Saddam Salim
State Senator · Virginia Senate District 37
Bills introduced (29)
Law-enforcement officers; restrictions on wearing of facial coverings, exceptions, penalty.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1132) · May 20, 2026
Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty.
Vetoed by Governor · May 20, 2026
District or circuit court; possession of portable electronic devices.
Vetoed by Governor · May 19, 2026
Assault firearms & certain ammunition feeding devices; purchase, sale, etc., prohibited, penalties.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1107) · May 14, 2026
Plea agreements and court orders; prohibited provisions.
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote) · April 22, 2026
Absentee & provisional ballots; process & timing for rejected applications, rejected prov. ballots.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1018) · April 22, 2026
Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1026) · April 22, 2026
Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1028) · April 22, 2026
Financial institutions and services; virtual currency kiosk operators, license required, penalties.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0655) · April 13, 2026
Bus obstruction monitoring systems; parking, stopping, and standing enforcement, civil penalties.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0632) · April 13, 2026
Trees; conservation and replacement during development process in certain localities, report.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0511) · April 8, 2026
Graduation with an advanced studies diploma; requirements, complet. of Int'l Baccalaureate diploma.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0183) · April 6, 2026
Showing the 12 most recently active.
Recent votes
| Bill | Vote on | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| HJR74 Judges; elections in circuit court, general district court, etc. | Senate · Agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) January 21, 2026 | Yes |
| SB335 Mental illness, neurocognitive disorder, etc.; affirmative defense or reduced penalty. | Senate · Passed by for the day (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB106 Tianeptine product; selling, giving, or distributing, civil penalty. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB547 Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB666 Residential land development and construction; fee transparency, local housing development. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB126 Primary election; when filings to be made, extension for incumbents failure to file. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 16-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB550 Transportation network companies; publishing and disclosure requirements, delayed effective date. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB731 Private companies providing public transportation services; employee protections. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB460 Small Business & Supplier Diversity, Dept. of; powers & duties, employment services organizations. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB61 Small SWaM Business Procurement Enhancement Program; established, report. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation nos 1 - 3 (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1043 Affordable and Special Needs Housing program, etc.; applicant notification of awards and denials. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB24 Discovery materials or evidence; accused may request to copy or photograph any materials. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (38-Y 1-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB969 Virginia Gun Violence Prevention Center; work group to develop policy, etc., to establish. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB333 History/soc. science SOL & curriculum Framework; revision of framework. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB361 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs & devices, including over-the-counter. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (24-Y 15-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB361 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs & devices, including over-the-counter. | Senate · Reconsideration of (39-Y 0-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB361 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs & devices, including over-the-counter. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 16-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB162 Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB128 Covenants not to compete; includes health care professionals, civil penalty. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation No. 1 (39-Y 0-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB28 Overtime for certain employees; pay for domestic workers, delayed effective date. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (25-Y 14-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB348 Firearms; storage in residence where minor or person prohibited from possessing is present, penalty. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB218 Inmates; Director of Dept. of Corrections shall continue to accept applications for confinement. | Senate · Passed by for the day (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1444 Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank; created, report, membership. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation nos 4 - 8 (39-Y 0-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB328 Health insurance; essential health benefits benchmark plan selection. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 17-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB727 Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, exceptions, penalty. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB253 Electric utilities; pilot programs for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Nos. 7, 9, and 10 (37-Y 2-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB77 Law-enforcement officers, state and local; enforcement of federal traffic infractions. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (24-Y 15-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB569 Public works contracts; prevailing wage rate, definitions, civil penalty. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB678 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 17-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB378 Public employees; repeals existing prohibition on collective bargaining, etc. | Senate · Passed by for the day (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB395 Electric utilities; small portable solar generation devices, local regulation. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (28-Y 11-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB329 Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliatory conduct prohibited. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation nos 1 - 3 (25-Y 14-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB702 Local law-enforcement agencies; firearm give-back or sell-back programs. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB344 Mammalian wildlife; separation and hybridization prohibited, exceptions. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (24-Y 15-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB215 Voter registration; list maintenance, third-party data exchanges approved by State Bd. of Elections. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB648 Counties, cities, & towns; members of governing body, continuing personal interest in transactions. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB952 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Credit Exchange Program; certain industrial stormwater permittees. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (33-Y 6-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB494 Higher educational institutions, public; membership of governing boards. | Senate · Passed by for the day (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1441 Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB199 Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. | Senate · Passed by for the day (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB553 Corrections, Department of; language services for offenders. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 17-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB27 Overtime for certain employees; pay for domestic workers, delayed effective date. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (24-Y 15-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB891 Siting of battery energy storage projects; commercial solar photovoltaic generation facilities, etc. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (27-Y 11-N 1-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB270 Recovery residences; regulations. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB964 Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB888 Minimum off-street parking requirements; definitions, administrative reductions. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB285 Distributed Energy Resources Task Force; created, membership, reports, sunset. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 17-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB490 Mixed-income housing; creating a two-year pilot program that provides loan origination, etc. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB582 Absentee & provisional ballots; process & timing for rejected applications, rejected prov. ballots. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1030 Parole; discretionary criteria guidelines, delayed effective date. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (32-Y 7-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB229 Civil actions filed on behalf of multiple persons; class actions. | Senate · Passed by for the day (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB398 Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program and Fund; filing of claims. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB597 Wage garnishments; treasurers' liens for unpaid taxes and charges. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1037 Science SOL & Curriculum Framework; instructional material to include climate change, etc. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1065 Electric utilities; comprehensive assessments, surplus interconnection service. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 17-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1100 Wage garnishments; treasurers' liens for unpaid taxes and charges. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (28-Y 11-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB542 Cannabis control; establishes framework for creation of retail marijuana market, penalties, report. | Senate · Passed by for the day (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| HB1015 Firearms, etc.; carrying concealed weapon by persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime prohibited. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB181 Real property tax; partial exemption for repurposing underutilized structures for residential use. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |
| SB226 Compost and other products containing organic soil amendments; waste disposal infrastructure, etc. | Senate · Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation Nos. 1, 4 and 5 (21-Y 18-N 0-A) April 22, 2026 | Yes |