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HB281 - Child day programs; use of office buildings, waiver of zoning requirements.
Atoosa R. Reaser, Shelly Anne Simonds, Alex Q. Askew
Last updated 6 months ago
25 Co-Sponsors
Early childhood care and education; child day programs; use of office buildings; waiver of zoning requirements. Permits any locality to by ordinance provide for the waiver of any requirements for zoning permits for the operation of a child day program in an office building, as defined by the bill, provided that such facility satisfies the requirements for state licensure as a child day program.
STATUS
Passed
HB385 - Railroad safety; use of train, locomotive, etc., for movement of freight, minimum train crew.
Shelly Anne Simonds, Bonita Grace Anthony, Jeion A. Ward
Last updated 6 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Railroad safety; civil penalties. Requires a crew of at least two qualified individuals on all trains, locomotives, or light engines used in connection with moving freight.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB161 - Individuals experiencing or reporting overdoses while incarcerated; disciplinary procedures.
Holly M. Seibold, Nadarius E. Clark, Laura Jane Cohen
Last updated 6 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Arrest, prosecution, and disciplinary or administrative procedures and penalties for individuals experiencing or reporting overdoses while incarcerated. Provides that no individual incarcerated in a local, regional, or state correctional facility shall be subject to arrest or prosecution for or disciplinary or administrative procedures or penalties related to the unlawful purchase, possession, or consumption of alcohol; possession of a controlled substance; possession of marijuana; procurement, sale, secretion, or possession of any chemical compound not lawfully received; intoxication in public; or possession of controlled paraphernalia if such individual seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for himself or another individual experiencing an overdose or is experiencing an overdose and another individual seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for him. The bill also provides that no correctional officer, deputy sheriff, or jail officer acting in good faith shall be found liable for false arrest if it is later determined that the person arrested was immune from prosecution or disciplinary procedures or penalties. Arrest, prosecution, and disciplinary or administrative procedures and penalties for individuals experiencing or reporting overdoses while incarcerated. Provides that no individual incarcerated in a local, regional, or state correctional facility shall be subject to arrest or prosecution for or disciplinary or administrative procedures or penalties related to the unlawful purchase, possession, or consumption of alcohol; possession of a controlled substance; possession of marijuana; procurement, sale, secretion, or possession of any chemical compound not lawfully received; intoxication in public; or possession of controlled paraphernalia if such individual seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for himself or another individual experiencing an overdose or is experiencing an overdose and another individual seeks or obtains emergency medical attention for him. The bill also provides that no correctional officer, deputy sheriff, or jail officer acting in good faith shall be found liable for false arrest if it is later determined that the person arrested was immune from prosecution or disciplinary procedures or penalties.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB84 - Mineral mining and exploration; public notification.
Shelly Anne Simonds, Nadarius E. Clark, Debra D. Gardner
Last updated 8 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Mineral mining and exploration; public notification. Requires an explorer conducting any mineral exploration activities, as those terms are defined in the bill, prior to the start of such activities, to (i) publish a notice in a newspaper having a general circulation in the locality where the exploration activity will occur at least once a week for two successive weeks, (ii) notify the governing body of such locality at least 15 days in advance of such activity, and (iii) notify all individual residences and properties within 500 yards of the property lines where the exploration activity will take place at least 15 days in advance of such activity. The bill requires such notices to include certain information related to the exploration activity.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB102 - Court-appointed counsel; raises the limitation of fees.
Atoosa R. Reaser, Jason S. Ballard, Patrick A. Hope
Last updated 6 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Compensation of court-appointed counsel. Raises the limitation of fees that court-appointed counsel can receive for representation on various offenses in district and circuit courts. The bill also limits the fees charged for the cost of court-appointed counsel or public defender representation to persons determined to be indigent to an amount no greater than the amount such person would have owed if such fees had been assessed on or before June 30, 2024. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
HB1405 - Prisoners; Department of Corrections- and jailer-issued identification.
Rae C. Cousins, Wendell Scott Walker, Nadarius E. Clark
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Prisoners; Department of Corrections-issued and jailer-issued identification. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish a procedure for securing a government-issued identification card, birth certificate, or Social Security card through the Department of Motor Vehicles and that the Department of Motor Vehicles shall expedite the processing of an application submitted by a prisoner for such government-issued identification card and the issuance of such identification. The bill also requires the Department of Corrections, in coordination with the State Board of Local and Regional Jails, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the State Registrar of Vital Records, to (i) review the processes involved in assisting a prisoner in applying for and obtaining a government-issued identification card, birth certificate, or Social Security card; (ii) identify any obstacles that may interfere with a prisoner obtaining such identification or documents prior to such prisoner's release or discharge; and (iii) issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2024. Prisoners; Department of Corrections-issued and jailer-issued identification. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall establish a procedure for securing a government-issued identification card, birth certificate, or Social Security card through the Department of Motor Vehicles and that the Department of Motor Vehicles shall expedite the processing of an application submitted by a prisoner for such government-issued identification card and the issuance of such identification. The bill also requires the Department of Corrections, in coordination with the State Board of Local and Regional Jails, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the State Registrar of Vital Records, to (i) review the processes involved in assisting a prisoner in applying for and obtaining a government-issued identification card, birth certificate, or Social Security card; (ii) identify any obstacles that may interfere with a prisoner obtaining such identification or documents prior to such prisoner's release or discharge; and (iii) issue a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2024.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1369 - Criminal justice training academies; curriculum.
Debra D. Gardner, Nadarius E. Clark, Joshua G. Cole
Last updated 6 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Criminal justice training academies; curriculum. Provides that an approved criminal justice training academy may utilize an alternative curriculum and lesson plans that meet or exceed the compulsory minimum training standards without seeking a waiver from the Department of Criminal Justice Services. Under current law, the Department is required to develop a uniform curriculum to be used at all criminal justice training academies unless a waiver to the uniform curriculum is granted by the Department. Criminal justice training academies; curriculum. Provides that an approved criminal justice training academy may utilize an alternative curriculum and lesson plans that meet or exceed the compulsory minimum training standards without seeking a waiver from the Department of Criminal Justice Services. Under current law, the Department is required to develop a uniform curriculum to be used at all criminal justice training academies unless a waiver to the uniform curriculum is granted by the Department.
STATUS
Passed
HB968 - Virginia Green Infrastructure Bank; created, report.
Alfonso H. Lopez, Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker, Nadarius E. Clark
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Virginia Green Infrastructure Bank; created. Creates the Virginia Green Infrastructure Bank, an authority to promote and catalyze investment in qualified projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, assist climate-impacted communities, and promote environmental justice. The bill requires the Bank to be governed by a board of directors with the authority to hire a president and create a nonstock corporation to carry out the powers and duties of the bank.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1537 - JLARC; Department of Human Resource Management's Grievance Procedure Manual, report.
Debra D. Gardner, Nadarius E. Clark, Kelly K. Convirs-Fowler
Last updated 8 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
JLARC; Department of Human Resource Management; Grievance Procedure Manual; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to conduct a review of the Department of Human Resource Management's Grievance Procedure Manual as it relates to the Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice. The bill requires that JLARC evaluate the effectiveness of such procedures and report its findings and recommendations to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology and the House Committee on General Laws by November 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB814 - Virginia Tourism Authority; powers, historically accurate advertising.
Candi Mundon King, Nadarius E. Clark, Rozia A. Henson
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Virginia Tourism Authority; powers; historically accurate advertising. Requires the Virginia Tourism Authority, in consultation with The Library of Virginia, the Virginia African American Advisory Board, and other subject matter experts, to create guidelines for the Authority's publications and advertising materials to ensure the accurate representation in such publications and advertising materials of the experiences of enslaved persons at and the contributions of enslaved persons to properties in the Commonwealth with a historic link to slave ownership. Virginia Tourism Authority; powers; historically accurate advertising. Requires the Virginia Tourism Authority, in consultation with The Library of Virginia, the Virginia African American Advisory Board, and other subject matter experts, to create guidelines for the Authority's publications and advertising materials to ensure the accurate representation in such publications and advertising materials of the experiences of enslaved persons at and the contributions of enslaved persons to properties in the Commonwealth with a historic link to slave ownership.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Virginia district HD-094
COMMITTEES
Virginia House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Shelly Anne Simonds was born in Indiana but has lived in Newport News, Virginia for over 20 years. She graduated from Menchville High School before earning a degree in communications from Old Dominion University. Simonds spent several years working in marketing and public relations. She helped launch a small business selling eco-friendly baby products. More recently, Simonds worked for the Daily Press newspaper leading their community outreach division.read less
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