Rep. Rozia Henson
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District HD-019
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 44
Sponsored Legislation
Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Invasive plant species; requirements for retail sales. [HB-47]
Invasive plant species; retail sales; civil penalty. Requires, for the retail sale of any invasive plant species for outdoor use on a list established by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, a retail establishment to post in a conspicuous manner on the property located in proximity to each invasive plant display signage identifying such plant as invasive, educating consumers regarding invasive plant species, and encouraging consumers to ask about alternatives. The bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to designate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Krizek
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties; issuance of marriage license. [HB-174]
Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties; issuance of marriage license. Provides that no person authorized to issue a marriage license shall deny the issuance of such license to two parties contemplating a lawful marriage on the basis of the sex, gender, or race of the parties. The bill also requires that such lawful marriages be recognized in the Commonwealth regardless of the sex, gender, or race of the parties. The bill provides that religious organizations or members of the clergy acting in their religious capacity shall
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0021) on 03/08/2024
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Campaign finance; prohibited personal use of campaign funds, complaints, hearings, civil penalty. [HB-40]
Campaign finance; prohibited personal use of campaign Campaign finance; prohibited personal use of campaign funds; complaints, hearings, civil penalty, and advisory opinions. Prohibits any person from converting contributions to a candidate or his campaign committee to personal use. Current law only prohibits such conversion of contributions with regard to disbursement of surplus funds at the dissolution of a campaign or political committee. The bill provides that a contribution is considered to have been converted to personal use if the contribution,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
Left In Appropriations on 02/13/2024
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Public schools; mental health awareness training. [HB-224]
Public schools; teachers and other relevant personnel; mental health awareness training. Requires each teacher and other relevant personnel, as determined by the applicable school board, employed on a full-time basis to complete mental health awareness training that addresses the needs of youth populations that are at a high risk of experiencing mental health challenges and disorders in accordance with evidence-based best practices developed by the American Psychological Association. Current law requires such teachers and personnel to complete mental
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope
Governor: Vetoed By Governor on 05/17/2024
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State correctional and juvenile correctional facilities; use of canines, prohibited acts. [HB-159]
Use of canines in correctional and juvenile correctional facilities; prohibited acts. Makes it unlawful for any correctional officer or other employee of a state correctional facility who is permitted to handle canines to use a patrol or security canine in any state correctional facility unless such correctional officer or other employee (i) reasonably believes that the use of a patrol or security canine is immediately necessary to protect any prisoner or any officer or employee from the threat of serious bodily injury or death or (ii) has the prior
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Rasoul
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0099) on 03/20/2024
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Individuals experiencing or reporting overdoses while incarcerated; disciplinary procedures. [HB-161]
Arrest, prosecution, and disciplinary or administrative procedures and penalties for individuals experiencing or reporting overdoses while incarcerated. Provides that no individual incarcerated in a local, regional, or state correctional facility shall be subject to arrest or prosecution for or disciplinary or administrative procedures or penalties related to the unlawful purchase, possession, or consumption of alcohol; possession of a controlled substance; possession of marijuana; procurement, sale, secretion, or possession of any chemical compound
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Sponsored by: Rep. Shelly Simonds
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Veterans; workplace poster for benefits and services. [HB-160]
Department of Labor and Industry; workplace poster for veterans benefits and services. Directs the Department of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Services, to create a poster describing benefits and services available to veterans and allows employers to request and display such poster in the workplace. The bill enumerates a minimum group of resources the poster shall include, including (i) Department of Veterans Services' programs, contact information, and website address; (ii) substance abuse and mental health
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Sponsored by: Rep. Shelly Simonds
Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0430) on 04/04/2024
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Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers. [HB-157]
Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees; temporary foreign workers. Eliminates the exemptions from Virginia's minimum wage requirements for (i) persons employed as farm laborers or farm employees and (ii) certain temporary foreign workers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vivian Watts
House Sustained Governor's Veto on 04/17/2024
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Firearm locking device; required for sale or transfer of firearm. [HB-158]
Firearm locking device required for sale or transfer of firearm; warning against accessibility to children; penalty. Makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for any licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer any firearm to any person other than a licensed manufacturer, licensed importer, or licensed dealer unless the transferee is provided with a locking device for that firearm and the firearm is accompanied by a warning, in conspicuous and legible type in capital letters printed on a separate sheet of paper
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Sponsored by: Rep. Marcus Simon
Continued To 2025 In Courts Of Justice (15-y 0-n) on 02/28/2024
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High-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes; disabled veteran license plates. [HB-135]
High-occupancy toll lanes; disabled veteran license plates. Provides that, on Interstate 95, vehicles displaying a disabled veteran license plate meet the high-occupancy requirement for high-occupancy toll lanes, regardless of the number of occupants in the vehicle.
Sponsored by: Rep. Candi Mundon King
Left In Transportation on 02/13/2024