Virginia House of Delegates · District 70
Shelly Simonds
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Shelly Simonds'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 Shelly Simonds.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Shelly Simonds.
Bills
The bills Shelly Simonds sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 25 |
| Passed both chambers | 10 |
| Became law | 10 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 30 of 99 in the House (tied with 2 others) · 30 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 597 Wildlife Corridor Grant Fund; created, voluntary contributions, report |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 593 Summons for unlawful detainer; legal resources, plain-language overview of process |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 258 Early childhood care and education; updates terminology |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 256 Comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 139 School board policies; unpaid educational leave for certain employee association officers |
Became law | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 594 Affordable housing developments, certain; expedited approval |
Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| HB 257 Comprehensive plan; social determinants of health |
Became law | April 8, 2026 |
| HB 840 Restaurants; exempts certain facilities or programs |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 595 Graduation with an advanced studies diploma; requirements, complet. of Int'l Baccalaureate diploma |
Became law | April 6, 2026 |
| HB 592 Public schools; wearable panic alarm systems |
Became law | April 2, 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
4 against the Speaker; 4 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 10, 2026 | SB 536: Medical malpractice information disclosures; report Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | HB 1272: Electronic gaming devices; regulation, penalties, sunset Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | HB 1272: Electronic gaming devices; regulation, penalties, sunset Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 4, 2026 | HB 791: Charitable gaming; conduct of athletic event drawings Passage |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
Every roll call
How Shelly Simonds 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
- delssimonds@house.virginia.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 1106, General Assembly Building 201 N. 9th St., Richmond, VA 23219
804-698-1070 - District office
- P.O. Box 2296, Newport News, VA 23609
757-276-3022
Committees
- Education Vice chair
- Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- Appropriations
- Counties, Cities and Towns
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