Governor’s Actions
We need your help encouraging Governor Youngkin to sign, amend or veto several bills that on issues related to the sanctity of life, parental rights, challenged religious liberty, and the exploitation of people.
Please Take action on the bills listed below.
*IMPORANT: The Governor is not able to VETO the resolutions to initiate the process of amending the state constitution to enshrine unlimited abortion by anyone (HJ 1 / SJ 247) and redefine marriage to include gender ideology (HJ 9 / SJ 249). These resolutions bypass the Governor, but must be approved again during the 2026 session before it appears on the ballot, making the upcoming House of Delegate elections more critical than ever.
Gender Ideology & DEI
SB 1052 - Amends the definition of employees under the Human Rights Act from 15 to 5, subjecting them to additional requirements.
**Vetoed (TFF Opposed)**
Thank the Governor for his Veto!
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HB 2094 - Makes provisions for DEI within the development of AI.
*Vetoed (TFF Opposed)*
Thank the Governor for his Veto!
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HB 1649 / HB 1675 / SB 740 - Injects unconscious bias and cultural competency into the profession of Medicine which could lead to an unstable work environment that does not benefit patients. The Governor’s amendment keeps the training requirement but removes the references to cultural competency.
*Amended (TFF Opposed the bill, but support the amendment)*
Urge your legislator to support the Governor’s amendment!
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Parental Rights
HB 1593 / SB 846 - Guarantees parents the right to their minor child’s online medical records.
*SIGNED (TFF Supported)*
Click here to THANK the Governor for signing these bills!
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SB 1048 (D-Pekarsy) / HB 1678 (D-Cohen) - Requires school board to notify parents about the safe storage of firearms and prescription drugs. The Governor’s amended language requires school boards to create policies for notifying parents if their child social transitions at school and to acquire parental consent for any counseling on gender related topics (i.e., Sage’s Law).
** Amended (No position on the bill, but we requested the Governor’s amendment)**
Urge your legislator to support the Governor’s amendment!
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HB 1945 - Allows mental health teletherapy in public schools and does not specifically allow parents to participate in the telehealth visit.
**Signed (TFF Opposed)**
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HB 2774 / SB 1240 - Requires schools to notify parents when a drug-related overdose happens on campus within 24 hours.
**Signed (TFF Support, but preferred the Senate version)**
Click here to THANK the Governor for signing these bills!
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HB 2543 (D-Laufer) / SB 1370 (D-Srinivasen) – Requires procedures for students to receive counseling from school counselors via telehealth. The Governor’s Amendment requires parental consent for minors under the age of 18 before students use the service.
**Amended (No position on the bill, but support the Governor’s amendment)*
Urge your legislator to support the Governor’s amendment!
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Sanctity of Life
HB 1716 / SB 1105 - Creates a broad and undefined right to contraception that would include abortion-causing drugs and sterilization, without any parental consent. The Governor’s amendment clarifies that this right already exists under Supreme Court rulings in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) and Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972) and contains conscience protections.
**Amended (TFF Opposed, but support the Amendment)**
Click here to urge your legislator to support the Governor’s amendment!
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HB 2235 - Increase protections for female inmates who are pregnant. The Governor’s amendment would change language to clarify that only women can get pregnant.
**Amended to reference mothers and women (TFF supported the bill and the amendment)**
Click here to urge your delegate to support the Governor’s amendment!
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HB 2371 / SB 780 - Mandates insurance companies to provide coverage for “contraceptives” including abortifacients with no religious or conscience exemptions.
**Amended (TFF Opposed)**
Click here to urge your legislator to support the Governor’s amendment!
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SB 754 - Prohibits investigations into potentially illegal online sales of abortion-causing drugs that harm women.
**Signed (TFF Opposed)**
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Religious Liberty
SB 1324 - Virginia’s FACE Act. Stop the criminalization of peaceful sidewalk counselors outside of abortion clinics.
**Vetoed (TFF Opposed)**
Thank the Governor for his veto!
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Human Exploitation
SB 970 / HB 2485 – Reject Marijuana Commercialization and allowing “pot shops” in our communities!
**Vetoed (TFF opposed the bills)**
Thank the Governor for his veto!
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HB 2310 - Protects minors from having their innocence and privacy violated.
**Signed (TFF Supported)**
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HB 1600, Item 4-14 #1c - Require referendum for future pari-mutuel gaming centers
**Vetoed by Governor (TFF Supported)**
Click here to urge your legislator to OVERIDE the Governor’s veto!
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