Rep. Mike A. Cherry
Republican - VA - 66th district
Limited Government Rating
2023: 78.65%
80.95%
68.18%
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100.00%
100.00%
66.67%
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Lawmaker Position
HB 1375
House 2023
1xHiking Health Insurance Premiums by Prohibiting Insurers from Adjusting Rates Based on Tobacco Usage.
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HB 1379
House 2023
2xStrengthening Parental Rights by Requiring Graphic Sexual Content in School Libraries and Classrooms be Highlighted to Allow Parents to Restrict their Child's Access.
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HB 1400 (Scott Amd. Item 408 #1h)
House 2023
2xBlocking Wasteful Spending within the Budget - Creation of an Unnecessary New Bureaucracy Surrounding Community Groups and Criminal Justice Reform.
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HB 1400 (Scott Amd. to Item 137 #1h)
House 2023
2xBlocking Runaway Spending within the Budget - $270 Million in Unnecessary Spending for "Support Staff" in Schools.
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HB 1400 (Scott Amd. to Item 4-5.04 #3h)
House 2023
2xBlocking Unnecessary Spending within the Budget - Taxpayer Funded Abortion for Fetal Abnormality Diagnoses.
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HB 1417
House 2023
1xReducing Excessive Taxation on Cigars by Establishing a 30 Cent Per Stick Tax Cap.
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HB 1427
House 2023
3xStrengthening Second Amendment Rights by Prohibiting Localities from Infringing the Ability of an Individual to Carry a Firearm on Public Roadways, Parks, Rec. Centers and other Public Places.
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HB 1444
House 2023
3xStrengthening Election Integrity by Requiring Presentation of a Photo-ID when Casting a Ballot.
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HB 1446
House 2023
1xHiking Nursing Home Costs by Imposing New Government Mandates on Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Levels.
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HB 1452
House 2023
2xStrengthening Government Integrity by Increasing the Ability of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit to Investigate Fraud Within the Welfare Program.
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HB 1510
House 2023
1xWorsening Government Central Planning Powers by Allowing Localities to Incentivize "Urban Green Spaces" Through Regulatory Flexibility.
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HB 1660
House 2023
1xFurther Enriching Dairy Producers by Forcing Taxpayers to Pay the Fee Producers are Supposed to Pay Under the Crony Federal Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Welfare Program.
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HB 1665
House 2023
1xProtecting Property Rights by Extending the Local Land Use Approvals that Were Valid at the Start of the Pandemic.
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HB 1684
House 2023
2xStrengthening Due Process by Ensuring State Contractors Have an Opportunity to Appeal an Employee Misclassification Determination Before They Are Debarred from Public Contracts.
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HB 1702
House 2023
2xInfringing Private Contracting Rights through a New Government Mandate Requiring at Least 60 Days' Notice Prior to a Rent Increase for Residential Units.
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HB 1783
House 2023
2xProtecting Consumer Choice by Prohibiting Local Governments from Imposing All-Electric Building Codes and Anti-Natural Gas Ordinances.
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HB 1821
House 2023
2xImproving Educational Outcomes by Expanding Eligibility and the Size of the State's School Choice Scholarship Program.
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HB 1842 (Gov. Recommendations)
House 2023
1xGrowing Government Central Planning Powers and Interference in the Private Sector Through a New Bureaucracy Known as the "Virginia Business Ready Sites Acquisition Program".
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HB 1869
House 2023
2xStrengthening Government Accountability by Subjecting all Boards, Councils and Commissions within the Legislative Branch to Expiration or Renewal Three Years After their Creation.
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HB 1871
House 2023
2xReducing an Unnecessary Burden to Exercise Second Amendment Rights by Extending the Duration of Concealed Carry Permits from 5 Years to 10 Years.
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HB 1893
House 2023
2xStrengthening School Transparency and Parental Oversight by Requiring the Textbooks and Curriculum Utilized in Classrooms to Be Posted On-line.
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HB 1947
House 2023
3xStrengthening Election Integrity by Eliminating "Permanent" Absentee Voting and Instead Requiring Absentee Ballots be Requested Each Election.
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HB 1958
House 2023
1xProtecting Campground Owners from Frivolous Litigation by Establishing Liability Protections from Incidents Inherent to Camping that Are Outside of Their Control.
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HB 2025
House 2023
2xGrowing Government Dependency and Welfare Promotion by Mandating Every School Student is Sent Home with an Application to Obtain Free or Reduced-Price Meals.
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HB 2138
House 2023
3xExpanding Economic Growth by Lowering the State's Effective Business Tax Rate from 6% to 5% and Providing Additional Deductions for Small Businesses.
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HB 2168
House 2023
1xStrengthening Government Transparency through the Public Disclosure of Judges who Violate Ethics Rules.
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HB 2171
House 2023
2xStrengthening Religious Liberties by Ensuring Places of Worship are Not Subject to Any More Restrictive Government Emergency Order than Any Other Business.
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HB 2216
House 2023
1xHiking Insurance Premiums by Mandating all Insurance Plans Now Provide Coverage for "Mobile Crisis Response Services" Concerning Mental Health.
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HB 2222 (Gov. Recommendations)
House 2023
2xCombatting Hospital Staffing Shortages by Permitting Surgical Assistants to Begin Practice Immediately Following Graduation from a Training Program Under Certain Conditions.
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HB 2238
House 2023
2xExpanding Cronyism and Enriching Woke Corporations by Providing $56 Million in Corporate Welfare to the Foreign-Owned Lego Company.
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HB 2274
House 2023
2xIncreasing Healthcare Access by Expanding Pharmacist Scope of Practice to Include Testing and Treatment of Certain Infections.
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HB 2298
House 2023
2xStrengthening Individual Liberties by Permitting Most Switchblade Knives to be Carried Concealed within the State.
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HB 2312
House 2023
2xCombatting Government Overreach by Requiring Localities to Reimburse Property Owners Legal Costs for Successfully Challenging Stop Work Orders.
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HB 2319
House 2023
3xExpanding Economic Growth by Lowering the Top Income Tax Rate from 5.75% to 5.5% and Raising the Standard Deduction to $9,000.
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HB 2338 (Original Version)
House 2023
2xAdvancing a Politicized Environmental Agenda at the Expense of Taxpayers by Directing $8 Million in Funding for Purchases of Electric and Zero-Emission Public Transportation Busses.
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HB 2347
House 2023
3xRestraining Government by Implementing a Regulatory Budget Program Designed to Reduce Regulations and Regulatory Requirements.
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HB 2380
House 2023
1xGrowing Government Dependency and Welfare Promotion by Mandating Food Banks Receive Information on SNAP Welfare Benefits Including Contracting with the State for Assistance.
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HB 2386
House 2023
1xExpanding Cronyism and Wasteful Spending through the Creation of a "Virginia Power Innovation Fund" to Dole out Grants for Government-Favored Energy Projects.
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HB 2441
House 2023
2xWeakening Property Rights by Imposing a New Mandate on Apartment Complexes Requiring 60 Day Notice if They Wish to Not Renew Multiple Tenant Leases.
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HB 2454
House 2023
2xStrengthening Election Integrity by Requiring Voter Lists be Updated 90 Days Prior to an Election with Change of Address Information from the U.S. Postal Service.
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HB 2460
House 2023
2xStrengthening the Second Amendment Rights of State Agency Employees by Permitting Firearms to be Stored in Locked Motor Vehicles at Most Government Workplaces.
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HB 2461
House 2023
1xReimbursing Individuals and Businesses for Fines and Fees Imposed on Them as the Result of Overreaching Government Actions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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HB 2479
House 2023
2xExpanding Cronyism by Providing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Corporate Welfare to Amazon and Jeff Bezos through the Extension of the Data Center Sales Tax Exemption.
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HB 2486
House 2023
1xInfringing Private Contracting Rights by Imposing New Government Mandates on the Business Agreements Between Soft Drink Companies and Bottlers.
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SB 1051
House 2023
1xInfringing Property Rights by Permitting Utility Companies to Store Vehicles on Land-Owners Property Without their Consent for an Unreasonable 72 Hour Period.
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SB 1258
House 2023
2xGrowing the Size and Scope of Government and Indebting Taxpayers by Authorizing Government to Build "Entertainment Arenas" Funded through Sales Tax Revenue.
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SB 1441
House 2023
2xHiking Electricity Rates and Enriching Utility Companies by Accelerating Off-Shore Wind Construction.
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SB 1459
House 2023
1xStrengthening National Security by Banning TikTok and Other Chinese Government-Owned Applications from Being Accessed on State-Issued Devices or Networks.
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SB 855
House 2023
1xWeakening Automotive Freedom by Imposing an Overreaching Ban on Aftermarket Headlights which Appear as a Blue Light on Vehicles, Motorcycles, Bicycles and Scooters.
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SB 956
House 2023
2xExpanding Cronyism and Government Central Planning Powers by Creating "Business Improvement Districts" which can Impose Additional Fees on Businesses for Promotion Activities.
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