My 2022 Legislation
STATUS: The House is still in 2022 Special Session I and we are scheduled to reconvene on September 7, 2022.
My Work:
This year I carried 25 bills based on the concerns I heard from constituents. Here are those bills. You can click the link to read more about them and what they sought to accomplish.
Bills Passed Into Law
- HB 800 Medical assistance services; eligibility, individuals confined in state correctional facilities.
- HB 808 Support orders; income withholding order, employer fees.
- HJ 74 Food Allergy Awareness Month; designating as May 2022 and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 75 Black Business Month; designating as August 2022 and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 136 Girl Scout Week; designating as week of March 12, 2022, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 137 Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month; designating Sep. 2022 & each succeeding year thereafter.
Bills Passed but Vetoed by Governor
- HB 802 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities.
- HB 1298 High school student-athletes; compensation for name, image, or likeness.
Bills Killed in Committee
- HB 795 Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote (voter referendum).
- HB 796 Voter registration; restoration of political rights upon release from incarceration.
- HB 797 Community service work in lieu of payment of fines and costs; underpaid work.
- HB 798 Gun Violence Survivor Assistance Fund and Grant Program; established.
- HB 799 Fines, costs, forfeitures, penalties, and restitution; collection fees.
- HB 801 Civilian deaths in custody; report.
- HB 803 Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.
- HB 804 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; nonrefundable application fee, limitations.
- HB 805 Barrier crimes; eliminates certain crimes from the definition, etc.
- HB 806 Health insurance; coverage for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
- HB 807 Criminal history background checks; governing individuals providing certain services for adults.
- HB 809 Historical African American cemeteries and graves; Isle of Wight, Prince George, and Surry Counties.
- HB 810 Political subdivisions; powers and duties, emergency management assessment.
- HB 825 Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention, Virginia Center for; established.
- HB 1312 Income tax, state; refundable tax credit for low-income taxpayers.
- HJ 72 Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote (second reference).
- HJ 73 Gun violence; JLARC to study effects on communities.
My Budget Amendments
These budget amendments would have helped fund my proposed legislation and additional initiatives like those in bold below. Our budgets are documents about our values and priorities. Funding for our young people's mental health, eliminating food deserts, helping students with disabilities, assisting gun violence survivors, and investing in community STEM programs would have been crucial. We are still fighting for these priorities. Stay tuned as we continue to discuss the budget in Special Session.
| 36 | #2h | HJ 73: JLARC Study on Gun Violence | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 39 | #1h | HB 799: Exempts Incarcerated Individuals from Assessment of Collection Fees | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 39 | #4h | HB 797: Discharge of Fines and Costs for Community Service Work | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 89 | #7h | HB 795: Support for a Voter Referendum | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 89 | #8h | HB 796: Restoration of Voting Rights | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 98 | #3h | Hampton Roads Urban Gardening | $25,000 | $0 | |
| 114 | #11h | HB 803: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Nonpayment of Rent | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 114 | #12h | HB 802: Enforcement of the Virginia Residential and Landlord Tenant Act | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 114 | #16h | HB 804:Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Nonrefundable Application Fee Limits | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 215 | #4h | VCCS - Coastal Virginia STEM Learning Ecosystem Hub | $500,000 | $500,000 | |
| 288 | #2h | Provide 500 AEDs to Community Organizations | $637,500 | $637,500 | |
| 304 | #36h | HB 800 Enroll Inmates in Medicaid | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 311 | #3h | School-based Mental Health Integration Pilot | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | |
| 311 | #7h | HB 805 Elimination of Certain Barrier Crimes | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 311 | #8h | Suicide Prevention Social Media Campaign | $125,000 | $125,000 | |
| 311 | #9h | Pilot Program for Children with Disabilities | $100,000 | $100,000 | |
| 343 | #1h | HB 808 Employer Fees Related to Child Support Orders | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 386 | #16h | HB 809 - Historical African American Cemeteries and Graves | $3,625 | $3,625 | |
| 406 | #1h | HB 801 - Reporting on Civilian Deaths in Custody | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 408 | #3h | Gun Violence Survivor Assistance Program | $10,100,000 | $10,100,000 | |
| 429 | #4h | HB 807 - Criminal History Background Checks for Certain Service Providers | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| 483 | #10h | HB 806 - Coverage for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome | $50,000 | $50,000 |
Evening Updates & Floor Speeches
You can watch videos of me fighting for my legislation, giving speeches from the floor, and working in committee meetings. Here's one from Reconvened Session fighting back against the Governor's veto of House Bill 802
Click here to view more videos from 2022!
My Committee Assignments
2020
- Health, Welfare, and Institutions (Chair of the Behavioral Health Subcommittee)
- General Laws (Housing Subcommittee)
- Privileges and Elections (Elections, Redistricting, Constitutional Amendments)
- Public Safety (Firearms Subcommittee)
- Deeds Commission (Special Populations)
- COPN Workgroup
- Reproductive Health Services Coverage Workgroup
2021
- Health, Welfare, and Institutions (Behavioral Health Subcommittee)
- General Laws (Housing Subcommittee)
- Privileges and Elections (Vice-Chair; Chair of the Voting Rights Subcommittee)
- Public Safety (Public Safety Subcommittee)
- Behavioral Health Commission
- Deeds Commission
- Henrietta Lacks Commission
- Joint Committee to Study Staffing Levels, Employment Conditions, and Compensation at the Virginia Department of Corrections
2022 (under new leadership)
- Health, Welfare, and Institutions (Subcommittee 1)
- General Laws (Subcommittee 4)
- Henrietta Lacks Commission
Post-Session Town Hall
On June 29, 2022, I held a hybrid town hall meeting with participants in-person and in zoom. We discussed how a bill becomes a law, legislation from the 2022 sessions, updates from the General Assembly, and I answered questions from residents. You can watch here
Page Updated 7/10/22
