The Virginia Chamber of Commerce today released its 2016 Legislative Report Card, which grades legislators based on their support of pro-business policies during the 2016 legislative session. The Legislative Report Card recognizes legislators for their support for the principles and initiatives outlined in Blueprint Virginia: A Business Plan for the Commonwealth. A full breakdown of the report card with a detailed description of each award is available here.

“The Virginia Chamber this year tracked more than 600 pieces of legislation and rated 125 bills that would either improve or harm Virginia’s business climate,” said Barry DuVal, president and CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. “We applaud those legislators who advanced the goals of the Chamber’s Blueprint Virginia this year and in doing so made Virginia a better place in which to live, work and do business.”

Now in its fifth year, the 2016 legislative report card includes for the first time legislators’ lifetime grades along with their grades for the most recent legislative session.

Delegate Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave) was named the 2016 Legislator of the Year. The Virginia Chamber’s Legislator of the Year Award is the business community’s premier legislative award honoring the lawmaker who demonstrates outstanding leadership on pro-business issues.

The following legislators are also recognized for their leadership in specific areas. A description of each award is available in the full reports card here.