Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth)
- Party
- Democratic
- District
- 80: Cities of Chesapeake (part), Norfolk (part), and Portsmouth (part) [map]
- Took Office
- January 2020
- Next Election
- November 2019
- Committees
- Labor and Commerce, Courts of Justice, Finance
- Website
- donscottportsmouth.com
- @votedonscott
- Copatroning Habits
- 91% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 84% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 79% of them are Democrats.
- Partisanship
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- Tag Cloud
- Bills Passed
- 17.6% in 2022
Patch: GOP Casino Bill Backer Linked To Developers Family, Chamber LobbyistNovember 27, 2023 | 12:07 pm |
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Virginia: Meet the 34 new members of the House of DelegatesNovember 25, 2023 | 5:00 am |
13newsnow.com WVEC: Del. Don Scott nominated as Virginia's first Black House Speaker, making state historyNovember 22, 2023 | 7:14 pm |
13newsnow.com WVEC: Don Scott to become the first black man to serve as House Speaker ...November 22, 2023 | 5:41 pm |
Blue Virginia: Wednesday News: “The making of a 'more for more' deal in the Gaza ...November 22, 2023 | 6:58 am |
Bills
- HB567: Toll Relief Program; eligibility.
- HB589: Income tax, state; motion picture production tax credit.
- HB2162: Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations.
- HB2163: License plates, special; issuance for supporters of University of Texas.
- HB2164: National Rifle Association; removes references from the Code.
- HB2370: Alcohol safety action programs; local independent policy board to select attorneys for board.
- HB2414: Real property; tax exemption for disabled veterans or surviving spouse.
- HR273: Commending Valerie Kay Brown.
- HB543: Correctional facilities, local, regional, and community; attorney visitation of clients.
- HB549: Robbery; earned sentence credits.
- HB551: Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for medicine and drugs purchased by veterinarians.
- HB561: Corporations and regulated business entities; not set out and obsolete sections of the Code.
- HB562: Conservation and natural resources; sections not set out, technical revisions.
- HB564: Portsmouth, City of; amending charter, recall of elective officers.
- HB567: Toll Relief Program; eligibility.
- HB570: Emergency Shelters Upgrade Assistance Grant Fund; funds to be paid to certain entities.
- HB572: Child support obligations; party's incarceration not deemed voluntary unemployment/underemployment.
- HB589: Income tax, state; motion picture production tax credit.
- HB594: Magistrates; appointment and supervision.
- HB597: Concealed handgun permits; change certain penalties.
- HB1117: Portsmouth, City of; amending charter, various changes to process for recall of elective officers.
- HB1118: Earned sentence credits; credits may be earned by any person committed to the custody of the DOC.
- HB1229: Electronic toll collection device; notifications.
- HB1242: Probation violations; periods of probation and suspension, technical violations.
- HB1244: State Corporation Commission; electric vehicle charging infrastructure & rooftop solar energy, etc.
- HJ170: Commending Costella B. Williams.
- HB293: Police and court records; expungement of records.
- HB294: Police and court records; expungement of records, misdemeanor convictions.
- HB295: Probation; maximum term.
- HB430: Parole; application of statutes.
- HB1532: Corrections, Department of; earned sentence credits.
- HB2038: Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; limitations on sentence, technical violation.
- HB2038: Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; limitations on sentence, technical violation.
- HB2055: Child support obligations; party's incarceration not deemed voluntary unemployment/underemployment.
- HB2055: Child support obligations; party's incarceration not deemed voluntary unemployment/underemployment.
- HB2056: Status offenders; willful and material violation of court order or terms of probation.
- HB2056: Status offenders; willful and material violation of court order or terms of probation.
- HB2167: Parole; notice and certification, monthly reports, discretionary early consideration.
- HB2167: Parole; notice and certification, monthly reports, discretionary early consideration.
- HB2168: Illegal gambling; skill games, enforcement by localities and Attorney General, civil penalty.
- HB2168: Illegal gambling; skill games, enforcement by localities and Attorney General, civil penalty.
- HB2259: Governor; issuance of licenses to persons denied by regulatory board.
- HB2260: Vehicle registration fees; imposes an additional fee to be deposited into Public Safety Trust Fund.
- HB293: Police and court records; expungement of records.
- HB294: Police and court records; expungement of records, misdemeanor convictions.
- HB295: Probation; maximum term.
- HB391: Food stamps; eligibility, drug-related felonies.
- HB428: Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming.
- HB429: Toll facilities; free use by teachers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel.
- HB430: Parole; application of statutes.
- HB431: Geriatric prisoners; conditional release.
- HB820: Court appearance of a person not free on bail; informed of right to counsel.
- HB1252: Registered apprenticeship programs; prohibited discrimination.
- HB1253: Virginia Defense Force; maximum age for recruitment.
- HB1461: Appeal from bail, bond, or recognizance order; a court may stay the execution.
- HB1462: Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail.
- HB1532: Corrections, Department of; earned sentence credits.
- HB1571: Elizabeth River Crossings; termination of contract with Department of Transportation.
- HB5148: Earned sentence credits; 4.5 credits may be earned for each 30 days served on certain sentences.
- HJ30: Geriatric parole; State Crime Commission to study the low use.
- HJ41: Teacher salaries and benefits; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.
- HJ75: Commending Tyrone Hines.
- HJ76: Commending Pat Hines.
- HR624: Celebrating the life of Robyanna JaDawn Lemon.