Virginia House of Delegates · District 8
Irene Shin
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Irene Shin's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Irene Shin.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Irene Shin.
Bills
The bills Irene Shin sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 29 |
| Passed both chambers | 20 |
| Became law | 20 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 2 of 99 in the House (tied with 2 others) · 2 of 63 Democrats (tied with 2 others)
A bill's sponsor is its chief patron, as the General Assembly lists it; chief co-patrons and co-patrons aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 909 Elections; certain conduct prohibited at polling places applicable to locations for absentee voting |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| HB 892 Electric utilities; integrated resource plans; SCC to investigate electric load forecasts |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| HB 891 Siting of battery energy storage projects; commercial solar photovoltaic generation facilities, etc |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| HB 888 Minimum off-street parking requirements; definitions, administrative reductions |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| HB 484 Health insurance; ethics and fairness in carrier business practices, downcoded claims |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| HB 910 Comprehensive statewide housing needs assessment; review of certain parcels |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 887 Herndon, Town of; amending charter, clarifies duties of town council |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 879 Public assistance; requests for records or information concerning applicants for and recipients |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 876 Zoning; wireless facilities, temporary support structures |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 1492 Impersonating a law-enforcement officer; clarifies definition of "facial covering," penalties |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 1464 Victims of crime; reimbursement for expenses, report |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 1439 Contractors; regulation, solar installation companies, sale, lease, etc., of solar energy systems |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 1255 Net energy metering; standby charge, facility capacity |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 618 Health insurance; reporting requirements |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 37 Developmental disability waivers; financial eligibility standards, sunset repeal |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1360 Investor-owned electric utilities; requirements in fuel factor proceedings conducted with SCC |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 1256 Electric utilities, certain; purchased power cost risk mitigation practices |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 889 Transmission lines, certain; Department of Transportation to identify opportunities for siting |
Became law | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 1225 Transportation electrification; integrated resource planning, fast-charging stations, etc |
Became law | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 1191 Electric substation construction agreements; "electric cooperatives" or "cooperative," definitions |
Became law | March 31, 2026 |
Budget projects
Virginia's budget is changed item by item through amendments that each name the legislator who proposed them, but these pages don't count budget amendments yet.
Contested votes where they split
16 against the Speaker; 16 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Irene Shin voted on each of the 1,577 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- house.vga.virginia.gov
- delishin@house.virginia.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 1115, General Assembly Building 201 N. 9th St., Richmond, VA 23219
804-698-1008 - District office
- P.O. Box 5501, Herndon, VA 20172
703-677-8334
Committees
- Communications, Technology and Innovation Vice chair
- Counties, Cities and Towns
- Health and Human Services
- Labor and Commerce
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Virginia General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Virginia General Assembly's floor vote records, Jan. 14, 2026 to June 29, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections