Donald McEachin
Also served in the State Senate from 2008 to 2017 (SD9), and in the House of Delegates from 2006 to 2008 (HD74) and from 1996 to 2002 (HD74).
Democrat
How McEachin voted on closely-contested bills
SB420
Voter registration; information required on voter registration application.
Chief Patron:
Adam Ebbin
Status: Enacted
01/25/2016 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
01/26/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB446
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); right to work.
Chief Patron:
Mark Obenshain
Status: Enacted
02/01/2016 - Senate: Passed by for the day
02/02/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
McEachin: No
SB447
Attorney General, Offices of; employment of special counsel.
Chief Patron:
Mark Obenshain
Status: In House
01/25/2016 - Senate: Passed by for the day
01/26/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 1-A)
McEachin: No
SB457
Asset forfeiture; changes burden of proof.
Chief Patron:
Bill Carrico
Status: Enacted
02/15/2016 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
02/15/2016 - Senate: Substitute by Senator Petersen rejected 16105507D-S1 (16-Y 24-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB552
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; mandatory disclosure of public employee.
Chief Patron:
John Cosgrove
Status: Killed
02/15/2016 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
02/15/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
McEachin: No
SB560
Foreclosure advertisements; posted at courthouse and on circuit court website.
Chief Patron:
Tommy Norment
Status: Killed
02/15/2016 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
02/15/2016 - Senate: Defeated by Senate (17-Y 21-N)
McEachin: No
SB582
Credit unions; voluntary merger, merger application.
Chief Patron:
Bill Stanley
Status: Enacted
02/16/2016 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/16/2016 - Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)
McEachin: Yes
02/16/2016 - Senate: Amendment by Senator Stanley reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
02/16/2016 - Senate: Amendment by Senator Stanley agreed to (23-Y 16-N)
McEachin: Yes
02/16/2016 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
02/16/2016 - Senate: Amendment by Senator Stanley agreed to (19-Y 19-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB588
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); charter schools.
Chief Patron:
Dave Suetterlein
Status: Killed
02/15/2016 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
02/15/2016 - Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
McEachin: No
SB611
Tort claim; notice of claim against the Commonwealth, transportation district, or locality.
Chief Patron:
Bill Stanley
Status: Passed
02/10/2016 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/2016 - Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 14-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB612
Students who receive home instruction; participation in interscholastic programs.
Chief Patron:
Tom Garrett
Status: Vetoed
04/20/2016 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
04/20/2016 - Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 18-N)
McEachin: No
02/02/2016 - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/02/2016 - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
McEachin: No
02/01/2016 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
02/02/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
McEachin: No
SB626
Carrying concealed handguns; protective orders.
Chief Patron:
Jill Vogel
Status: Vetoed
03/11/2016 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (11-Y 29-N)
03/11/2016 - Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N)
McEachin: No
SB636
State Council of Higher Education; longitudinal data system; report.
Chief Patron:
Glen Sturtevant
Status: Killed
02/09/2016 - Senate: Passed by for the day
02/10/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB667
Governor; absolute pardons shall not be posted by DLAS on its website.
Chief Patron:
Dick Black
Status: Killed
02/09/2016 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB667S1
02/10/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB671
Lyme disease; treatment of a patient.
Chief Patron:
Dick Black
Status: In House
02/09/2016 - Senate: Passed by for the day
02/10/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
McEachin: No
SB692
Conflicts of Interests Acts, State & Local Government & General Assembly, etc.; lobbyist reporting.
Chief Patron:
Tommy Norment
Status: Passed
04/10/2016 - Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/20/2016 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (14-Y 24-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB420
Voter registration; information required on voter registration application.
Chief Patron:
Adam Ebbin
Status: Enacted
01/25/2016 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
01/26/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB446
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); right to work.
Chief Patron:
Mark Obenshain
Status: Enacted
02/01/2016 - Senate: Passed by for the day
02/02/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
McEachin: No
SB447
Attorney General, Offices of; employment of special counsel.
Chief Patron:
Mark Obenshain
Status: In House
01/25/2016 - Senate: Passed by for the day
01/26/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 1-A)
McEachin: No
SB457
Asset forfeiture; changes burden of proof.
Chief Patron:
Bill Carrico
Status: Enacted
02/15/2016 - Senate: Reading of substitute waived
02/15/2016 - Senate: Substitute by Senator Petersen rejected 16105507D-S1 (16-Y 24-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB552
Virginia Freedom of Information Act; mandatory disclosure of public employee.
Chief Patron:
John Cosgrove
Status: Killed
02/15/2016 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
02/15/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (25-Y 15-N)
McEachin: No
SB560
Foreclosure advertisements; posted at courthouse and on circuit court website.
Chief Patron:
Tommy Norment
Status: Killed
02/15/2016 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
02/15/2016 - Senate: Defeated by Senate (17-Y 21-N)
McEachin: No
SB582
Credit unions; voluntary merger, merger application.
Chief Patron:
Bill Stanley
Status: Enacted
02/16/2016 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
02/16/2016 - Senate: Passed Senate (20-Y 19-N)
McEachin: Yes
02/16/2016 - Senate: Amendment by Senator Stanley reconsidered (39-Y 0-N)
02/16/2016 - Senate: Amendment by Senator Stanley agreed to (23-Y 16-N)
McEachin: Yes
02/16/2016 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
02/16/2016 - Senate: Amendment by Senator Stanley agreed to (19-Y 19-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB588
Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); charter schools.
Chief Patron:
Dave Suetterlein
Status: Killed
02/15/2016 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
02/15/2016 - Senate: Read third time and defeated by Senate (20-Y 20-N)
McEachin: No
SB611
Tort claim; notice of claim against the Commonwealth, transportation district, or locality.
Chief Patron:
Bill Stanley
Status: Passed
02/10/2016 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/10/2016 - Senate: Passed Senate (25-Y 14-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB612
Students who receive home instruction; participation in interscholastic programs.
Chief Patron:
Tom Garrett
Status: Vetoed
04/20/2016 - Senate: Passed by temporarily
04/20/2016 - Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 18-N)
McEachin: No
02/02/2016 - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N 1-A)
02/02/2016 - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
McEachin: No
02/01/2016 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
02/02/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N)
McEachin: No
SB626
Carrying concealed handguns; protective orders.
Chief Patron:
Jill Vogel
Status: Vetoed
03/11/2016 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (11-Y 29-N)
03/11/2016 - Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (21-Y 19-N)
McEachin: No
SB636
State Council of Higher Education; longitudinal data system; report.
Chief Patron:
Glen Sturtevant
Status: Killed
02/09/2016 - Senate: Passed by for the day
02/10/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (26-Y 14-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB667
Governor; absolute pardons shall not be posted by DLAS on its website.
Chief Patron:
Dick Black
Status: Killed
02/09/2016 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB667S1
02/10/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 15-N)
McEachin: Yes
SB671
Lyme disease; treatment of a patient.
Chief Patron:
Dick Black
Status: In House
02/09/2016 - Senate: Passed by for the day
02/10/2016 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (24-Y 15-N)
McEachin: No
SB692
Conflicts of Interests Acts, State & Local Government & General Assembly, etc.; lobbyist reporting.
Chief Patron:
Tommy Norment
Status: Passed
04/10/2016 - Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/20/2016 - Senate: Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (14-Y 24-N)
McEachin: Yes