30 Years of Voting on Pro-Life Issues

Check how your Delegate voted:

• 2004-2007 Voting Table
• 1999-2003 Voting Table
• 1978-1998 Voting Table

  Explanation of Virginia House of Delegates Votes

  	Year	Bill	Issue	Pro-Life Position	Voting Result
  1	1978	HB 502	State Funding of Abortions	NO	52-44
  2	1982	HB 541	State Funding of Abortions in Cases of Rape & Incest	NO	57-41
  3	1991	HJR 465	Requests a Constitutional Amendment for Abortion Rights (died in Senate without a vote)	NO	50-43
  4	1994	HB 1355	Parental Notification-passage in House (died in Senate E&H)	YES	71-26
  5	1995	HB 1359	Obstruction of Free Passage (clinic access)	NO	66-32
  6	1996	HB 277	Assisted Suicide-vote to rerefer (kill the bill)	NO	52-48
  7	1997	SB 1148	Parental Notification-vote on substitute bill to weaken by allowing notification of grandparents and siblings over 21	NO	38-62
  8	1997	SB 1148	Parental Notification-final passage of law	YES	74-26
  9	1997	HB 2898	Partial-Birth Abortion Ban-vote to weaken with health exception	NO	56-44
  10	1997	HB 2878	Licensing Abortion Clinics-vote to rerefer (kill the bill)	NO	50-49
  11	1998	HB 1154	Partial-Birth Abortion Ban-vote to narrow definition	NO	37-59
  12	1998	HB 1154	Partial-Birth Abortion Ban-passage of House bill	YES	78-21
  13	1998	HB 1378	Assisted Suicide-passage of House bill	YES	77-20
  14	1999	HB 2108	Informed Consent-vote on amendment to gut the bill	NO	35-57
  15	1999	HB 2108	Informed Consent-passage of House bill	YES	61-39
  16	1999	HB 749	Abortion Clinic Licensing-passage of House bill	YES	70-29
  17	2000	HB 1482	Informed Consent-passage of House bill	YES	64-35
  18	2001	HB 2570	Informed Consent-vote to remove 24-hour waiting period	NO	36-62
  19	2001	HB 2570	Informed Consent-vote to remove printed material with details	NO	38-60
  20	2001	SB 1211	Informed Consent-vote on final passage	YES	65-35
  21	2001	HB 2403	Feticide (death of unborn other than by abortion)-bill passage	YES	63-36
  22	2002	HB 149	Feticide - passage of House bill	YES	72-28
  23	2002	HB 563	Abortion Conscience Clause-passage of House bill	YES	79-20
  24	2003	HB 1541	Partial-Birth Infanticide Ban-initial passage of bill	YES	72-27
  25	2003	HB 1541	Partial-Birth Infanticide Ban-Governor's amendments	NO	25-75
  26	2003	HB 1402	Parental Consent-initial passage of bill	YES	70-29
  27	2003	HB 1402	Parental consent-reject all Governor's amendments (2 votes)	NO	*
  28	2003	HB 2367	Abortion Clinic Licensing-initial passage of bill	YES	65-31
  29	2004	HB 1	Unborn Victims (death or injury other than abortion)	YES	74-25
  30	2004	HB 1	Unborn Victims-Governor's amendment to HB 1	NO	31-69
  31	2004	SB 319	Unborn Victims (death or injury other than abortion)	YES	76-23
  32	2004	HB 1315	Fetal Pain-information and pain relief	YES	68-32
  33	2004	HB 1290	Abortion Clinic Licensing	YES	65-35
  34	2005	HB 1524	Fetal Pain-information and pain relief	YES	72-28
  35	2005	HB 2784	Abortion Clinic Licensing	YES	69-28
  36	2006	HB 189	Abortion Clinic Licensing	YES	66-33
  37	2006	HB 1274	Reporting of Abortion Complications	YES	64-34
  38	2007	HB 1665	Forced or Coerced Abortion	YES	71-27
  39	2007	HB 1883	Abortion Clinic Licensing	YES	60-35
  40	2007	HB 2456	Unborn Child Pain Awareness	YES	69-29
  41	2007	HB 2808	Ultrasound Prior to Abortion	YES	60-38

  * Votes were taken in two sets of Governor's amendments to HB 1402. They were rejected on votes of 31-69 and 30-70. An X indicates that the Delegate voted Against both sets; an O indicates that the Delegate voted For one or both of the sets.