Senate of Virginia · 2026 Regular Session
HB 494: Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state government, certain former federal employees
Passage · March 2, 2026 · Yeas 21, nays 19 · Party-line vote
How each party voted
Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- HB 494
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- March 2, 2026
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 21, nays 19
The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (21)
- Lashrecse Aird D-13
- Lamont Bagby D-14
- Elizabeth Bennett-Parker D-39
- Jennifer Boysko D-38
- Jennifer Carroll Foy D-33
- Creigh Deeds D-11
- Barbara Favola D-40
- Angelia Graves D-21
- Mike Jones D-15
- Mamie Locke D-23
- Louise Lucas D-18
- Dave Marsden D-35
- Jeremy McPike D-29
- Stella Pekarsky D-36
- Russet Perry D-31
- Danica Roem D-30
- Aaron Rouse D-22
- Saddam Salim D-37
- Kannan Srinivasan D-32
- Scott Surovell D-34
- Schuyler VanValkenburg D-16
Nay (19)
- Luther Cifers R-10
- Christie Craig R-19
- Bill DeSteph R-20
- Danny Diggs R-24
- Tara Durant R-27
- Timmy French R-1
- Travis Hackworth R-5
- Chris Head R-3
- Emily Jordan R-17
- Ryan McDougle R-26
- Tammy Mulchi R-9
- Mark Obenshain R-2
- Mark Peake R-8
- Todd Pillion R-6
- Bryce Reeves R-28
- Bill Stanley R-7
- Richard Stuart R-25
- Glen Sturtevant R-12
- David Suetterlein R-4