Sadly, my experience has been that the horrid laws are almost never repealed when the R’s retake the legislature.
There is almost always some excuse for their failure, usually blamed on the D’s blocking them in some manner, or “Well, it’s a settled law now, repeal would be confusing and disruptive”.
The point is that many Virginians both DEM and GOP outside of Northern Virginia are really upset with the laws that the current legislature is pushing through. Some don’t like the gun law, some don’t like the LGBTQ law, some don’t like the ERA amendment, and some don’t like the national popular vote law. Many don’t like any of them. These areas are likely to vote heavily in favor of the GOP in the next election.