Rep. Jackie Glass
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to marry, same-sex marriage prohibition. [HJR-57]
Constitutional amendment (second reference); marriage; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative right to marry. Repeals the constitutional provision defining marriage as only a union between one man and one woman as well as the related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015). The amendment provides that the right to marry is a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of persons and requires the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In Privileges And Elections on 02/15/2022
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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement. [HB-893]
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement; automatic renewal; notice of rent increase. Requires a landlord that owns more than four rental dwelling units to, in the case of any rental agreement that provides for automatic renewal of such agreement, provide separate written notice to the tenant notifying the tenant of any increase in rent. The bill provides that such notice shall be provided to the tenant no less than 30 days before the automatic renewal takes effect.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In General Laws on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Commending Richard D. Holcomb. [HJR-117]
Commending Richard D. Holcomb.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Agreed To By Senate By Voice Vote on 01/27/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Fair Labor Standards Act waiver; employees with disabilities. [HB-676]
Fair Labor Standards Act waiver; employees with disabilities. Removes the provision of the Code stating that any person who is paid pursuant to Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act is not considered an employee for the purposes of the Virginia Minimum Wage Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul
Left In Commerce And Energy on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Electric vehicle charging infrastructure apprenticeship programs; Apprenticeship Council to study. [HJR-71]
Study; Apprenticeship Council; electric vehicle charging infrastructure apprenticeship programs; report. Requests the Virginia Apprenticeship Council to study the need for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and maintenance and repair of EV infrastructure apprenticeship programs in the Commonwealth, noting the stated goal of the Commonwealth to reduce carbon emissions intensity across all sectors, including the transportation industry. In conducting its study, the Apprenticeship Council should consider a number of factors in studying the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In Rules on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Appeals bond; removes requirement for indigent parties to post, appeal of unlawful detainer. [HB-614]
Requirement for appeals bond; indigent parties; appeal of unlawful detainer. Removes the requirement for an indigent defendant, as defined in the bill, to post an appeal bond in an unlawful detainer action appealed from the general district court.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lamont Bagby
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/27/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Income tax, state; creates a nonrefundable tax credit for family caregivers. [HB-291]
Family caregiver tax credit. Creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for taxable years 2022 through 2026 for expenses incurred by an individual in caring for an eligible family member, defined in the bill, who requires assistance with one or more activities of daily living, also defined in the bill. The credit equals 50 percent of eligible expenditures incurred by the caregiver up to $1,000. In order to qualify for the credit, the family caregiver must (i) not receive any compensation or reimbursement for the eligible expenditures and (ii) have
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Murphy
Left In Appropriations on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Jury duty; allowance increase. [HB-378]
Jury duty; allowance increase. Increases the jury duty allowance from $30 to $40 for each day of attendance upon the court effective July 1, 2022; to $45 effective July 1, 2023; and to $50 effective July 1, 2024, and thereafter.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Left In Appropriations on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Custodial interrogations; inauthentic replica documents prohibited. [HB-1281]
Custodial interrogations; inauthentic replica documents prohibited. Prohibits law-enforcement officers from using inauthentic replica documents during a custodial interrogation to secure a person's cooperation or confession or to secure a conviction. "Inauthentic replica document" is defined by the bill as any document generated by law-enforcement officers or their agents that (i) contains a false statement, signature, seal, letterhead, or contact information or (ii) materially misrepresents any fact.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Glass
Left In Courts Of Justice on 02/15/2022
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Virginia 2022 Regular Session
Sharing of forfeited assets; promoting law enforcement. [HB-1282]
Sharing of forfeited assets; promoting law enforcement. Specifies that the forfeited property and assets paid to the state treasury into a special fund of the Department of Criminal Justice Services that shall be made available to federal, state, and local agencies to promote law enforcement may include expenditures to strengthen the relationships between the community and law enforcement, encourage goodwill between the community and law enforcement, or promote cooperation with law enforcement. Sharing of forfeited assets; promoting law enforcement.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angelia Williams Graves
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0266) on 04/08/2022