API usage is authorized and validated for 2025 session data only. The General Assembly has not authorized the usage of data from sessions prior to 2025 to be extracted with this API toolset. If you require data prior to the 2025 session, please use legacylis.virginia.gov via CSV download. Once the General Assembly has authorized the data for use, you will be notified.
LIS Developers Portal
If you are a developer interested in obtaining data from LIS you may register for your own LIS API key. An LIS API key will give you access to more than 40 APIs. To register for your own API key click the link below.
Complete LIS API Key Registration here.Below are links to the API documentation. We believe you will find the documentation transparent and convenient. To view the terms of service, click here. To view the documentation in Postman, click here.
Available LIS API Services
AdvancedLegislationSearchAuthentication
Calendar
Committee
CommitteeLegislationReferral
CommunicationFileGeneration
Contact
Legislation
LegislationByMember
LegislationCollections
LegislationCommunications
LegislationEvent
LegislationFileGeneration
LegislationPatron
LegislationSubject
LegislationSummary
LegislationText
LegislationVersion
Member
MemberVoteSearch
MembersByCommittee
MinutesBook
Organization
PartnerAuthentication
Person
Personnel
Schedule
Session
Statistics
User
Vote