Chief Patron:
Alfonso Lopez
Status: Passed
03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
03/11/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 35-N 0-A)
Pence: No
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1476
Law-enforcement civilian oversight bodies; disclosure of certain law-enforcement records.
Chief Patron:
Charlie Schmidt
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 (60-Y 38-N 0-A)
Pence: No
02/11/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/12/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (59-Y 39-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1481
Employment discrimination; employee notification of federal and state statute of limitations.
Chief Patron:
Karen Keys-Gamarra
Status: Killed
02/13/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
02/16/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1345
Public schools; industry-recognized uniform inspection and evaluation of indoor air quality.
Chief Patron:
May Nivar
Status: In Senate
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1384
Constitutional amendment; gen. approp. act, reapportionment, redistricting congressional districts.
Chief Patron:
Luke Torian
Status: Enacted
01/23/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute
01/26/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (62-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
01/23/2026 - House: Delegate Williams Floor amendments passed by (61-Y 34-N 0-A)
01/23/2026 - House: Delegate Kilgore Floor amendments passed by (61-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
01/23/2026 - House: Delegate Torian Floor substitute agreed to (61-Y 34-N 0-A)
01/23/2026 - House: Delegate Williams Floor amendments passed by (61-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
01/23/2026 - House: committee substitute rejected
01/23/2026 - House: Delegate Torian Floor substitute agreed to (61-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1385
Gubernatorial appointments; confirmation process, etc, report.
Chief Patron:
Lily Franklin
Status: Passed
03/14/2026 - House: Passed by temporarily
03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
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)
Pence: No
HB1393
Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals.
Chief Patron:
Destiny LeVere Bolling
Status: Passed
03/14/2026 - House: House Conferees: LeVere Bolling, Torian, Kilgore
03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1396
Dogs; hunting game animals, fur-bearing animals, and nuisance species, permits, civil penalties.
Chief Patron:
Marty Martinez
Status: In Senate
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (55-Y 39-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1404
Local government; appointment of youth representative.
Chief Patron:
Elizabeth Guzman
Status: Passed
02/04/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
02/05/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1411
Defendant; evidence of mental condition admissible.
Chief Patron:
Charlie Schmidt
Status: In Conference
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)
Pence: No
HB1413
Limitation on sentence upon revocation of suspension of sentence; technical violations.
Chief Patron:
Charlie Schmidt
Status: In Senate
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)
Pence: No
HB1415
Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; public funding for multifamily residential housing, etc.
Chief Patron:
Charlie Schmidt
Status: Killed
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (60-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1426
Judgments; limitations on enforcement, docketing of gen. district court judgments in circuit court.
Chief Patron:
Marcus Simon
Status: Passed
02/16/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1437
Teacher, other instructional personnel, etc., exits; data collection, disaggregation by race.
Chief Patron:
Lindsey Dougherty
Status: Passed
02/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/10/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1441
Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement.
Chief Patron:
Alfonso Lopez
Status: Passed
03/14/2026 - Conference Report released
03/14/2026 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
02/12/2026 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
02/12/2026 - House: Passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
Pence: No
02/11/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/12/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1444
Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership.
Chief Patron:
Alfonso Lopez
Status: Passed
03/10/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
03/11/2026 - House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (64-Y 35-N 0-A)
Pence: No
02/16/2026 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
02/17/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 34-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1476
Law-enforcement civilian oversight bodies; disclosure of certain law-enforcement records.
Chief Patron:
Charlie Schmidt
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 (60-Y 38-N 0-A)
Pence: No
02/11/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
02/12/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (59-Y 39-N 0-A)
Pence: No
HB1481
Employment discrimination; employee notification of federal and state statute of limitations.
Chief Patron:
Karen Keys-Gamarra
Status: Killed
02/13/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
02/16/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
Pence: No