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2017 SESSION
Delegate John J. Bell (D) - House District 87
In-session address:
- Pocahontas Building, Room E221
- 900 East Main Street
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- email: district13@senate.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- P.O. Box 4489
- Broadlands, Virginia 20148
Legislation as Co-Patron: (registered users: create report or csv file)
- HB 1395 Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
- HB 1397 Income tax, state; subtraction for National Guard pay.
- HB 1405 Trooper Chad Phillip Dermyer Memorial Bridge; designating as Rt. 143 bridge over Interstate 64.
- HB 1446 Campaign finance; permitted use of excess funds.
- HB 1453 Naloxone; dispensing for use in opioid overdose reversal, etc.
- HB 1457 Part-time deputy sheriffs; compensation.
- HB 1511 Presentence reports.
- HB 1537 Active duty service; contract termination.
- HB 1589 Order of publication; use of electronic medium.
- HB 1592 Comprehensive community colleges; academic credit.
- HB 1593 Sales and use tax; personal hygiene products.
- HB 1655 Sentencing guidelines; appeals.
- HB 1675 Palliative care information and resources; VDH to make information available on its website.
- HB 1708 Standards of Accreditation; industry certification credentials obtained by high school students.
- HB 1712 Energy performance-based contract; cooperative procurement.
- HB 1724 Tuition; eligibility for in-state charges for members of Virginia National Guard.
- HB 1776 Hate crimes; adds gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, penalty.
- HB 1779 Hate crimes; immigration status; penalty.
- HB 1786 In utero exposure to a controlled substance; departments of social services to collect information.
- HB 1839 School principals; incident reports.
- HB 1841 Virginia Veteran Entrepreneurship Grant Program and Fund.
- HB 1845 Model addiction recovery program; DCJS, et al., to develop.
- HB 1857 Tuition, in-state; eligibility, certain individuals who have applied for permanent residency, etc.
- HB 1904 Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements.
- HB 1905 All-electronic toll facilities; evidence provided for unpaid tolls, penalty.
- HB 1915 Student loan servicers; student loan ombudsman.
- HB 1916 Virginia Student Loan Authority; established, report.
- HB 1923 Virtual Virginia; availability to all public middle and high schools.
- HB 1924 Public schools; suspensions.
- HB 1935 Absentee voting; no-excuse, in-person available 21 days prior to election.
- HB 2147 Virginia Service Members Civil Relief Act; supplements protections afforded under federal Act.
- HB 2161 Opioids; workgroup to establish guidelines for prescribing.
- HB 2162 Substance-exposed infants; study of barriers to treatment in Commonwealth.
- HB 2163 Buprenorphine without naloxone; prescription limitation.
- HB 2165 Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions.
- HB 2167 Opioids and buprenorphine; Boards of Dentistry and Medicine to adopt regulations for prescribing.
- HB 2173 Science laboratory classes; establishes a maximum class size of 24 students in grades 6 through 12.
- HB 2174 School boards; annual report on pupil/teacher ratios in elementary, middle, etc., school classrooms.
- HB 2182 Voter registration at the Department of Motor Vehicles; opt-out voter registration.
- HB 2186 Whole Woman's Health Act; performance of abortions.
- HB 2206 Virginia Veteran and Family Support program; established, report.
- HB 2215 Adoption assistance; children with special needs.
- HB 2217 Address confidentiality program; victims of sexual violence and human trafficking.
- HB 2224 Parole Board; creates Parole Qualifications Committee to receive and review applications.
- HB 2258 Suicide; task force to raise public awareness, etc.
- HB 2283 Wages; cause of action against an employer for nonpayment.
- HB 2302 Veterans Services, Board of; membership, duties.
- HB 2357 Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; eligibility.
- HB 2395 Public Schools; dyslexia advisor.
- HJ 538 Constitutional amendment marriage; marriage (first reference.)
- HJ 540 Constitutional amendment; qualifications to vote (first reference).
- HJ 554 Celebrating the life of Jean Alexandria Glontz.
- HJ 562 Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption for spouse of disabled veteran.
- HJ 575 Study; Department of General Services; Infrastructure investments that yield energy savings; report.
- HJ 578 Study; Jt Commission on Health Care; study of the long-term effects of marijuana use.
- HJ 584 Commending the Roanoke Catholic School football team.
- HJ 597 Study; Joint Commissionon Health Care; Study of heroin use in the Commonwealth; report.
- HJ 631 Commending Peter Allen Lewis.
- HJ 632 Commending Naval Station Norfolk.
- HJ 646 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Johnny S. Joannou.
- HJ 648 Study; JLARC; impact of state-owned ports on local governments; report.
- HJ 653 Commending Trauma-Informed Community Networks.
- HJ 656 Spirit of '45 Day.
- HJ 669 Celebrating the life of Phyllis Anderson Blevins.
- HJ 670 Celebrating the life of Don Flanery May.
- HJ 682 Study; long-term effects of Drugs used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
- HJ 684 Commending Robert C. Vaughan III.
- HJ 687 Commending the Rappahannock Emergency Medical Services Council.
- HJ 692 Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; Commonwealth's cybersecurity standards.
- HJ 696 Constitutional amendment (first resolution); apportionment; certain prohibitions.
- HJ 702 Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study the funding needs of elections.
- HJ 703 Study; joint committee to study the streamlining of special elections in the Commonwealth; report.
- HJ 711 DNA data bank; VSCC to study expanding number of certain crimes that require DNA.
- HJ 712 Supporting legislation regarding the Equal Rights Amendment.
- HJ 725 Commending Justin Scott Grimm.
- HJ 727 Commending Dr. Toney Lee McNair, Jr.
- HJ 730 Commending The Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary of Fredericksburg.
- HJ 741 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Johnny S. Joannou.
- HJ 764 Constitutional amendment (first resolution); enactment of laws at special sessions.
- HJ 786 Commending Colonial Heights American Legion Auxiliary Unit 284.
- HJ 788 Commending the Virginia Health Care Foundation.
- HJ 789 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Jackie Thomas Stump.
- HJ 818 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Alan E. Mayer.
- HJ 824 Commending Colonel Edward D. Shames, USA, Ret.
- HJ 829 Commending the James Madison University football team.
- HJ 851 Celebrating the life of Elie Wiesel.
- HJ 857 Commending the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office.
- HJ 867 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Charles J. Colgan.
- HJ 887 Commending Daniel W. Duncan.
- HJ 910 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank Medico.
- HJ 924 Commending Michael Wardian.
- HJ 925 Commending the ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia.
- HJ 938 Celebrating the life of Ralph McKinley Dillow, Jr.
- HJ 942 Celebrating the life of Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator William Ryan Owens.
- HJ 953 Commending Penny Halpern.
- HJ 954 Commending Kurt O'Connor.
- HJ 956 Commending Brandon Eric Guyer.
- HJ 958 Commending Gabriel Filippini.
- HJ 969 Commending FAITH Social Services.
- HJ 974 Celebrating the life of Senior Chief Petty Officer Scott C. Dayton.
- HJ 977 Commending Elizabeth Daggit Haynes.
- HJ 993 Celebrating the life of Pierre Paul Saunier, Jr.
- HJ 995 Commending the Girl Scouts of the USA.
- HJ 1000 Commending the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology STEM All-Stars.
- HJ 1001 Celebrating the life of Young Suk Lowe.
- HJ 1011 Commending Ed Turner.
- HJ 1012 Commending the Nokesville-Bristow Ruritan Club.
- HJ 1023 Commending the Virginia Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs.
- HJ 1039 Commending Hawkins-Reeve VFW Post 7916.
- HJ 1046 Commending the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
- HJ 1086 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Michèle McQuigg.
- HJ 1087 Commending The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards.
- HR 303 Denouncing the intimidation of the Commonwealth's residents.
- HR 347 Celebrating the life of Jose Monge Montano, Jr.
- HR 355 Celebrating the life of Colonel George P. Shamer II, USAF, Ret.
- HR 364 Commending the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin.
- HR 378 Commending the Honorable Mamye E. BaCote.
- HR 391 Celebrating the life of Brian M. Clukey.
- HR 437 Commending Leadership Prince William.
- HR 438 Commending the George Mason University Science and Technology Campus.
- HR 457 Commending Deep Sran.
- SB 848 Naloxone; dispensing for use in opioid overdose reversal, etc.
- SB 855 Trooper Chad Phillip Dermyer Memorial Bridge; designating as Rt. 143 bridge over Interstate 64.
- SB 1028 Immunizations; posting of reports on individual school's website.
- SB 1121 Military personnel, certain; eligibility of dependents for in-state tuition.
- SB 1321 Ophthalmic prescriptions; definitions, who may provide prescriptions, requirements.
- SJ 228 Commending Townley Haas.
- SJ 249 Celebrating the life of the Honorable John C. Miller.
- SJ 250 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Johnny S. Joannou.
- SJ 282 Substance-Exposed Infant Awareness Week.
- SJ 294 Commending Naval Station Norfolk.
- SJ 366 Celebrating the life of Fannie Wilkinson Fitzgerald.
- SJ 369 Celebrating the life of Trooper Chad Phillip Dermyer.
- SJ 370 Commending Bernard S. Cohen and Philip J. Hirschkop.
- SJ 374 Commending Alexandra Blaire Krieger.
- SJ 375 Commending the Honorable Jane Marum Roush.
- SJ 421 Celebrating the lives of those lost in the Virginia Tech tragedy.