VICPP is leading the work on these bills and issues. A legislative overview that includes bills that the organization supports through coalitions will be coming out soon. 

Check out our 2026 Policy Priorities.

The first day of General Assembly is January 14th.

Plan to advocate with us in Richmond on January 21 at Day for All People!

Download our General Assembly Fact Sheet Packet and other important information here.

Affordable Housing

• Expediting Affordable Housing: This bill will allow localities to streamline the rezoning process for anyone that wants to build affordable housing at increased density. ​ 
• Yes in God’s Backyard: VICPP supports a state-wide administrative approval process for affordable housing on faith owned land (also known as Faith in Housing by-right).  

Criminal Justice Reform

• Higher Education in Prison: VICPP supports a bill to expand access to college programs in state prisons, establish a state-level Advisory Group, and include educational data from VDOC in the Virginia Longitudinal Data System (VLDS) to enable assessment of employment impacts.  
• Restoration of Voting Rights: This bill would take the next step in amending the Virginia Constitution to restore voting rights to persons with felony convictions after they have completed their sentences. Currently, the Governor has the sole authority to restore voting rights. ​ 
• Safe harbor for pregnant moms struggling with substance abuse: This bill will remove automatic “abuse/neglect” label for all cases of prenatal exposure to potentially addictive substances. ​It creates safe harbor for parents willing to pursue substance use treatment along with prenatal care. 

Health Equity

• Expand access to midwives: This budget amendment will direct DMAS and VDH to convene a work group that brings stakeholders together to study barriers that prevent Virginia moms on Medicaid from accessing Cardinal Care with all midwives that are licensed by the state upon entry into care. 
• Bias Reduction: This bill requires that bias reduction training become an eligibility criterion for license renewal for all health care professionals licensed by the Virginia Board of Medicine and Virginia Board of Nursing.​ 
• Increase access to health providers in schools: This bill permits the use of at-risk add-on funding to hire registered nurses (RNs) and advance practice registered nurses (APRNs) to support the physical and mental health of students in public schools.​ 

Supporting Working Families

• Paid Sick Days: This bill would ensure all workers in Virginia ​have access to paid sick days. It would create a standard to require all employers to provide up to five paid sick days (40 hours) each year. Employees would earn one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.​ 
• Child Care: VICPP supports the initiatives of the Virginia Promise Partnership to ensure Virginia families can access quality, affordable child care.