Joshua Cole

Representative · Virginia

Party

Democratic

State

Virginia

Served in

• Virginia Legislature (2024–2026)
• Virginia Legislature (2020–2021)

Years active

2020–2026

Bills sponsored

14 bills

Bills sponsored

• VA-HB999-2026 failed · primary sponsor
  Virginia Human Rights Act; equal credit opportunities, Virginia Fair Housing Law, nondiscrimination.
• VA-HJR3-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Constitutional amendment (second reference); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry.
• VA-SJR3-2026 enacted · co-sponsor
  Constitutional amendment (second reference); marriage between two adult persons; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry.
• VA-HB2094-2025 vetoed · co-sponsor
  High-risk artificial intelligence; definitions, development, deployment, and use, civil penalties.
• VA-HJR9-2025 enacted · co-sponsor
  Constitutional amendment; marriage between two adult persons.
• VA-SJR11-2025 failed · co-sponsor
  Constitutional amendment; marriage between two individuals.
• VA-HB174-2024 enacted · co-sponsor
  Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties; issuance of marriage license.
• VA-HB536-2024 vetoed · primary sponsor
  Student bullying; adjusts definition, characteristics of victim.
• VA-HB2132-2021 enacted · co-sponsor
  Homicides and assaults and bodily woundings; certain matters not to constitute defenses.
• VA-HJR539-2021 failed · co-sponsor
  Constitutional amendment; removes same-sex marriage prohibition.
• VA-HB145-2020 enacted · co-sponsor
  Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment of transgender students, policies.
• VA-HB1490-2020 enacted · co-sponsor
  Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
• VA-HB1663-2020 failed · co-sponsor
  Discrimination; prohibited in public accommodations, etc., causes of action.
• VA-HB3-2020 failed · co-sponsor
  Va. Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices, sexual orientation and gender, etc.