Sen Saddam Azlan Salim (SD-037)
Virginia Senatesince 10 months
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SB512 - Income tax, state; adaptive repurposing of underutilized structures.
Angelia Williams Graves, Saddam Azlan Salim
Last updated 10 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Income tax credit; adaptive repurposing of underutilized structures. Creates a nonrefundable income tax credit in taxable years 2024 through 2028 for eligible expenses, defined in the bill, incurred in converting office buildings to residential uses. The credit may be claimed only in the year during which a qualified converted building, defined in the bill, is placed into service and is equal to (i) 20 percent or (ii) 30 percent in an at-risk locality, defined in the bill, of the amount of eligible expenses incurred. No single taxpayer may claim more than $2.5 million in credits in any single taxable year and the credit is subject to an aggregate annual cap of $30 million.
STATUS
Introduced
SB374 - Collective bargaining by public employees; labor organization representation.
Jennifer Barton Boysko, Ghazala F. Hashmi, Saddam Azlan Salim
Last updated 10 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Collective bargaining by public employees; labor organization representation. Repeals the existing prohibition on collective bargaining by public employees. The bill creates the Public Employee Relations Board, which shall determine appropriate bargaining units and provide for certification and decertification elections for exclusive bargaining representatives of state employees and local government employees. The bill requires public employers and employee organizations that are exclusive bargaining representatives to meet at reasonable times to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. The bill repeals a provision that declares that, in any procedure providing for the designation, selection, or authorization of a labor organization to represent employees, the right of an individual employee to vote by secret ballot is a fundamental right that shall be guaranteed from infringement. Collective bargaining by public employees; labor organization representation. Repeals the existing prohibition on collective bargaining by public employees. The bill creates the Public Employee Relations Board, which shall determine appropriate bargaining units and provide for certification and decertification elections for exclusive bargaining representatives of state employees and local government employees. The bill requires public employers and employee organizations that are exclusive bargaining representatives to meet at reasonable times to negotiate in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. The bill repeals a provision that declares that, in any procedure providing for the designation, selection, or authorization of a labor organization to represent employees, the right of an individual employee to vote by secret ballot is a fundamental right that shall be guaranteed from infringement.
STATUS
Introduced
SJR44 - Commending the Honorable Mark C. Simmons.
Scott A. Surovell, Jennifer Barton Boysko, Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
Last updated 10 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SJR50 - Commending John T. Frey.
Scott A. Surovell, Jennifer Barton Boysko, Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
Last updated 10 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB448 - Cannabis control; establishes a framework for creation of a retail marijuana market, penalties.
Aaron R. Rouse, Jeremy S. McPike, Adam P. Ebbin
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Cannabis control; retail market; penalties. Establishes a framework for the creation of a retail marijuana market in the Commonwealth, to be administered by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority. The bill allows the Authority to begin issuing all marijuana licenses on September 1, 2024, but provides that no retail sales may occur prior to May 1, 2025.
STATUS
Vetoed
SB311 - Violence prevention services benefits; DMAS to investigate programs in other states.
Jennifer Barton Boysko, Barbara A. Favola, Saddam Azlan Salim
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Board of Medical Assistance Services; investigate violence prevention services benefit programs. Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to (i) investigate violence prevention services benefits in other states, including evidence-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive preventative services provided to reduce the incidence of violent injury or reinjury, trauma, and related harms and to promote trauma recovery, stabilization, and improved health outcomes; (ii) evaluate best practices for the establishment and application of such a program, considering the costs and effectiveness of such programs in other states; and (iii) consider the practicalities of amending the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment of medical assistance for such violence prevention services. DMAS shall report its findings to the General Assembly by November 1, 2024. Board of Medical Assistance Services; investigate violence prevention services benefit programs. Requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to (i) investigate violence prevention services benefits in other states, including evidence-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive preventative services provided to reduce the incidence of violent injury or reinjury, trauma, and related harms and to promote trauma recovery, stabilization, and improved health outcomes; (ii) evaluate best practices for the establishment and application of such a program, considering the costs and effectiveness of such programs in other states; and (iii) consider the practicalities of amending the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment of medical assistance for such violence prevention services. DMAS shall report its findings to the General Assembly by November 1, 2024.
STATUS
Engrossed
SR26 - Commending Margaret L. Sanner.
Ghazala F. Hashmi, Lashrecse D. Aird, Lamont Bagby
Last updated 9 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SJR43 - Celebrating the life of Janet Marie Brooking.
Scott A. Surovell, Lashrecse D. Aird, Lamont Bagby
Last updated 9 months ago
37 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
SB57 - Concealed handgun; carrying onto the premises of any restaurant, penalty.
Saddam Azlan Salim
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Carrying a concealed handgun onto the premises of any restaurant; penalty. Makes it a Class 2 misdemeanor for any person, except for active and qualified retired law-enforcement officers, to carry a concealed handgun onto the premises of any restaurant or club for which a license to sell and serve alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption has been granted by the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority. Under current law, a concealed handgun permit holder may carry a concealed handgun onto the premises of any restaurant or club that sells alcoholic beverages, but he is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor if he consumes an alcoholic beverage while on the premises.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB246 - Limited-duration licenses and driver privilege cards and permits; extends validity.
Jeremy S. McPike, Jennifer D. Carroll Foy, Saddam Azlan Salim
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Limited-duration licenses and driver privilege cards and permits; expiration. Extends the validity of limited-duration licenses, driver privilege cards and permits, and identification privilege cards, other than REAL ID credentials and commercial driver's licenses and permits, to a period of time consistent with the validity of driver's licenses, which, under current law, is a period not to exceed eight years or, for a person age 75 or older, a period not to exceed five years, and permits and special identification cards. The bill directs the Department of Motor Vehicles to implement the extended validity periods for such documents upon reissuance.
STATUS
Vetoed
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