Vote Yes on this bill if you want to block people convicted of assaulting a family member or intimate partner from buying or carrying guns for three years, include dating partners, create a Class 1 misdemeanor for violations, and allow rights to be restored after three years absent other legal bars.

Organizations that support this bill may include domestic violence prevention groups, victim advocacy organizations, gun safety organizations, and some law enforcement and public safety associations.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid expanding firearm restrictions to dating relationships, prevent new misdemeanor penalties, and keep current gun rights rules for people with misdemeanor domestic assault convictions unchanged.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include gun rights groups, some civil liberties organizations concerned about due process and misdemeanor-based bans, and criminal justice advocates wary of added penalties.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want U.S. forces removed from fighting in or against Venezuela unless Congress clearly approves it, restoring Congress’s role and reducing the risk of an unauthorized war.

Organizations that support this bill may include anti-war groups, civil liberties and constitutional watchdogs, some veterans’ organizations that favor restraint, and budget watchdogs worried about costly, open-ended conflicts.

Vote No on this bill if you want the President to keep broad flexibility to use U.S. forces in or against Venezuela without new approval, allowing faster action and sustained pressure.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include interventionist foreign policy groups, some defense industry associations, and advocates for strong U.S. military pressure on Venezuela.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want AI companion chatbots to clearly state they are not human, block sexual or suggestive content for minors, avoid manipulative engagement, detect and respond to self-harm talk with crisis help, publish safety practices and referral counts, and be accountable under consumer protection law.

Organizations that support this bill may include child safety and mental health advocates, suicide prevention groups, parent and educator associations, and consumer protection organizations that want clearer labels, youth protections, and crisis-response standards for AI companion apps.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new state rules and reporting for AI companion apps, limit government involvement in chatbot design, reduce compliance costs and liability risks, and keep fewer restrictions that could slow product features or innovation.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include some AI and tech industry groups, startup associations, and digital rights advocates who worry about compliance costs, design mandates, free expression concerns, and broad liability under consumer protection law.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want a dedicated account to take private gifts for state preschool, track funds by donor, keep investment earnings in the program, spend without a separate budget vote, and expand seats for eligible children faster.

Organizations that support this bill may include early learning providers, parent-teacher groups, community foundations and philanthropies, school districts, and business chambers that back child care and workforce participation.

Vote No on this bill if you want preschool money handled only through the regular budget process, to avoid special accounts and donor-driven funds, to keep investment earnings in the general fund, and to maintain tighter legislative oversight.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include taxpayer associations, budget watchdog groups, limited-government advocates, and good-government groups concerned about donor influence and reduced legislative control.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want a dedicated, flexible account to boost state pre-K with gifts and grants, keep funds from expiring, earn investment income, track donors, and speed adding seats for eligible children.

Early childhood advocates, school districts, child care providers, philanthropic foundations, and business groups focused on workforce readiness may support this bill because it creates a dedicated pre-K fund that can accept donations, earn interest, and be spent quickly on eligible children.

Vote No on this bill if you want pre-K funded only through the regular budget, prefer unspent money to return to the general fund, and oppose creating special accounts that can spend without a new legislative appropriation.

Taxpayer watchdogs, fiscal conservatives, and equity and transparency advocates may oppose this bill because it allows spending outside the normal appropriations process and could let donor priorities influence where pre-K seats expand.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want parent rights aligned with existing law, stronger 48-hour notice rules, transparency on fees and curriculum, opt-outs for sensitive surveys and sex education, nondiscrimination and language access protections, and safeguards during abuse or criminal investigations.

Organizations that support this bill may include education associations, school districts, civil rights and child protection groups, and language access advocates who favor clear, FERPA-aligned parent rights with student safety safeguards.

Vote No on this bill if you want tighter timelines and broader parental access to student records, more mandatory notifications about medical services or removals, and fewer limits on access during investigations.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include parental rights advocacy groups and social conservative organizations seeking faster record access, broader control over student information, and mandatory medical notifications.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want all homeowners age 75 and older to receive a full property tax exemption on their primary home starting in 2026, with the benefit transferable to a new home and protected during long-term care.

Organizations that support this bill may include AARP state chapters, senior and aging-in-place advocates, homeowner associations, and taxpayer groups that favor property tax cuts.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid local revenue losses for schools and services, prevent shifting taxes to other residents and renters, or prefer targeted, income-based relief instead of a universal age-based break.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include city and county associations, school boards and education advocates, public employee unions, budget watchdogs, and renter or housing equity groups concerned about tax shifts.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want stronger protections for responders, temporary emergency operation zones with clear rules for officers, limits on discriminatory targeting based on immigration or ethnicity, and updated city and county policies to keep disaster responses safe and coordinated.

Organizations that support this bill may include firefighter unions, EMT and paramedic associations, emergency management and public safety groups, immigrant rights and civil rights organizations, and local government associations seeking clearer disaster coordination.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid expanding the obstruction crime, prevent new identification, disclosure, and warrant requirements for officers in disaster zones, keep broader cooperation with federal enforcement, and limit new policy and reporting mandates on local agencies.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include some law enforcement and prosecutors’ associations, federal immigration enforcement stakeholders, and press freedom or civil liberties groups concerned about broader obstruction laws or restricted access near emergency scenes.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want a tribal member added to the Board of Natural Resources, appointed by the governor from tribal nominees, to bring tribal knowledge and collaboration to decisions about state forests and lands.

Organizations that support this bill may include tribal governments, conservation and environmental groups, co-management advocates, and community organizations seeking tribal voices in state land decisions.

Vote No on this bill if you want to keep the board at six members with no dedicated tribal seat and avoid changing how board members are appointed.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include some timber or resource industry associations, property rights groups, and stakeholders who prefer the current board makeup.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want a tribal representative added to the Board of Natural Resources to include Indigenous knowledge, improve collaboration, and strengthen long-term stewardship of public lands.

Organizations that support this bill may include federally recognized tribes, conservation and environmental groups, public lands co-management advocates, and state natural resource agencies.

Vote No on this bill if you want to keep the board’s current makeup, avoid adding an appointed seat, and prevent potential shifts in priorities that could affect timber revenues and decision speed.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include timber and resource extraction associations, some county revenue and trust beneficiary advocates, and small-government groups concerned about board size and balance.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want Virginia to be able to change congressional districts between 2025 and 2030 when other states alter theirs for non-census, non-court reasons, with changes taking effect immediately under existing fairness rules.

Organizations that support this bill may include state legislative leaders, party committees, and groups that favor giving Virginia limited 2025-2030 flexibility to adjust congressional maps in response to other states’ mid-decade redistricting.

Vote No on this bill if you want to keep maps unchanged between censuses, avoid mid-decade shifts in representation and partisan balance, and require redistricting only once every ten years or by court order.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include good government and anti-gerrymandering groups, voting rights advocates concerned about instability, and election administrators who prefer predictable, once-a-decade maps.

Vote Yes on this bill if you want stronger tools to stop voter suppression and vote dilution, easier challenges without proving intent, more language outreach, faster court relief, and clear paths for local governments to adopt district elections and other fixes with transparency.

Organizations that support this bill may include civil rights and voting rights groups, community and immigrant advocacy organizations, tribal governments, and language access and good-governance nonprofits that back fair representation.

Vote No on this bill if you want to avoid new mandates and lawsuits on local governments, keep current at-large systems and election rules with fewer constraints, limit court intervention, and prevent added compliance and reimbursement costs.

Organizations that oppose this bill may include some local government associations, taxpayer or business groups, and election-integrity advocacy groups concerned about litigation costs, court oversight, and limits on certain voting rules.