Rep. Irene Shin
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Community Living, Family & Individual Support, and Building Independence waivers; DMAS to study, etc [HJR-85]
Study; Department of Medical Assistance Services; feasibility of a spend down provision for the Community Living, Family and Individual Support, and Building Independence waivers; report. Requests the Department of Medical Assistance Services to study the feasibility of implementing a spend down provision for the Community Living, Family and Individual Support, and Building Independence waivers. The Department shall complete its work by November 30, 2022.
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Public accommodations, employment, and housing; prohibited discrimination on the basis of religion. [HB-1063]
Public accommodations, employment, and housing; prohibited discrimination on the basis of religion; includes outward religious expression. Clarifies that "religion" as it relates to freedom of expression includes any outward expression of religious faith in contexts where discrimination on the basis of religion is prohibited.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Broadband providers and public utilities; late payment fees restricted. [HB-1052]
Broadband providers and public utilities; late payment fees restricted. Prohibits a broadband provider or a public utility from charging (i) a residential customer a late payment fee or similar penalty that exceeds the lesser of 2.5 percent of the balance due or $5 or (ii) any interest on a residential customer's outstanding balance. The bill provides that "public utility" includes utilities that are not subject to the jurisdiction of the State Corporation Commission and that provide electric, gas, or water or wastewater service in the Commonwealth.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Breeding dogs or cats for foreign animal testing facility; prohibited, penalty. [HB-1061]
Breeding dogs or cats for foreign animal testing facility prohibited; penalty. Prohibits a person from breeding or raising a dog or cat for the purpose of selling or transferring the dog or cat, or its offspring, to an animal testing facility outside of the United States. A violation of the bill is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Correctional facilities, local; fees associated with inmates. [HB-1053]
Local correctional facilities; fees. Directs the State Board of Local and Regional Jails (the Board) to convene a work group to study implementation of the reduction or elimination of certain fees associated with inmates in local correctional facilities. The bill provides that the work group shall consist of two members of the House Committee on Public Safety who are not members of the same political party and two members of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services who are not members of the same political party. Such legislative
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Commending the Honorable M. Kirkland Cox. [HR-2]
Commending the Honorable M. Kirkland Cox.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Residential customers; disconnection prohibitions for certain utilities. [HB-1054]
Disaster or emergency; weather extremes; disconnection prohibitions for certain utilities; residential customers; report. Prohibits telecommunications electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities and broadband companies from disconnecting service to a residential customer for nonpayment of bills or fees during a declared state of emergency, emergency, major disaster, disaster, resource shortage, or local emergency, as those terms are defined in the Code. The bill provides that the prohibition lasts for 60 days after the state of emergency, emergency,
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Commending George Mason University. [HJR-34]
Commending George Mason University.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Commending The Arc of Northern Virginia. [HJR-20]
Commending The Arc of Northern Virginia.
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Virginia African Diaspora Advisory Board; established, report. [HB-952]
Virginia African Diaspora Advisory Board. Establishes the Virginia African Diaspora Advisory Board to advise the Governor on ways to improve economic and cultural links between the Commonwealth and African nations, with a focus on the areas of commerce and trade, agriculture, art, education, and government. The Board is composed of 18 nonlegislative citizen members, of whom at least 15 must be persons who identify as part of the African diaspora, to be appointed by the Governor. The Secretaries of Agriculture and Forestry, Commerce and Trade, and
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