HB 969 — Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center; work group to develop policy, etc., to establish.
VA 20261 session
Secretary of Public Safety; firearm violence. Directs the Secretary of Public Safety to convene a work group to develop policy and legislative recommendations to establish the Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center. The bill allows the work group to (i) meet both in-person and virtually, (ii) have small group breakouts for the purpose of advancing work in a timely and efficient manner, and (iii) collaborate with experts and other representatives as needed. The bill requires the work group to report its findings and any legislative and policy recommendations to the General Assembly by December 15, 2026. This bill is identical to SB 364.
Latest action: — Acts of Assembly Chapter
Sponsors (27)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, VA) — sponsor
- Jessica L. Anderson (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Bonita G. Anthony (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Alex Q. Askew (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Betsy B. Carr (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Nadarius E. Clark (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Joshua G. Cole (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Nicole Cole (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Rae Cousins (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Margaret A. Franklin (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Debra D. Gardner (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Jackie H. Glass (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Elizabeth R. Guzman (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Dan I. Helmer (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Patrick A. Hope (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Michelle Lopes Maldonado (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Marty Martinez (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Sam Rasoul (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Atoosa R. Reaser (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Charlie Schmidt (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Irene Shin (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Virgil Thornton (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Kathy K.L. Tran (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Lashrecse D. Aird (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (70)
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcia S. "Cia" Price (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Alex Q. Askew (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Atoosa R. Reaser (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Betsy B. Carr (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Bonita G. Anthony (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Charlie Schmidt (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Dan I. Helmer (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Debra D. Gardner (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Elizabeth R. Guzman (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Irene Shin (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Jackie H. Glass (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Jessica L. Anderson (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Joshua G. Cole (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Kathy K.L. Tran (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Lashrecse D. Aird (D, state_upper VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Margaret A. Franklin (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Marty Martinez (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Michelle Lopes Maldonado (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Nadarius E. Clark (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Nicole Cole (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Patrick A. Hope (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Rae Cousins (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Rozia A. Henson, Jr. (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no