House of Delegates; new district lines drawn pursuant to court order. [HB-7001]
House of Delegates districts. Provides for new district lines for the House of Delegates pursuant to court order. Districts affected include 27, 55, 56, 62, 63, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, and 100.
HB-7001: House of Delegates; new district lines drawn pursuant to court order.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamont Bagby
Passed By Indefinitely In Privileges And Elections (12-y 10-n) on 09/27/2018
Absentee voting; persons age 65 or older. [HB-1628]
Absentee voting; eligibility of persons age 65 or older. Entitles a person who will be age 65 or older on the day of an election to vote by absentee ballot in that election.
HB-1628: Absentee voting; persons age 65 or older.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/05/2019
Firearms; reporting when lost or stolen, civil penalty. [HB-1644]
Reporting lost or stolen firearms; civil penalty. Requires a person who lawfully possesses a firearm to report the loss or theft of the firearm to any local law-enforcement agency or the Department of State Police within 24 hours after such person discovers the loss or theft or is informed by a person with personal knowledge of the loss or theft. The bill requires the relevant law-enforcement agency to enter the report information into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). A violation is punishable by a civil penalty of $50 for a first offense
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HB-1644: Firearms; reporting when lost or stolen, civil penalty.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Left In Militia, Police And Public Safety on 02/05/2019
Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices. [HB-1645]
Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices. Adds discrimination on the basis of a person's source of income to the list of unlawful discriminatory housing practices. The bill defines "source of income" as any source that lawfully provides funds to or on behalf of a renter or buyer of housing, including any assistance, benefit, or subsidy program, whether such program is administered by a governmental or nongovernmental entity.
HB-1645: Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Left In General Laws on 02/05/2019
Virginia Fair Housing Law; prohibits discriminating in application of land use ordinances. [HB-1647]
Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices. Prohibits any locality, its employees, or its appointed commissions from discriminating (i) in the application of local land use ordinances or guidelines; (ii) in the permitting of housing developments on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, or handicap; or (iii) in the permitting of housing developments because the housing development contains or is expected to contain affordable housing units occupied or intended for occupancy
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HB-1647: Virginia Fair Housing Law; prohibits discriminating in application of land use ordinances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamont Bagby
Left In General Laws on 02/05/2019
Grand larceny; increases threshold amount. [HB-1651]
Grand larceny; threshold. Increases from $500 to $750 the threshold amount of money taken or value of goods or chattel taken at which the crime rises from petit larceny to grand larceny. The bill increases the threshold by the same amount for the classification of certain property crimes.
HB-1651: Grand larceny; increases threshold amount.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Left In Rules on 02/05/2019
Vote by mail; Department of Elections to develop a pilot program. [HB-1658]
Vote by mail; pilot program. Requires the Department of Elections to develop a pilot program for conducting elections by mail. In a vote-by-mail election, a ballot is mailed to every registered voter, and the ballots are returned by the voters by mailing the ballot to the office of the general registrar, by delivering the ballot in person to the office of the general registrar, or by depositing the ballot at a drop-off location. The bill allows any county or city to apply to participate in the pilot program, subject to approval by the State Board,
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HB-1658: Vote by mail; Department of Elections to develop a pilot program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamont Bagby
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/05/2019
Court-established community service programs; community service work in lieu of pymt. of fine, etc. [HB-1665]
Court-established community service programs; community service work in lieu of payment of fine or costs. Requires courts to provide an option to any person upon whom a fine and costs have been imposed to discharge all or part of the fine or costs by earning credits for the performance of community service work before or after imprisonment. Under current law, providing this option is discretionary.
HB-1665: Court-established community service programs; community service work in lieu of pymt. of fine, etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.E. Hayes
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/05/2019
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; attorney fees. [HB-1675]
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; attorney fees. Provides that, where the appointment of counsel is necessary pursuant to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, any attorney fees assessed shall not exceed $125, unless the court deems a higher amount appropriate.
Public schools; enrolled students, disorderly conduct. [HB-1685]
Public schools; enrolled students; disorderly conduct. Provides that no enrolled public school student who disrupts the operation of the school at which he is enrolled or any activity conducted or sponsored by the school at which he is enrolled on school grounds during normal school hours is guilty of disorderly conduct.
HB-1685: Public schools; enrolled students, disorderly conduct.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/05/2019