Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth)

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Party
Democratic
District
18: Brunswick County (Part), Chesapeake City (Part), Franklin City (Part), Isle of Wight County (Part), Portsmouth City (Part), Southampton County (Part), Suffolk City (Part), Emporia City (All), Greensville County (All), Sussex County (All), Surry County (Part) [map]
Took Office
January 1992
Next Election
November 2019
Committees
Commerce and Labor, Judiciary, Education and Health, Finance and Appropriations, Rules
Twitter
@SenLouiseLucas
Copatroning Habits
66% of bills she copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of her bills, 79% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that she also copatroned, 56% of them are Democrats.
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business casino charter children commendation court crime dillon rule education gambling gun gun safety hampton roads license locality marijuana medicine mental health permission police portsmouth prison redistricting regulation safety study tax tolls transportation voting rights
Bills Passed
40% in 2022
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These are all of the video clips of Louise Lucas’s remarks on the floor of the Senate since 2009. There are 204 video clips in all.

Bills

  • SB520: Income tax, state; motion picture production tax credit.
  • SB522: Toll Relief Program; eligibility.
  • SB615: Disability Services Coordination, Secretary of; created.
  • SB662: School Quality Profiles; teacher data.
  • SB1175: Student literacy measures; scope, students in grades four through eight.
  • SB1177: Licensed provider reporting requirement; DBHDS to amend regulations.
  • SB1211: Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center; establishing at Old Dominion University.
  • SB1214: Child abuse and neglect; custody and visitation, possession or consumption of substances.
  • SB1215: Public elementary and secondary school teachers; calculations for competitive compensation.
  • SB1216: Transportation network companies; uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage.
  • SB1248: MEI Project Approval Commission; board-level gender and diversity requirements.
  • SB1256: Magistrates; appointment and supervision.
  • SB1258: Sales tax revenues; entertainment arena.
  • SB1260: National Teacher Certification Incentive Reward Program & Fund; eligibility, incentive grant awards.
  • SB1448: Norfolk State University & Va. State University; reduced rate tuition charges for certain students.
  • SB1479: Virginia Retirement System; return to work, hiring retired teachers, bus drivers, etc.
  • SB1523: Marijuana related offenses; modification of sentence.
  • SJ250: Juvenile Justice, Department of; JLARC, et al., to study transferring responsibility for Department.
  • SJ251: Black World War II veterans; acknowledging with profound regret denial of benefits under G.I. Bill.
  • SR89: Commending Dr. Donald James Finley.
  • SR90: Celebrating the life of Bobbie Louis Sutton.
  • SR114: Commending the 2023 Inductees to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
  • SR119: Commending Janet Rainey.
  • SR128: Celebrating the life of Emery L. Fears, Jr.
  • SR132: Commending Missy Elliott.
  • SR137: Celebrating the life of Willie Otis Walker, Sr.
  • SB517: Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for medicine and drugs purchased by veterinarians.
  • SB518: Marijuana related offenses; modification of sentence.
  • SB519: Casino gaming; sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in establishments, etc.
  • SB520: Income tax, state; motion picture production tax credit.
  • SB521: Emergency Shelters Upgrade Assistance Grant Fund; funds to be paid to certain entities.
  • SB522: Toll Relief Program; eligibility.
  • SB523: Portsmouth, City of; amending charter, changes to process for recall of elective officers.
  • SB526: Alarm systems; regulation, battery-charged fence security systems.
  • SB564: Criminal records; sealing of offenses resulting in a deferred & dismissed disposition or conviction.
  • SB615: Disability Services Coordination, Secretary of; created.
  • SB616: Virginia Literacy Act; early student literacy, evidence-based literacy instruction, etc.
  • SB623: Governor; authority to grant relief from fines and penalties.
  • SB661: Apprenticeship program; Bd. of Workforce Development to prepare recommendations for primary office.
  • SB662: School Quality Profiles; teacher data.
  • SB755: Wrongful incarceration; compensation.
  • SJ43: Celebrating the life of Gerald Glenn Poindexter.
  • SJ64: Commending Antioch Baptist Church.
  • SJ87: Celebrating the life of Betty J. Wright.
  • SJ171: Celebrating the life of Sarah Bell Bennett Grant.
  • SR29: Celebrating the life of Joyce Evelyn Drumgoole Bland.
  • SR39: Commending Dorethea Vincent Johnson.
  • SB352: Guardianship and conservatorship; supported decision-making alternative.
  • SB983: Certificate of public need; definition of 'medical care facility,' facilities subject to review.
  • SB1168: 'Abused or neglected child;' definition.
  • SB1168: 'Abused or neglected child;' definition.
  • SB1320: Licensed certified midwives; clarifies definition, licensure, etc.
  • SB1320: Licensed certified midwives; clarifies definition, licensure, etc.
  • SB1333: Pharmaceutical processors; permits processors to produce & distribute cannabis products.
  • SB1333: Pharmaceutical processors; permits processors to produce & distribute cannabis products.
  • SB1372: Criminal records; establishes a process for automatic expungement for certain convictions, report.
  • SB1380: Electric utilities; electric school bus projects.
  • SB1380: Electric utilities; electric school bus projects.
  • SB1391: Pretrial data collection; VCSC to collect and disseminate on an annual basis.
  • SB1391: Pretrial data collection; VCSC to collect and disseminate on an annual basis.
  • SB1411: Peanuts; extends sunset date of excise tax on all peanuts grown in Virginia.
  • SB1411: Peanuts; extends sunset date of excise tax on all peanuts grown in Virginia.
  • SB1441: Commissioner of accounts; prohibits appointment of General Assembly members.
  • SJ288: National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol; Barbara Rose Johns.
  • SJ288: National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol; Barbara Rose Johns.
  • SJ308: COVID-19; JLARC to study the impact on Virginia's public schools, students, and school employees.
  • SJ308: COVID-19; JLARC to study the impact on Virginia's public schools, students, and school employees.
  • SJ313: Commending Virginia's Crossroads.
  • SR84: Celebrating the life of William C. Washington.
  • SR86: Celebrating the life of Dora McGlone Harris.
  • SR97: Celebrating the life of Gloria Mae Benton Walker.
  • SR98: Celebrating the life of Mary Holley.
  • SR732: Celebrating the life of Thomas S. Hardy.
  • SR743: Celebrating the life of Marlene West Randall.
  • SR744: Commending Rudolph O. Hunt, Sr.
  • SR745: Commending the Reverend Dr. Joe B. Fleming.
  • SR765: Celebrating the life of Alfreda E. Knight.
  • SB36: Lottery Board; regulation and control of casino gaming, definitions.
  • SB64: Paramilitary activities; penalty.
  • SB70: Firearm transfers; criminal history record information check, penalty.
  • SB71: Firearms; possession on school property.
  • SB201: Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act; telephone solicitation calls.
  • SB203: Redistricting; Virginia Redistricting Commission established.
  • SB204: Redistricting; role of Supreme Court of Virginia.
  • SB328: Overweight permits; forest products.
  • SB348: Virginia Lottery Board; regulation of electronic gaming devices, penalty.
  • SB349: Insurance benefits; certain retired employees of political subdivisions.
  • SB350: Emergency Shelters Upgrade Assistance Grant Fund; established.
  • SB351: Localities; authority to provide broadband service.
  • SB352: Guardianship and conservatorship; supported decision-making alternative.
  • SB600: Elementary and secondary schools, etc.; repealing several Acts relating to racial segregation.
  • SB601: Legal holidays; Election Day, removes Lee-Jackson Day as state holiday.
  • SB612: Historical Statues in the United States Capitol, Commission for; removal of Robert E. Lee statue.
  • SB907: Transportation safety; occupants of motor vehicles not equipped with seat belts.
  • SB923: Motion picture production tax credit; media-related exemptions, extends sunset provision.
  • SB949: Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; victims of sexual assault, report.
  • SB983: Certificate of public need; definition of 'medical care facility,' facilities subject to review.
  • SB988: Electric utilities; electric school bus projects.
  • SB998: Offshore wind generation facilities; development of facilities.
  • SB1038: Hampton Roads Regional Transit Program and Fund; created, transit funding.
  • SB1096: Electric utilities; electric school bus projects.
  • SB5024: Law-enforcement; Attorney Gen. authorized to file civil suit or inquire into any unlawful practice.
  • SB5029: Marijuana and certain traffic offenses; issuing citations, etc,
  • SJ10: Celebrating the life of the Honorable Constance Kelly-Rice.
  • SJ85: Commending Brunswick County.
  • SR2: Celebrating the life of Georgia M. Shivers.
  • SR7: James Solomon Russell Day.
  • SR8: Celebrating the life of Lorraine Brinkley Skeeter.
  • SR9: Commending Purcell G. Bailey, Sr.
  • SR15: Celebrating the life of Esmond B. Lambert.
  • SR35: Celebrating the life of Joseph Roland Wright, Sr.
  • SR36: Celebrating the life of the Honorable Willard James Moody, Sr.
  • SR69: Commending Belle S. Wheelan, Ph.D.
  • SR535: Celebrating the life of Howard H. Foust, Jr.
  • SR536: Celebrating the life of Leonard Jackson Hite.
  • SB59: Criminal Justice Services, Department of; training standards, community engaged policing.
  • SB1036: Small business procurement enhancement program; established, report.
  • SB1126: Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming, penalties, report.
  • SB1187: Gambling; definition of gambling device.
  • SB1202: Correctional facilities, local; voting information for persons incarcerated.
  • SB1210: Paramilitary activities; penalty.
  • SB1273: DOC; Director to establish health care continuous quality improvement committee.
  • SB1291: Legal holidays; Election Day.
  • SB1454: Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
  • SB1652: Virginia port volume increase tax credit; transfer of credits.
  • SB1750: Medicaid Supplemental Payment Program Fund; established.
  • SJ5: Constitutional amendment; qualifications to vote, restoration of civil rights (first reference).
  • SJ12: Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote.
  • SJ262: Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote (first reference).
  • SJ265: Municipal solid waste generated within a solid waste planning unit; reduction of recycling rate.
  • SJ330: Commending Bishop Curtis Eugene Edmonds, Sr.
  • SR107: Commending Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia.
  • SR157: Commending Black women in the General Assembly.
  • SB19: Virginia Interim Redistricting Commission; criteria for remedial redistricting plans.
  • SB59: Criminal Justice Services, Department of; training standards, community engaged policing.
  • SB79: Firearms; prohibited at certain preschools and child day centers.
  • SB90: Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.
  • SB91: Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.
  • SB108: Orders of publication to enforce tax lien; limited-value property.
  • SB385: Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
  • SB412: Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
  • SB793: Hampton Roads Transportation Commission; adds two legislative members to Commission.
  • SB850: Virginia Public Procurement Act; small business and microbusiness procurement enhancement program.
  • SB860: Health care provider panels; vertically integrated carriers, public hospitals.
  • SB902: Property tax; exemption for solar energy equipment and facilities.
  • SB987: Paramilitary activities; penalty.
  • SB992: Charitable Gaming Board; Texas Hold'em poker events.
  • SJ5: Constitutional amendment; qualifications to vote, restoration of civil rights (first reference).
  • SJ7: State-owned ports; JLARC to study impact on local governments.
  • SJ12: Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters and the right to vote.
  • SR2: Celebrating the life of Wilson M. Goode.
  • SR6: Celebrating the life of Frances Virginia Matthews Clarke.
  • SR17: Celebrating the life of the Honorable Earle C. Mobley.
  • SR18: Commending Bishop Curtis Eugene Edmonds, Sr.
  • SR19: Celebrating the life of Darnell Johnson.
  • SR25: Commending the Reverend Elbert T. Knight.
  • SR43: Celebrating the life of Fred Melvin Reekes.
  • SB194: Police and court records; expungement of records.
  • SB297: Line of Duty Act; certain employees of DOC included in definition of deceased person under Act.
  • SB618: Standard deduction; adjusted for inflation.
  • SB619: Line of Duty Act; probation and parole officers.
  • SB702: Bridge structures; attachment to locality, annual service fee.
  • SB703: DMV; charges for information supplied to toll facility operators.
  • SB842: Portsmouth, City of; amending charter, repeals Civil Service Commission.
  • SB846: Virginia Interim Redistricting Commission; criteria for remedial redistricting plans.
  • SB908: Marijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession.
  • SB935: Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent.
  • SB939: Line of Duty Act; death benefit eligibility; Department of Military Affairs employees.
  • SB974: Palliative care information and resources.
  • SB975: Community services boards; preadmission screening for regional jail inmates.
  • SB1010: Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming; penalties.
  • SB1011: Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming; penalties.
  • SB1012: Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming; penalties.
  • SB1013: Host Localities Economic Development Incentive and Transportation Support Funds; created, etc.
  • SB1047: DCJS training standards; community engaged policing.
  • SB1194: Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
  • SB1400: Poker; definition of illegal gambling and charitable gaming.
  • SB1451: Motion picture production; amends tax credit.
  • SB1452: Marijuana; possession or distribution for medical purposes.
  • SB1453: Firearms; prohibited at certain preschools and child day centers.
  • SB1460: Real property, certain; orders of publication proceeding to enforce lien.
  • SB1499: Virginia Riverboat Gaming Commission; created, regulation, penalties.
  • SJ218: Commending the I.C. Norcom High School boys' basketball team.
  • SJ219: Celebrating the life of Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr.
  • SJ252: Commending First Baptist Church of Franklin.
  • SJ316: Commending LeShawn Merritt.
  • SR100: Celebrating the life of Jack W. Gravely.
  • SR139: Commending the Mathomank Village Tribe.
  • SR150: Commending Hilda Spicely Bower.
  • SB1: Excise tax on peanuts.
  • SB2: Incapacitated person; public guardian or conservator acting as trustee for trust.
  • SB28: Virginia Sports Hall of Fame; created, report.
  • SB31: Virginia Interim Redistricting Commission; criteria for remedial redistricting plans.
  • SB32: Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.
  • SB33: Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.
  • SB34: Virginia Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.
  • SB47: Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission; local representation.
  • SB118: Ground water conservation incentive program; State Water Control Bd. to establish voluntary program.
  • SB179: Small Business Investment Grant Fund; administration, qualifications.
  • SB194: Police and court records; expungement of records.
  • SB196: Tax returns; subject to perjury, penalty.
  • SB198: Concealed weapons; adds any employee with internal investigations authority designated by DOC.
  • SB199: Transfer of firearms; criminal history record information check, penalties.
  • SB226: Grand larceny and certain property crimes; increases threshold amount of money taken, etc.
  • SB295: Toll violations at all-electronic toll facilities; administrative fees and period of nonpayment.
  • SB297: Line of Duty Act; certain employees of DOC included in definition of deceased person under Act.
  • SB319: Small Business Investment Grant Fund; administration; qualifications.
  • SB341: Certificate of relief from collateral criminal consequences.
  • SB342: Criminal defendants; orders for evaluation or treatment, duties of clerk of court.
  • SB343: Cancer; possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes.
  • SB618: Standard deduction; adjusted for inflation.
  • SB619: Line of Duty Act; probation and parole officers.
  • SB638: Structured Settlement Protection Act; amends Act, obligor and issuer shall rely on court order.
  • SB697: Motorcycles; free use of toll facilities.
  • SB702: Bridge structures; attachment to locality, annual service fee.
  • SB703: DMV; charges for information supplied to toll facility operators.
  • SB704: Overtime compensation; broadens definition of fire protection employees.
  • SJ37: Employees; encouraging employers in the Commonwealth to pay a living wage.
  • SJ133: Commending S. Wallace Edwards & Sons, Inc.
  • SJ134: Commending the Virginia peanut industry.
  • SJ203: Celebrating the life of Jerald Teresa Hickman-Joyner.
  • SR1: Commending Poole's Funeral Home.
  • SR14: Commending the 2016 inductees into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
  • SR69: Celebrating the life of Colonel Fred V. Cherry, Sr., USAF, Ret.
  • SR70: Celebrating the life of the Reverend Henry Blunt.
  • SB19: Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.
  • SB339: Secondhand fixtures and scrap metal; payment for materials to be in form of check.
  • SB589: Disposal of solid waste fees; Southampton County.
  • SB716: Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.
  • SB725: Arrest without warrant; procedures.
  • SB743: Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission; local representation.
  • SB749: Portsmouth, City of; amending charter, election of mayor and city council members.
  • SB759: Transient occupancy tax; Isle of Wight County authorized to impose a tax of up to two percent.
  • SB774: Admissions tax; all counties authorized to levy.
  • SB784: Cigarettes; all localities allowed to impose a tax.
  • SB796: County food and beverage tax; referendum requirement.
  • SB841: Ordinances; adoption by counties, notice by publication.
  • SB842: School budget; preparation and approval by county.
  • SB854: Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned Business Loan Fund; established.
  • SB901: Nurses and nurse practitioners, registered and practical; restricted volunteer license.
  • SB988: Sexual orientation change efforts prohibited.
  • SB990: Domestic violence leave; employers to provide for employees.
  • SB993: Transfer of firearms; criminal history record information check; penalties.
  • SB1441: Transfer of firearms at gun shows; voluntary background check; penalties.
  • SB1451: Tolls; imposition and collection for use of Interstate Route 95 south of City of Fredericksburg.
  • SJ33: Corrections, Department of; JLARC to study staffing levels and employment conditions.
  • SJ224: Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission, redistricting criteria and process.
  • SJ322: Commending Paul D. Camp Community College.
  • SR54: Celebrating the life of Harvey Nathaniel Johnson, Jr.
  • SR66: Commending the 2015 inductees into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
  • SR81: Commending the Reverend Dr. Devlaming A. Peace, Sr.
  • SR85: Commending Celestial Baptist Church.
  • SB19: Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.
  • SB124: Constitutional officers; if proposed budget reduces funding of such officer, 14 day written notice.
  • SB292: Downtown Tunnel Construction Relief Grant Fund; established.
  • SB339: Secondhand fixtures and scrap metal; payment for materials to be in form of check.
  • SB589: Disposal of solid waste fees; Southampton County.
  • SB632: Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Department of; establishment of state purchasing program.
  • SJ33: Corrections, Department of; JLARC to study staffing levels and employment conditions.
  • SJ92: Commending Dr. John J. Cavan.
  • SJ104: Commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.
  • SJ129: Celebrating the life of Percy Lee House, III.
  • SJ143: Commending Melissa A. Porfirio.
  • SJ5038: Celebrating the life of the Honorable William Thomas Parker.
  • SR1: Commending the 2014 inductees into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
  • SR16: Commending Melanie Rhoades Gerheart.
  • SR503: Commending the I.C. Norcom High School boys' basketball team.
  • SR505: Celebrating the life of Shirley Hurdle Lassiter.
  • SR512: Celebrating the life of Elizabeth Daniels, DMD.
  • SR516: Commending Virginia Diner, Inc.
  • SR518: Commending James Marshall Whitaker.
  • SR519: Commending the Church of God in Christ in Virginia.
  • SR521: Commending Vernon C. Crump, Jr.
  • SB290: Geriatric prisoners; removes petition requirement for Parole Board to consider conditional release.
  • SB477: Dangerous wild animals; Class 1 misdemeanor to privately possess, sell, transfer, etc.
  • SB479: Weighing of vehicles; exempts those owned or leased by City of Suffolk.
  • SB567: Low-income and student toll tax credit; established.
  • SB687: Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; created, penalties, report.
  • SB688: Charter; City of Portsmouth.
  • SB689: Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; created, penalties, report.
  • SB695: Va. Toll Relief Act and Va. Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.
  • SB696: Va. Toll Abatement Act and Va. Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.
  • SB697: Va. Transportation Enhancement and Toll Abatement Act and Va. Casino Gaming Commission; regulation.
  • SB698: Peanuts; extends excise tax on those grown in and sold in Virginia.
  • SB713: Public-Private Transportation Act; definition of transportation facility, port facility excluded.
  • SB714: Va. Toll Mitigation Act & Virginia Casino Gaming Commission; regulation of casino gaming, penalties.
  • SB726: Poker; definition of illegal gambling and charitable gaming, etc.
  • SB833: Voluntary economic growth-sharing agreements; Port of Va. Economic and Infrastructure Develop Zone.
  • SB834: Portsmouth Port and Industrial Commission; annual report of financial performance.
  • SB860: State entities; procurement by using public-private partnerships.
  • SB976: Commonwealth Transportation Board; circumstances for removal from office by Governor.
  • SB977: Public-Private Transportation Act; receipt of competing proposals, disclosure of business points.
  • SB1237: Claims; Calvin Wayne Cunningham.
  • SB1346: Charitable gaming; sale of pull tabs & other instant bingo games by volunteer fire departments, etc.
  • SB1369: Virginia Riverboat Gaming Commission; created, penalties.
  • SJ266: Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights (first reference).
  • SJ284: Celebrating the life of James W. Holley III.
  • SJ285: Commending Gregory E. Lucyk.
  • SJ312: Tolls; General Assembly to recognize need for mitigation measures for disadvantaged populations.
  • SJ317: Tolls; joint subcommittee to study how VA can mitigate impact on State's disadvantaged citizens.
  • SJ360: Commending Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas.
  • SJ370: Agricultural and forestry products; weight limits on interstate highways.
  • SJ377: Commending Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., on its centennial anniversary.
  • SJ410: Celebrating the life of Henry L. Stevenson, Sr.
  • SJ416: Commending the Reverend J. L. Williams.
  • SJ425: Commending the Portsmouth Chapter, The Links, Incorporated.
  • SR21: Commending the 2013 inductees into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
  • SR30: Tolls; Senate Committee on Finance to study ways to mitigate impact on State's disadvantaged.
  • SB8: Guardians; disposition of remains.
  • SB9: Guardianship; restriction of visitation.
  • SB10: Line of Duty Act; coverage for fire company personnel of National Guard and Air National Guard.
  • SB290: Geriatric prisoners; removes petition requirement for Parole Board to consider conditional release.
  • SB291: Urban development areas; makes incorporation optional rather than mandatory for all localities.
  • SB292: Charter; City of Chesapeake.
  • SB293: DCJS; provides minimum training standards for juvenile correctional officers.
  • SB294: Methamphetamine precursors; sale and tracking, penalties.
  • SB477: Dangerous wild animals; Class 1 misdemeanor to privately possess, sell, transfer, etc.
  • SB478: Charter; City of Portsmouth.
  • SB479: Weighing of vehicles; exempts those owned or leased by City of Suffolk.
  • SB480: Senate Districts; technical adjustments in boundaries in Isle of Wight County.
  • SB567: Low-income and student toll tax credit; established.
  • SB595: Railroad grade crossings; vehicles who are required to stop for trains.
  • SB619: Commonwealth Tolling Assistance Program; established.
  • SJ64: Offender classification; Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to study.
  • SJ82: Commending the 2012 inductees into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
  • SJ83: Celebrating the life of Willie Alice Crowell Ferguson.
  • SJ84: Celebrating the life of Helen Pope Shropshire.
  • SJ107: Commending Surry County.
  • SJ110: Celebrating the life of Carolyn Bond Coleman.
  • SJ111: Commending Tony and Monica Brothers.
  • SJ119: Commending Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
  • SJ135: Commending Norfolk State University on hosting Sesquicentennial of Civil War Conference.
  • SJ136: Commending the Norfolk State University football team.
  • SJ137: Commending the Norfolk State University mens cross country team.
  • SB34: Worker Misclassification Act; created.
  • SB258: Circuit courts; creates local fee retention funding method for clerks' offices.
  • SB740: Motorcycles and mopeds; use of bridges in high winds.
  • SB777: Jail processing fee; allows sheriff's department, regional jail, or police department to receive.
  • SB778: Nottoway River; extends portion that is designated as a component of Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
  • SB779: Joint enterprise zone; authorizes DHCD to expand an existing zone consisting of two localities, etc.
  • SB803: Public schools; physical fitness requirement.
  • SB984: Transient occupancy tax; Counties of Brunswick and Washington authorized to impose.
  • SB1364: Protective orders; definition, makes numerous changes to laws governing family abuse, etc.
  • SB1374: Social work; unlawful for person not licensed by Board of Social Work to use title social worker.
  • SB1396: Podiatry; expands definition.
  • SB1473: Business Assistance, Department of; job retraining account program created within Department.
  • SJ275: Commending Jackson-Feild Homes on the occasion of its 155th anniversary.
  • SJ276: Celebrating the life of Edith R. Jones.
  • SJ336: Celebrating the life of Katherine A. Treherne, M.D.
  • SJ337: Celebrating the life of Mattrude Person Sharpe.
  • SJ369: Celebrating the life of Dolly Rose Murphy Goodwyn.
  • SJ437: Commending DeAngelo Eugene Hall.
  • SJ470: Commending Robert T. Williams.
  • SJ500: Commending the Reverend Joe B. Fleming.
  • SJ501: Celebrating the life of Mary Elizabeth Jones.
  • SB16: Distribution of handbills, etc.; grants City of Portsmouth power to regulate and prohibit.
  • SB17: Blackwater River; designates portion thereof as component of State Scenic Rivers System.
  • SB18: License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Virginia Kids Eat Free program, etc.
  • SB19: Solid waste disposal; Isle of Wight and Southampton Counties to levy fees upon each household.
  • SB32: Peanut Board; authorized to enter into an agreement with Federal Commodity Credit Corporation.
  • SB33: Mobile camps and other railway work facilities; establishes standards therefor.
  • SB34: Worker Misclassification Act; created.
  • SB35: Distribution of handbills, etc.; adds median & public roadway to places locality can regulate, etc.
  • SB63: Involuntary commitment order; reduces length of time a person can appeal to circuit court.
  • SB64: Signs; provides local government authority to regulate.
  • SB65: Psychiatric treatment; revises Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment of Minors Act.
  • SB257: Motion picture film production; provides income tax credits to any company with qualifying expenses.
  • SB258: Circuit court; creates local fee retention funding method for clerks' offices.
  • SB259: Juveniles; detention of those transferred or certified.
  • SB260: Mental health and substance abuse providers; background checks.
  • SB501: Concealed handgun permit; DUI from another state disqualifies individual from obtaining.
  • SB595: Criminal background check; requirement of firearms show vendor and promoter of gun show.
  • SB618: Virginia Slave Commission; established.
  • SJ12: Nottoway Indian Tribe; extending state recognition thereto and grants representation on VCI.
  • SJ130: Celebrating the life of Deshannon Artemis Taylor.
  • SJ257: Commending the Isle of Wight TRIAD program.
  • SJ258: Celebrating the life of Anna Leola Jones Studivant.
  • SJ274: Commending Reverend Dr. Devlaming A. Peace, Sr.
  • SR18: Commending Zion Baptist Church.
  • SR19: Commending the I.C. Norcom High School boys basketball team.
  • SB89: Retail Sales and Use Tax; custom structural metal fabrication in an economically distressed area.
  • SB162: Vacant building registration; enhances penalties for failure to register.
  • SB163: Derelict structures; locality authorized to impose fee on record owner.
  • SB166: Trees; replacement during development process in certain localities.
  • SB429: Opiate addiction treatment providers; daily service fee.
  • SB667: Motion picture production companies; expands tax incentives.
  • SB703: Motion Picture Incentive Performance Grant Fund; created.
  • SB802: Holland-Councill Memorial Bridge; designating as Route 58 bridge over Blackwater River.
  • SB804: License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Virginia Kids Eat Free program.
  • SB807: Mobile camps; establishes standards for rooms at terminals, etc. provided by a railroad company.
  • SB818: Opiate addiction treatment providers; daily service fee.
  • SB819: Early voting; qualified registered voter may vote in person from 15 to eight days before election.
  • SB831: Zoning ordinances; restrictions on ABC licenses in City of Portsmouth.
  • SB836: Toll Facilities Revolving Account; balance remaining on any loan issued to political subdivision.
  • SB870: Indoor Clean Air Act; allows localities to exceed requirements that regulate smoking.
  • SB1122: Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment of Minors Act; mandatory outpatient treatment; etc.
  • SB1123: Admissions tax; adds Greensville County to list of those that may impose at events.
  • SB1141: Income tax, state; renewable energy property tax credit.
  • SB1341: Alcoholic beverages; Class 3 misdemeanor when person permits underage person to consume.
  • SB1420: Charitable Gaming, Division of; authorized to contract with State Lottery one-time raffle.
  • SB1421: Digital media purchase or rental; fee created.
  • SJ493: Celebrating the life of Levi E. Willis, Sr.
  • SB6: Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those paid, imposed on certain drivers, refund fees.
  • SB88: Marijuana; expungement of charges.
  • SB89: Retail Sales and Use Tax; custom structural metal fabrication in an economically distressed area.
  • SB96: Involuntary commitment hearings; confidentiality of records.
  • SB97: Mental health records; disclosure.
  • SB151: Dental assistants; Board of Dentistry to regulate practice thereof.
  • SB162: Vacant building registration; enhances penalties for failure to register.
  • SB163: Derelict structures; locality authorized to impose fee on record owner.
  • SB164: Polygraph; no sexual offense victim shall be requested to submit for investigation to proceed.
  • SB166: Trees; replacement during development process in certain localities.
  • SB241: School employees; school board to develop policies to address complaints of sexual abuse thereby.
  • SB429: Opiate addiction treatment providers; daily service fee.
  • SB667: Motion picture production companies; expands tax incentives.
  • SB701: Long-term care services; adds representatives of housing, etc. to coordination committees.
  • SB702: Influenza vaccinations; Department of Health to publish on its website information thereon.
  • SB703: Motion Picture Incentive Performance Grant Fund; created.
  • SJ9: Celebrating the life of Dorothy Adams Burwell.
  • SJ19: Celebrating the life of Evelyn Daniel Chandler.
  • SJ42: Mental health system; Joint Commission on Health Care to review recommendations and legislation.
  • SJ50: Craney Island Dredged Materials Management Area; JLARC to study impact of greater elevations.
  • SJ211: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of Frederick Military Academy.
  • SB24: Motor medic pilot program; created in South Hampton Roads area.
  • SB286: DNA analyses; certification of laboratories that perform.
  • SB422: Practitioners of natural foods, etc.; exemptions to licensure requirements.
  • SB1047: Southampton County Jail Farm; Board of Corrections to convey to Southampton County sheriff's office.
  • SB1048: Marijuana charges; expungement of records.
  • SB1049: DNA analyses; certification of laboratories that perform.
  • SB1309: National Guard; employment protection.
  • SB1310: Discrimination; prohibited in state employment.
  • SB1422: License plates, special; issuance for supporters of Bide-A-Wee Golf Course in City of Portsmouth.
  • SB1423: Mobile work camps; establishes standards therefor provided by railroad company for employees.
  • SJ98: State employee; joint subcommittee to study grievance procedure therefor.
  • SJ379: Commending Joe G. Langston.
  • SJ442: North American Union; urging Congress to withdraw any multilateral activity which seeks to create.
  • SB22: Child abuse or neglect; change in requirement for 'safe haven' law pertaining to infants.
  • SB23: Charter; City of Emporia.
  • SB24: Motor medic pilot program; created in South Hampton Roads area.
  • SB286: DNA analyses; certification of laboratories that perform.
  • SB422: Practitioners of natural foods, etc.; exemptions to licensure requirements.
  • SB607: Recount procedures; requires hard copy optical scan ballots to be rerun.
  • SB649: Drug treatment courts; eliminates requirement for General Assembly approval.
  • SB700: Public employment; discrimination prohibited.
  • SJ97: Contraception, Plan B; encourage FDA to approve.
  • SJ98: State employee; joint subcommittee to study grievance procedure therefor.
  • SJ152: Officially recognizing the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe.
  • SJ153: Celebrating the life of Marie Butler Thomas.