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      • My legislation in the State Senate

        2023 Regular Session

        • SB 824 Substance Abuse Services Council; name change, membership.
        • SB 825 Deaf and the Blind, Virginia School for the; background checks for the Board of Visitors.
        • SB 826 Deaf and the Blind, Virginia School for the; authority to employ campus police officers.
        • SB 840 Safety & Health Codes Bd. of Dept. of Labor & Industry; regulation regarding cranes & derricks, etc.
        • SB 891 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; security deposits.
        • SB 1014 Restrictive covenants; limits use of property in Loudoun County for recreational purposes.
        • SB 1024 Virginia Public Records Act; confidentiality of certain archived records.
        • SB 1071 Mental health and rehabilitative services; military serv. members transitioning to civilian life.
        • SB 1072 Public schools; codes of student conduct, policies, and procedures prohibiting bullying.
        • SB 1084 Prescription of Schedule VI controlled substances; asynchronous interactions.
        • SB 1249 Ticket resale; deceptive trade practices prohibited, definitions.
        • SB 1250 Video gaming terminals; penalties.
        • SB 1313 Construction contracts; payment clauses to be included in certain contracts.
        • SB 1435 Unemployment compensation; reduces time to file an appeal.
        • SB 1491 Virginia Public Procurement Act; construction management, contract requirements.
        • SB 1493 Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind; Board of Visitors to report to the Governor.
        • SJ 230 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; VSCC to study hate crimes and bias-motivated acts.
        • SJ 293 Commending Rock Ridge High School Performing Arts.
        • SJ 295 Commending George Stone.

        2021 Session

        • SB 1239 Absentee voting; third-party absentee ballot assembly and distribution.
        • SB 1259 Virginia Highway Corporation Act; alteration of certificate of authority, powers and duties of SCC.
        • SB 1260 Transportation purposes; entry onto land for inspection.
        • SB 1278 Charitable gaming; regulations of operators of Texas Hold'em poker games.
        • SB 1279 Veterans Services, Department of; initiatives to reduce unemployment among veterans.
        • SB 1280 Dams; negotiated settlement agreements.
        • SB 1298 Tourism improvement districts; authorizes any locality to create.
        • SB 1299 Alcoholic beverage control; sale and delivery of mixed beverages and pre-mixed wine.
        • SB 1410 Active military or a military spouse; prohibits discrimination in public accommodations, etc.

        2020 Special COVID-19 Session

        • SB 5018 Terminally ill prisoners; conditional release.
        • SB 5085 Electric utility regulation; triennial review proceeding, emergency investigations, etc.
        • SB 5086 Emergency Housing Stability Protection Act; provisions activated by Gov. during state of emergency.

        2020 Regular Session

        • SB 259 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; excludes library records.
        • SB 263 Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence, effective date.
        • SB 264 Certified registered nurse anesthetists; prescriptive authority.
        • SB 265 Workers' compensation; occupational disease presumptions.
        • SB 266 Campaign finance; prohibited contributions to candidates by public service corporations, etc.
        • SB 267 Opioids; eliminates limitation on total amount of punitive damages against a manufacturer, etc.
        • SB 268 Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for certain gun safes.
        • SB 269 Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusions, proprietary records and trade secrets.
        • SB 270 Pharmacy; practice, regulation by Board of Pharmacy, report.
        • SB 271 Higher educational institutions, public; public-private partnerships, wind and solar power.
        • SB 272 Tethering animals; adequate shelter and space.
        • SB 273 Tangible personal property tax; classes of property, satellites.
        • SB 345 Workers' compensation; occupational disease presumptions, correctional officers, etc.
        • SB 346 Contractors, on-site superintendents; boiler and pressure vessel operator license.
        • SB 347 Motor vehicles; remote update of software.
        • SB 353 Outdoor shooting ranges; prohibited adjacent to residential areas, exceptions, civil penalty.
        • SB 354 Electric utility regulation; energy efficiency standard.
        • SB 368 Virginia Public Procurement Act; architectural and professional engineering term contracts.
        • SB 370 Motor vehicle safety inspection; new motor vehicle.
        • SB 376 Electric utilities; retail competition, renewable energy.
        • SB 377 Teacher grievance procedures; hearing, three-member fact-finding panel.
        • SB 378 Computer trespass; expands the crime.
        • SB 475 Virginia Public Procurement Act; use of best value contracting.
        • SB 487 Virginia Public Procurement Act; architectural and professional engineering term contracts.
        • SB 493 Geriatric, terminally ill, etc., prisoners; conditional release, definition.
        • SB 550 Dating relationship abuse; penalty.
        • SB 745 Income tax, state; exclusion, student loan forgiveness, disabled veterans.
        • SB 746 Comprehensive plan; adoption or disapproval by governing body.
        • SB 912 Electric utilities; retail competition, renewable energy.
        • SJ 32 Electric vehicles; DEQ to study the impact of vehicles, Clean Transportation Plan, report.
      • My Legislation as a State Delegate

        2019 Session

        • HB 1899 Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence. 
        • HB 2067 Public employment; prohibits discrimination on basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. 
        • HB 2068 Motor vehicle safety inspection; extends validity period for a new motor vehicle. 
        • HB 2069 Campaign finance; prohibited contributions to candidates. 
        • HB 2070 Energy saving products; tax deduction. 
        • HB 2071 Virginia Public Procurement Act; job order contracting, limitations. 
        • HB 2072 Virginia Public Procurement Act; competitive negotiation for professional services. 
        • HB 2073 Alcoholic beverage control; happy hour advertising. 
        • HB 2074 Custody and visitation arrangements; presumption of equal time. 
        • HB 2075 Workers' compensation; occupational disease presumptions. 
        • HB 2248 Pharmacy; practice, regulation by Board of Pharmacy. 
        • HB 2599 Public schools; prohibits use of seclusion and restraint. 
        • HB 2600 Va. Telephone Privacy Protection Act; joint liability of seller & telephone solicitor for violation. 
        • HB 2667 Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988; tolls, distance-based pricing program. 
        • HJ 642 Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission, shortest split methodology.

        2018 Session

        • HB 58 State agencies; use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on outdoor lighting fixtures.
        • HB 59 Transportation, Department of; use of practical design methods.
        • HB 89 Conditional rezoning proffers; affordable dwelling units.
        • HB 90 Teacher grievance procedures; hearing, three-member fact-finding panel.
        • HB 91 Concealed handgun permits; demonstration of competence.
        • HB 97 Virginia Public Procurement Act; methods of procurement, single or term contracts.
        • HB 98 Virginia Public Procurement Act; competitive negotiation for professional services.
        • HB 107 Workers' compensation; disease presumptions, correctional officers.
        • HB 108 Correctional officers; survey upon resignation, etc., report.
        • HB 131 Health insurance; coverage for alternative pain management prescription drugs.
        • HB 132 Controlled substances containing opioids; limits on prescription.
        • HB 134 Value engineering; raises minimum project cost.
        • HB 135 Dissemination of juvenile record information; emergency medical services agency applicants.
        • HB 258 Computer trespass; penalty.
        • HB 268 Absentee voting; Intelligent Mail barcode required on return envelopes.
        • HB 269 Virginia National Guard; state active duty pay.
        • HB 279 RICO Act; computer crimes, penalty.
        • HB 286 Food and drink sanitary requirements; exception for dogs in wineries.
        • HB 646 Tethering animals; adequate shelter and space.
        • HB 647 Virginia Public Procurement Act; architectural and professional engineering term contracts.
        • HB 709 Zoning; violation, penalties.
        • HJ 8 Dulles Greenway; purchase of Greenway by VDOT.
        • HJ 35 Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission established, apportionment.

        2017 Session

        • HB 1802 Companion animals; prohibits tethering of animals outdoors unless owner is outdoors. 
        • HB 1803 Workers' compensation; disease presumptions, correctional officers. 
        • HB 1804 Practical design standards for projects. 
        • HB 1805 School divisions, certain; development of plan to fund and phase in full-day kindergarten. 
        • HB 1806 Income tax subtractions and credits for investments in technology businesses. 
        • HB 1807 Teacher grievance procedures; hearing, three-member fact-finding panel. 
        • HB 1808 Virginia Public Procurement Act; use of best value contracting. 
        • HB 1809 Computer crimes; penalties. 
        • HB 1880 Virginia Public Procurement Act; competitive negotiation for professional services. 
        • HB 1881 Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988; toll rate approval by State Corporation Commission. 
        • HB 1898 Controlled substances; limits on prescription containing opioids. 
        • HB 1899 Conditional rezoning proffers; affordable dwelling units. 
        • HB 1986 Computer trespass; penalty. 
        • HB 1988 Outdoor lighting fixtures; use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). 

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