Dave Suetterlein

Dave Suetterlein

Dave Suetterlein has served in the State Senate since 2016.
Republican
Currently represents State Senate District 4

How Suetterlein voted on closely-contested bills

SB848

Firearms, certain; age requirement for purchase, penalty.
Chief Patron: Saddam Azlan Salim
Status: Vetoed

01/27/2025 - Senate: Reconsideration of (37-Y 0-N)
01/27/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
Suetterlein: No

01/24/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate
01/27/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (19-Y 18-N)
Suetterlein: No

SB853

Prevailing wage rate; apprenticeship requirements, RPS-eligible source work, penalties.
Chief Patron: Aaron Rouse
Status: Vetoed

01/23/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
01/24/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
Suetterlein: No

SB875

State pharmacy benefits manager; DMAS to select & contract with a third-party administrator to serve
Chief Patron: Aaron Rouse
Status: Passed

04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (0-Y 40-N)
04/02/2025 - Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N)
Suetterlein: No

SB879

Teachers; career and technical education, alternative pathway to provisional licensure.
Chief Patron: Adam Ebbin
Status: Passed

03/25/2025 - Senate: Governor's substitute printed (SB879S1)
04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
Suetterlein: Yes

SB880

Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, penalty.
Chief Patron: Adam Ebbin
Status: Vetoed

01/27/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
01/28/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Suetterlein: No

SB881

Plastic firearms or receivers, unserialized firearms, etc.; transfer, etc., prohibited, penalties.
Chief Patron: Adam Ebbin
Status: Passed

04/02/2025 - Senate: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation agreed to (40-Y 0-N)
04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (19-Y 21-N)
Suetterlein: Yes

03/31/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB881)
04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (20-Y 20-N)
Suetterlein: Yes

01/24/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate
01/27/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
Suetterlein: No

SB883

Firearms; purchase, etc., assault and battery of family member or intimate partner, penalties.
Chief Patron: Russet Perry
Status: Vetoed

02/21/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 45-N)
02/21/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N)
Suetterlein: No

01/28/2025 - Senate: Reconsideration of (39-Y 0-N)
01/28/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
Suetterlein: No

01/28/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB883)
01/28/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
Suetterlein: No

SB884

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; early termination of rental agreement.
Chief Patron: Russet Perry
Status: Enacted

02/18/2025 - House: Passed House with substitute (63-Y 33-N)
02/19/2025 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 15-N 1-A)
Suetterlein: Yes

01/21/2025 - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate
01/21/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
Suetterlein: Yes

01/21/2025 - Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee rejected (19-Y 21-N)
01/21/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
Suetterlein: Yes

01/21/2025 - Senate: Read third time
01/21/2025 - Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee rejected (19-Y 21-N)
Suetterlein: Yes

SB886

Trigger activator; definition does not include semi-automatic replacement trigger, etc., penalty.
Chief Patron: Russet Perry
Status: Vetoed

01/27/2025 - Senate: Impact statement from VCSC (SB886)
01/28/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
Suetterlein: No

SB891

Firearms; five day waiting period, penalty.
Chief Patron: Saddam Azlan Salim
Status: Vetoed

01/24/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate
01/27/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)
Suetterlein: No

SB893

Renewable energy portfolio standard program; geothermal heating and cooling systems, report.
Chief Patron: Scott Surovell
Status: Vetoed

02/19/2025 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
02/19/2025 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N)
Suetterlein: No

02/04/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
02/04/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
Suetterlein: No

SB894

Personal injury or death by wrongful act; liability of employer to vulnerable victims.
Status: Passed

01/24/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute
01/27/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 13-N)
Suetterlein: No

SB897

Overtime for certain employees; domestic service workers and live-in domestic workers.
Chief Patron: Jennifer Carroll Foy
Status: Vetoed

02/21/2025 - House: Conference report agreed to by House (50-Y 46-N)
02/21/2025 - Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 18-N)
Suetterlein: No

01/24/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB897)
01/24/2025 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
Suetterlein: No

SB899

High electric demand facility; locality may include in its zoning ordinance water use estimate.
Chief Patron: Richard Stuart
Status: Killed

01/29/2025 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
01/30/2025 - Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (13-Y 26-N 1-A)
Suetterlein: Yes

SB903

Dogs; sale and procurement by pet shops, pet shop regulations.
Chief Patron: Bill Stanley
Status: Enacted

03/24/2025 - Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/02/2025 - Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (23-Y 17-N)
Suetterlein: No