Senate of Virginia · District 34
Scott Surovell
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Scott Surovell'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 →Leads the chamber, so this score doesn't apply.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Scott Surovell.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Scott Surovell.
Bills
The bills Scott Surovell sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 30 |
| Passed both chambers | 19 |
| Became law | 16 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 3 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 4 of 40 in the Senate (tied with 3 others) · 4 of 21 Democrats (tied with 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SB 229 Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons; class actions |
Vetoed | May 19, 2026 |
| SB 378 Public employees; repeals existing prohibition on collective bargaining, etc |
Vetoed | May 14, 2026 |
| SB 230 Police and court records; expungement of records, delayed effective date |
Became law | May 14, 2026 |
| SB 226 Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc |
Became law | May 14, 2026 |
| SB 225 Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership |
Became law | May 14, 2026 |
| SB 81 Law-enforcement officers, state and local; enforcement of federal traffic infractions |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 250 Electric utilities; small portable solar generation devices, local regulation |
Became law | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 645 Air Pollution Control Board; regulations, small renewable energy projects, anaerobic tech., report |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 402 Residential property owners; insurance policies, roofing services by contractors |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 382 Smart Solar Permitting Platform; established, residential solar energy systems |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 255 Electric utilities; shared solar programs, Phase I Utility |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 254 Electric utilities; shared solar programs, Phase II Utility |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 252 Renewable energy portfolio standard program; energy from geothermal heating/cooling systems, report |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 251 Electric utilities; performance-based regulatory framework |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 249 Electric utilities; definitions, integrated resource plans, report |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 756 Casino gaming; eligible host localities |
Vetoed | April 11, 2026 |
| SB 246 Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act; numerous revisions to Act, delayed effective date |
Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 227 Arbitration; high-volume service providers, selection of arbitrator, civil remedies |
Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 377 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
Leads the chamber; these are contested votes where most of their party voted the other way.
Every roll call
How Scott Surovell 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
- senatorsurovell@senate.virginia.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 1405, General Assembly Building P.O. Box 396, Richmond, VA 23218
804-698-7534 - District office
- P.O. Box 289, Mount Vernon, VA 22121
571-249-4484
Committees
- Courts of Justice Chair
- Commerce and Labor
- Finance and Appropriations
- Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 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