Senate of Virginia · District 16
Schuyler VanValkenburg
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Schuyler VanValkenburg'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 senator, by party; the dot is Schuyler VanValkenburg.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Schuyler VanValkenburg.
Bills
The bills Schuyler VanValkenburg sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 26 |
| Passed both chambers | 17 |
| Became law | 17 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 10 of 40 in the Senate (tied with 1 other) · 10 of 21 Democrats (tied with 1 other)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SB 128 Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty |
Became law | May 14, 2026 |
| SB 508 Electric utilities; comprehensive assessments, surplus interconnection service |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 490 Mixed-income housing; creating a two-year pilot program that provides loan origination, etc |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 347 Solar facilities; local regulation, permits, special exceptions |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 270 Recovery residences; regulations |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 223 Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 176 Elections; ranked choice voting, locally elected offices, report |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 744 Public Recreational Facilities Authorities Act; grants to localities, etc |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 57 Voter registration; requiring membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 327 Electric utilities; pilot program for electric energy conservation, solar energy generation |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 301 Exemptions from garnishment; minimum protected account balance, certain benefit payments |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 267 Electric utility infrastructure; Dept. of Energy & SCC to conduct comprehensive analysis, report |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 175 Renewable energy portfolio standard program; requirements, power purchase agreements |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 77 Repairs or maintenance of property; entering adjoining property, petition for entry |
Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 200 SOL assessments and related assessment methods; development, administration, scoring, and release |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| SB 167 Higher ed. financial aid programs; amends provisions, Va. Commonwealth Award established, report |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| SB 346 Zoning; manufactured housing |
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
33 against the Senate Majority Leader; 28 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Schuyler VanValkenburg voted on each of the 1,609 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate Majority Leader | 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
- apps.senate.virginia.gov
- senatorvanvalkenburg@senate.virginia.gov
- District office
- P.O. Box 28782, Richmond, VA 23228
804-223-0669 - District office
- Room 602, General Assembly Building P.O. Box 396, Richmond, VA 23218
804-698-7516
Committees
- Rehabilitation and Social Services Chair
- Education and Health
- General Laws and Technology
- Local Government
- Rules
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