SB461 - Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan; Department of Forestry to establish.

2 Co-Sponsors

Department of Forestry; Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan required. Requires the Department of Forestry, in coordination with a Technical Advisory Committee composed of stakeholders, to develop a Forestland and Urban Tree Canopy Conservation Plan no later than November 1, 2026, and update such plan at least once every five years thereafter. The bill requires the Department to post and maintain on its website the most recent version of the Plan and to submit the Plan to the Governor and Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources no later than November 30, 2026, and following any update to such plan.

SR141 - Celebrating the life of Marvin Joseph Weniger.

35 Co-Sponsors

SJR127 - Sustainable aviation fuel; encouraging use in the Commonwealth.

3 Co-Sponsors

Encouraging the use of sustainable aviation fuel in the Commonwealth. Encourages the Commonwealth of Virginia to take all practical steps to increase the use of sustainable aviation fuel in the Commonwealth, regionally, and nationally.

SB26 - Alcoholic beverage control; public consumption on premises of certain campgrounds.

1 Co-Sponsor

Alcoholic beverage control; public consumption; exemption. Provides that the prohibition on drinking or offering to another an alcoholic beverage in public shall not apply when such acts are conducted on the premises of a campground located on private property at which a majority of the campers use travel or tent trailers, pickup campers, or motor homes or similar recreational vehicles.

SR88 - Celebrating the life of Mary L. Woodhouse.

1 Co-Sponsor

SB430 - Residential development in certain areas; affordable housing.

1 Co-Sponsor

Residential development in certain areas; affordable housing. Provides that any type of residential use that is permitted in a locality shall be considered a conforming residential use on any parcel other than parcels zoned for (i) agriculture, (ii) conservation, or (iii) a different residential use. The bill states that no local ordinance shall require that a special exception, special use, or conditional use permit be obtained for a conforming residential use and that rights under existing zoning shall be considered vested pursuant to existing vesting provisions. The bill further provides that any residential development pursuant to the authority granted in the bill shall dedicate a minimum of 10 percent of the total number of housing units to housing affordable to households making at or below 120 percent of the area median income.

SR91 - Celebrating the life of Riley C. Cole.

1 Co-Sponsor

SJR36 - Confirming Governor's appointments; January 12.

1 Co-Sponsor

Confirming Governor's appointments; January 12. Confirms appointments of certain persons made by Governor Glenn Youngkin and communicated to the General Assembly January 12, 2024.

SJR222 - Commending the Reverend Dr. Angelo V. Chatmon.

3 Co-Sponsors

Commending the Reverend Dr. Angelo V. Chatmon. Commending the Reverend Dr. Angelo V. Chatmon.

SJR216 - Commending William G. Crutchfield, Jr.

1 Co-Sponsor

SJR210 - Commending William A. Pruitt.

40 Co-Sponsors

SB630 - Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor; medal may be awarded to dispatcher.

1 Co-Sponsor

Public safety officer; Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor; dispatcher. Adds a dispatcher, including a dispatcher employed by the Department of State Police, to the definition of a public safety officer for purposes of possible selection by the Governor for the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor, presented for performance above and beyond the call of duty involving extraordinary valor in the face of grave danger, at great personal risk. A dispatcher is defined in relevant law as an individual employed by a public safety answering point, an emergency medical dispatch service provider, or both, who is qualified to answer incoming emergency telephone calls or provide for the appropriate emergency response either directly or through communication with the appropriate public safety answering point. Public safety officer; Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor; dispatcher. Adds a dispatcher, including a dispatcher employed by the Department of State Police, to the definition of a public safety officer for purposes of possible selection by the Governor for the Commonwealth Public Safety Medal of Valor, presented for performance above and beyond the call of duty involving extraordinary valor in the face of grave danger, at great personal risk. A dispatcher is defined in relevant law as an individual employed by a public safety answering point, an emergency medical dispatch service provider, or both, who is qualified to answer incoming emergency telephone calls or provide for the appropriate emergency response either directly or through communication with the appropriate public safety answering point.

SJR140 - Commending Linsey Chen Marr, Ph.D.

1 Co-Sponsor

SJR215 - Commending George Harrison Gilliam.

1 Co-Sponsor

SB415 - Virginia Freedom of Information Act; amends definition of "meeting."

1 Co-Sponsor

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; definition of "meeting." Amends the definition of "meeting" as it relates to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to add an exception for local political party meetings. The bill is a recommendation of the FOIA Council.