Bills & Legislation

Commending the Virginia Spaceport Authority.

Commending the Virginia Spaceport Authority.

Bill DeStephRepublican

Commending the Chincoteague Island Pony Swim.

Commending the Chincoteague Island Pony Swim.

Bill DeStephRepublican

Celebrating the life of Danny Joe Dales, D.C.

Celebrating the life of Danny Joe Dales, D.C.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

Commending Abigail Rhudy.

Commending Abigail Rhudy.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

Commending the Auburn High School volleyball team.

Commending the Auburn High School volleyball team.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

Celebrating the life of George G. Brown.

Celebrating the life of George G. Brown.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

FOIA; procedure for responding to requests, charges, posting of notice of rights & responsibilities.

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; procedure for responding to requests; charges; posting of notice of rights and responsibilities. Limits the fees charged for producing public records to the median hourly rate of pay of employees of the public body or the actual hourly rate of pay of the person performing the work, whichever is less, and provides that a public body may petition a court for relief from this fee limit if there is no one who can process the request at the median hourly rate of pay or less. The bill makes corresponding amendments to the required statement on charges in the notice of rights and responsibilities that must be posted on a public body's website. The bill also amends existing law providing that a public body may petition a court for additional time to respond to a request for public records to allow such petitions to be heard in either general district or circuit court, to give such petitions priority on the court's docket, and to toll the response time while such a petition is pending before a court. The bill makes technical amendments, including moving provisions regarding charges for the production of public records into a separate section of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

Danica A. RoemDemocrat

Commending the Marion Senior High School girls' tennis team.

Commending the Marion Senior High School girls' tennis team.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

Celebrating the life of Sergeant Floyd Hugo Miles, Jr.

Celebrating the life of Sergeant Floyd Hugo Miles, Jr.

Lashrecse D. AirdDemocrat

Celebrating the life of George W. Lester II.

Celebrating the life of George W. Lester II.

Bryce E. ReevesRepublican

Commending Leanne Eyler.

Commending Leanne Eyler.

Bill DeStephRepublican

Commending the 100th Infantry (Century) Division.

Commending the 100th Infantry (Century) Division.

Bryce E. ReevesRepublican

Commending the Honorable L.A. Harris, Jr.

Commending the Honorable L.A. Harris, Jr.

Schuyler T. VanValkenburgDemocrat

Commending Chesterfield County.

Commending Chesterfield County.

Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.Republican

Commending Jim Thompson.

Commending Jim Thompson.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

Commending Keith H. Johnson.

Commending Keith H. Johnson.

Russet PerryDemocrat

Commending the Loudoun Therapeutic Riding Center.

Commending the Loudoun Therapeutic Riding Center.

Russet PerryDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Shirley Kenneth Jones.

Celebrating the life of Shirley Kenneth Jones.

Ryan T. McDougleRepublican

Judges; nominations for election to general district court.

Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.

Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

Native Plant Month.

Native Plant Month. Designates April, in 2025 and in each succeeding year, as Native Plant Month in Virginia.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Celebrating the life of Joseph Woodrow Snavely, Jr.

Celebrating the life of Joseph Woodrow Snavely, Jr.

Luther Cifers, IIIRepublican

Commending Emily Ann Fox.

Commending Emily Ann Fox.

Kannan SrinivasanDemocrat

Celebrating the life of Sister Andrea Verchuck.

Celebrating the life of Sister Andrea Verchuck.

Jeremy S. McPikeDemocrat

Commending Virginia Natural Gas.

Commending Virginia Natural Gas.

Angelia Williams GravesDemocrat

Commending Harold Heatley.

Commending Harold Heatley.

T. Travis HackworthRepublican

Commending the Washington Commanders.

Commending the Washington Commanders.

Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; nomination for election of member.

Nominating a person to be elected as a member of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.

Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.

Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeships.

Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

Commending the Woodbridge Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Commending the Woodbridge Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Jennifer D. Carroll FoyDemocrat

Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.

Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.

Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

Judicial allocations; JLARC to study methodology used to determine.

Study; JLARC; methodology used to determine judicial allocations; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the methodology used to determine judicial allocations to state courts within the Commonwealth. JLARC is directed to submit its findings and recommendations no later than the first day of the 2027 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

Commending Paula Loomis.

Commending Paula Loomis.

Angelia Williams GravesDemocrat

Commending the Omicron Zeta Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Commending the Omicron Zeta Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Jennifer D. Carroll FoyDemocrat

Commending the Suffolk Christian Academy junior varsity girls' basketball team.

Commending the Suffolk Christian Academy junior varsity girls' basketball team.

Emily M. JordanRepublican

Specialized Education School Week; designating as first week of Oct. 2025 & each succeeding year.

Specialized Education School Week. Designates the first week of October, in 2025 and in each succeeding year, as Specialized Education School Week.

Stella G. PekarskyDemocrat

Commending Colonna's Shipyard, Inc.

Commending Colonna's Shipyard, Inc.

Angelia Williams GravesDemocrat

Commending the Beta Alpha Omega Alumni Chapter of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.

Commending the Beta Alpha Omega Alumni Chapter of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.

Jennifer D. Carroll FoyDemocrat

Commending Hawkins-Reeve Post 7916 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Commending Hawkins-Reeve Post 7916 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Jennifer D. Carroll FoyDemocrat

Women Veterans Day; designating as June 12, 2025, and each succeeding year thereafter.

Women Veterans Day. Designates June 12, in 2025 and in each succeeding year, as Women Veterans Day in Virginia.

Jennifer D. Carroll FoyDemocrat

Virginia Private College Week; designating as week of July 13, 2025, & 3rd week of July each year.

Virginia Private College Week. Designates the week of July 13, 2025, and the third week of July in each succeeding year, as Virginia Private College Week in Virginia.

Lamont BagbyDemocrat

Persian Heritage Month.

Persian Heritage Month. Designates March, in 2025 and in each succeeding year, as Persian Heritage Month in Virginia.

Schuyler T. VanValkenburgDemocrat

General elections; joint subcommittee to study consolidation and scheduling.

Study; joint subcommittee to study the consolidation and scheduling of general elections in Virginia; report. Creates a two-year legislative study on the consolidation and scheduling of general elections in Virginia. A 13-member joint subcommittee is established, consisting of eight members of the General Assembly, four nonlegislative citizen members, and one ex officio member, and is tasked with weighing the potential and probable effects of moving some or all of Virginia's state or local elections to even-numbered years in order to coincide with the federal election schedule. Any recommendations by the joint subcommittee to consolidate or reschedule Virginia's general elections must include recommendations for any amendments to the Constitution of Virginia and the Code of Virginia needed to effectuate the shift. The joint subcommittee is given two years to complete its study, with its final report due no later than the first day of the 2027 Regular Session of the General Assembly. This resolution is identical to HJ 443.

Scott A. SurovellDemocrat

Public school libraries; JLARC to study removal of books.

Study; JLARC; public school libraries; removal of certain books; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the removal of books from public school libraries in the Commonwealth between July 1, 2020, and December 31, 2024, on the basis of such books containing sexually explicit content or other content deemed objectionable for the purpose of identifying each book removed and, for each book removed, (i) the purported reason for its removal, (ii) the processes and procedures by which each book was identified as containing content necessitating its removal and for removing each book, and (iii) whether applicable state law directing the Department of Education to adopt model policies and each school board to adopt policies consistent with such model policies was used by any school division to justify the identification, removal, or process and procedures by which each book was identified or removed. The bill requires JLARC to complete its meetings by August 1, 2025, and directs the chairman to submit an executive summary of its findings and recommendations by October 1, 2025.

Mamie E. LockeDemocrat

Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes Awareness Month; designating as May 2025 & each succeeding year thereafter.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes Awareness Month. Designates May, in 2025 and in each succeeding year, as Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes Awareness Month in Virginia.

Russet PerryDemocrat

Surry County; DOT to study need for constructing bridge to James City County or Charles City County.

Study; Department of Transportation; bridge from Surry County to James City County or Charles City County; report. Requests the Department of Transportation to study the need and options for constructing a bridge from Surry County to James City County or Charles City County and to submit a report of its findings no later than the first day of the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Lashrecse D. AirdDemocrat

Commending Ruth Anne Walker.

Commending Ruth Anne Walker.

R. Creigh DeedsDemocrat

Commending Children's Home Society of Virginia.

Commending Children's Home Society of Virginia.

Lamont BagbyDemocrat