Sen Barbara A. Favola (SD-031)
Virginia Senatesince 10 months
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SB91 - Paid sick leave; home health workers providing agency-directed services.
Barbara A. Favola, Angelia Williams Graves
Last updated 11 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Paid sick leave; home health workers providing agency-directed services. Requires employers to provide paid sick leave to home health workers who provide agency-directed services. Under current law, employers are only required to provide paid sick leave to home health workers who provide consumer-directed services. The bill provides that "employer" includes the Commonwealth, any of its agencies, institutions, or political subdivisions, and any public body.
STATUS
Introduced
SB273 - Firearms; waiting period for purchases, penalty.
Suhas Subramanyam, Jennifer D. Carroll Foy, Creigh Deeds
Last updated 8 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Purchase of firearms; waiting period; penalty. Provides that no person shall sell a firearm unless at least five days have elapsed from the time the prospective purchaser completes the written consent form to have a licensed dealer obtain criminal history record information, with exceptions enumerated in relevant law.
STATUS
Vetoed
SB176 - Civil commitments & temporary detention orders; def. of mental illness neurocognitive disorders.
Barbara A. Favola
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Civil commitments and temporary detention orders; definition of mental illness; neurocognitive disorders and neurodevelopmental disabilities; Secretary of Health and Human Resources to evaluate placements for certain individuals; report. Specifies that for the purpose of civil commitments and temporary detention orders, behaviors and symptoms that manifest from a neurocognitive disorder or neurodevelopmental disability are excluded from the definition of mental illness and are, therefore, not a basis for placing an individual under a temporary detention order or committing an individual involuntarily to an inpatient psychiatric hospital. The bill provides that if a state facility has reason to believe that an individual's behaviors or symptoms are solely a manifestation of a neurocognitive disorder or neurodevelopmental disability, the state facility may require that a licensed psychiatrist or other licensed mental health professional reevaluate the individual's eligibility for a temporary detention order before the individual is admitted and shall promptly authorize the release of an individual held under a temporary detention order if the licensed psychiatrist or other licensed mental health professional determines the individual's behaviors or symptoms are solely a manifestation of a neurocognitive disorder or neurodevelopmental disability. The foregoing provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2025 Session of the General Assembly. The bill also directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to convene a work group to evaluate, identify, and develop placements for individuals with neurocognitive disorders and neurodevelopmental disabilities, as well as any statutory or funding changes needed to prevent inappropriate placements for such individuals, and to report his findings and recommendations by November 1, 2024. As introduced, this bill is a recommendation of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission and the Behavioral Health Commission.
STATUS
Passed
SB79 - Government buildings, certain; net-zero energy consumption building design for schools.
Barbara A. Favola, Jennifer Barton Boysko, Saddam Azlan Salim
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Solar-ready roofs for certain government buildings; net-zero energy consumption building design for schools. Requires any executive branch agency or institution and any locality entering the design phase for the construction of a new building greater than 5,000 gross square feet in size, or the renovation of a building where the cost of the renovation exceeds 50 percent of the value of the building, to ensure that such building includes infrastructure for renewable energy systems. The bill also requires the Department of Energy to convene a work group to make recommendations on how to implement renovations to existing public school buildings and facilities. The provisions of this bill only apply to projects entering the design phase on or after January 1, 2026. Solar-ready roofs for certain government buildings; net-zero energy consumption building design for schools. Requires any executive branch agency or institution and any locality entering the design phase for the construction of a new building greater than 5,000 gross square feet in size, or the renovation of a building where the cost of the renovation exceeds 50 percent of the value of the building, to ensure that such building includes infrastructure for renewable energy systems. The bill also requires the Department of Energy to convene a work group to make recommendations on how to implement renovations to existing public school buildings and facilities. The provisions of this bill only apply to projects entering the design phase on or after January 1, 2026.
STATUS
Engrossed
SJR76 - Commending Travis G. Hill.
Bryce E. Reeves, Jennifer Barton Boysko, Creigh Deeds
Last updated 9 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SJR73 - Commending Daniel M. Gade.
Bryce E. Reeves, Christie New Craig, Bill R. DeSteph
Last updated 9 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB626 - Barrier crimes; adult substance abuse and mental health services, exception.
Todd E. Pillion, Barbara A. Favola, Lamont Bagby
Last updated 7 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Barrier crimes; adult substance abuse and mental health services; exception. Permits the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, providers of substance abuse or mental health services to adults, and community services boards and behavioral health authorities to hire applicants convicted of certain barrier crimes of misdemeanor assault and battery or involving controlled substances provided that such conviction occurred more than four years prior to the application date for employment.
STATUS
Passed
SB327 - Assault firearms; age requirement for purchase, penalty.
Saddam Azlan Salim, Barbara A. Favola, Ghazala F. Hashmi
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Purchase of certain firearms; age requirement; penalty. Prohibits any person under 21 years of age from purchasing a handgun or assault firearm, with exceptions for the purchase of an assault firearm by a law-enforcement officer, correctional officer, jail officer, or member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Virginia National Guard, or the National Guard of any other state. Accordingly, the bill prohibits a licensed dealer from selling, renting, trading, or transferring from his inventory a handgun or assault firearm to any person under 21 years of age. A violation of either prohibition is a Class 6 felony. The bill also expands the definition of "assault firearm" as the term applies to criminal history record information checks.
STATUS
Vetoed
SJR1 - Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference).
Jennifer Barton Boysko, Ghazala F. Hashmi, Louise Lucas
Last updated 12 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Constitutional amendment (first reference); fundamental right to reproductive freedom. Provides that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and that the right to make and effectuate one's own decisions about all matters related to one's pregnancy cannot be denied, burdened, or otherwise infringed upon by the Commonwealth, unless justified by a compelling state interest and achieved by the least restrictive means. The amendment prohibits the Commonwealth from penalizing, prosecuting, or otherwise taking adverse action against an individual for exercising the individual's right to reproductive freedom or for aiding another individual in the exercise of such right, unless justified by a compelling state interest.
STATUS
Introduced
SB16 - Search warrants, subpoenas, court orders, or other process; menstrual health data prohibited.
Barbara A. Favola, Lashrecse D. Aird, Jennifer Barton Boysko
Last updated 7 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
Search warrants, subpoenas, court orders, or other process; menstrual health data prohibited. Prohibits the issuance of a search warrant, subpoena, court order, or other process for the purpose of the search and seizure or production of menstrual health data, as defined in the bill, including data stored on a computer, computer network, or other device containing electronic or digital information.
STATUS
Passed
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