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2020 SESSION
Delegate Ibraheem S. Samirah (D) - House District 86
In-session address:
- Pocahontas Building, Room E322
- 900 East Main Street
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- (804) 698-1086
- email: DelISamirah@house.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- 397 Herndon Parkway
- Suite 110
- Herndon, Virginia 20170
- (571) 324-2448
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- HB 2 Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
- HB 3 Va. Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices, sexual orientation and gender, etc.
- HB 15 Public school buses; seat belts.
- HB 16 Safety belt system; all occupants of motor vehicles to utilize.
- HB 18 Absentee voting; no-excuse, in-person voting, applicability date.
- HB 25 Absentee voting; no excuse required.
- HB 32 Police and court records; expungement of records for misdemeanor and nonviolent felony convictions.
- HB 33 Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes.
- HB 45 Workers' compensation; retaliatory discharge of employee.
- HB 46 Workers' compensation; employer to notify employee of intent.
- HB 47 Workers' compensation; foreign injuries.
- HB 55 Worker cooperatives; establishes as a category of cooperative associations.
- HB 66 Health insurance; cost-sharing payments for prescription insulin drugs.
- HB 77 Green New Deal Act; fossil fuel projects moratorium, clean energy mandates, civil penalties.
- HB 97 Newborn screening; screening for Krabbe disease.
- HB 99 Va. Fair Housing Law; status as a victim of family abuse, etc.
- HB 113 Protected information; newspersons engaged in journalism, definitions.
- HB 121 Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.
- HB 122 Project labor agreements; public procurement.
- HB 123 Nonpayment of wages; cause of action, civil penalty.
- HB 145 Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment of transgender students, policies.
- HB 153 Right to work; repeals provisions of Code that refers to denial or abridgement.
- HB 159 Protective orders; prohibited contact, remote control of appliance, etc., by electronic device.
- HB 165 Teledentistry; definitions, establishes requirements for practice, digital scans, etc.
- HB 167 Electric utilities; fuel cost recovery.
- HB 177 Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact.
- HB 179 Recounts; procedure for certain ballots.
- HB 180 Marriage records; divorce and annulment reports, eliminates requirement for identification of race.
- HB 181 Historical Statues in the United States Capitol, Commission for; removal of Robert E. Lee statue.
- HB 182 General Assembly; streaming and recording of meetings.
- HB 184 Open-end credit plans; prohibits creditor from extending credit at an annual rate that exceeds 36%.
- HB 199 Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact.
- HB 201 Elections; same-day registration.
- HB 220 Absentee voting; postage prepaid on return envelope.
- HB 232 Mail voter registration application forms; distribution to certain public and private institutions.
- HB 233 Teachers; required to be compensated at or above national average.
- HB 245 Fornication; repeals the crime, i.e., voluntary sexual intercourse by an unmarried person.
- HB 265 Marijuana; decriminalization of simple marijuana possession, civil penalty.
- HB 266 Criminal cases and traffic infractions; eliminates accrual of interest on fines and costs.
- HB 267 Police and court records; expungement of records.
- HB 268 Victim of human trafficking; petition for vacatur/expungement of convictions & police/court records.
- HB 274 Juveniles; trial as adult.
- HB 277 Court fines and costs; community work in lieu of payment during imprisonment.
- HB 286 Grand larceny; increases threshold amount.
- HB 293 Police and court records; expungement of records.
- HB 294 Police and court records; expungement of records, misdemeanor convictions.
- HB 300 Higher educational institutions; intercollegiate athletics, student-athletes, compensation.
- HB 322 Cybersecurity Advisory Council; established, report.
- HB 324 Independent Living Community Ombudsman, Office of; established, report.
- HB 333 Virginia Minimum Wage Act; federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
- HB 360 Elections; voter-nominated open primary elections, ranked choice voting for certain elections.
- HB 361 Family caregiver; tax credit.
- HB 395 Minimum wage; increases to $9.50 per hour effective May 1, 2021.
- HB 413 Subdivision ordinance; energy efficiency and renewable energy provisions.
- HB 416 Wage or salary history; inquiries prohibited, civil penalty.
- HB 419 Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program; established.
- HB 429 Toll facilities; free use by teachers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel.
- HB 438 Workers' compensation; post-traumatic stress disorder, law-enforcement officers and firefighters.
- HB 439 Relocation of call centers to a foreign country; notification requirements.
- HB 462 Certified sexual assault nurse examiners; Secretary of HHR to study shortage.
- HB 476 Police and court records; expungement of certain misdemeanor and nonviolent felony convictions.
- HB 477 Juveniles; trial as adult, minimum age.
- HB 503 Health insurance; coverage for prosthetic devices.
- HB 532 Safe reporting of overdoses; immunity from prosecution.
- HB 552 Birth control; definition.
- HB 553 Workplace harassment; policies for legislative branch.
- HB 566 Food stamps and TANF; eligibility, drug-related felonies.
- HB 570 Teachers, public school; grounds for dismissal.
- HB 578 Smoking; illegal in motor vehicle when a minor under the age of 15 is present.
- HB 579 Health insurance; coverage for mammograms.
- HB 580 Child abuse and neglect; gender identity or sexual orientation.
- HB 582 Employees of local governments; collective bargaining.
- HB 583 Minimum wage; farm workers.
- HB 584 Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state government for persons with disabilities.
- HB 585 Comprehensive plan; certain localities to promote transit-oriented development.
- HB 586 PFOA, PFOS, and PFAS; substances in public drinking water.
- HB 587 Baby changing facilities; DGS to implement in public buildings.
- HB 588 Legal notices; online publications.
- HB 589 Community services boards; funding formula, population and need.
- HB 590 Income tax, state; housing choice vouchers, definition of eligible housing areas.
- HB 591 Legal holidays; Indigenous Peoples Day.
- HB 592 Pawpaw fruit (Asimina triloba); designating as state fruit.
- HB 617 Workers' compensation; repetitive motion injuries.
- HB 618 Hate crimes; gender, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation, penalty, effective clause.
- HB 643 Pipeline construction; certification requirement, minimum diameter, stop work orders.
- HB 644 Pipeline construction projects; violations, cumulative effect, civil penalties.
- HB 646 Pipeline construction permit; amount of civil penalty for violation.
- HB 658 Virginia Beach mass shooting; independent commission to investigate.
- HB 690 Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF); family cap.
- HB 696 Local human rights ordinances; sexual orientation and gender identity.
- HB 697 School meals; adoption of policies.
- HB 698 School boards; distribution of excess food.
- HB 729 Transit funding; raises the existing regional transportation fee, grantor's tax, etc.
- HB 738 County board of supervisors; presiding officers, terminology.
- HB 743 Higher educational institutions; qualified education loans, providers of private education loans.
- HB 757 Public employment; limitations on inquiries by state agencies and localities regarding arrests.
- HB 775 Virginia College Savings Plan; analyzing current programs to encourage citizens to save.
- HB 783 Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases, conditions before 7/1/20.
- HB 785 Localities; authority to levy taxes.
- HB 789 Consumer lending; replaces references to payday loans with term "short-term loans."
- HB 791 Comprehensive harm reduction programs; authority to establish and operate.
- HB 801 Worker classification; penalties.
- HB 806 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; victims of sexual assault, report.
- HB 809 Child abuse and neglect; valid report or complaint, alleged abuser.
- HB 821 Arrest for a violent felony; saliva or tissue sample required for DNA analysis.
- HB 825 Paid family and medical leave program; Virginia Employment Commission to establish.
- HB 826 State plan for medical assistance; payment for services provided by certified doulas.
- HB 852 VITA; required information security training program for state employees.
- HB 893 Law enforcement; use of force, data collection and reporting requirement.
- HB 894 Education preparation programs; teacher licensure, certain instruction or training.
- HB 897 School resource officers; memorandums of understanding.
- HB 898 Employees; earned sick leave, civil penalties.
- HB 904 Child abuse and neglect reporting; public sports programs.
- HB 906 Entitlement to sales tax revenues from certain public facilities; authorized localities.
- HB 907 Sickle cell anemia; treatment.
- HB 909 Driver's license; suspensions for certain non-driving related offenses.
- HB 913 Higher educational institutions; sexual violence policies, immunity from disciplinary action.
- HB 919 Preliminary protective orders; hearing dates.
- HB 952 Digital services; protection for minors.
- HB 953 STEAM programs; establishes STEAM Education Fund.
- HB 957 Virginia Cyber Initiative Act; established.
- HB 958 College and Career Readiness Steering Committee; Secretary of Education to establish.
- HB 960 Firearms and ammunition; imposes additional sales and use tax, use of proceeds.
- HB 964 Firearms; restoration of rights of persons convicted of violent felonies.
- HB 967 Military service members and veterans; expediting issuance of credentials to spouses, application.
- HB 968 State plan for medical assistance services; covered services.
- HB 975 Standards of Quality; state funding, ratios of teachers to English language learners.
- HB 1017 Commonwealth of Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority; created.
- HB 1024 State Police, Department of; establishment of cold case searchable database.
- HB 1036 Preventive services; coverage for outpatient mental health screenings or visits.
- HB 1037 Health insurance; short-term limited-duration medical plans, definitions, effective date.
- HB 1040 Naturopathic doctors; Board of Medicine to license and regulate.
- HB 1049 Discrimination; sexual orientation and gender identity.
- HB 1050 Discrimination; prohibited in public accommodations, employment, credit, etc.
- HB 1060 Ultrasound prior to abortion; physician civil penalty exemption.
- HB 1062 Political campaign advertisements; definition of campaign telephone calls, etc.
- HB 1072 Profane, threatening, or indecent language; use over public airways or by other methods.
- HB 1081 School attendance officers; petitions for violation of a school attendance order.
- HB 1082 Emergency Services and Disaster Law; definition of disaster, incidents involving cyber systems.
- HB 1083 Minors; allowing access to firearms, Class 1 misdemeanor.
- HB 1085 Public schools; potable water.
- HB 1151 Plastic bag tax; use of revenues.
- HB 1159 Black Women's Heritage Month; designating as the month of June.
- HB 1162 Environmental Quality, Department of; definition of environmental justice.
- HB 1209 New Americans, Office of; created within Department of Social Services.
- HB 1211 Driver privilege cards; definitions, effective date, report.
- HB 1223 Higher educational institutions, public; foundations, annual reporting requirements, VCCS exempt.
- HB 1243 Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995; affected local jurisdictions and public entities.
- HB 1245 Toll lane enforcement; Midtown Tunnel and Downtown Tunnel.
- HB 1254 Redistricting; population data, reallocation of prison populations.
- HB 1255 Congressional and state legislative districts; standards and criteria.
- HB 1256 Virginia Redistricting Advisory Commission; established.
- HB 1257 Drinking water supplies and waterworks; maximum contaminant levels, effective date, report.
- HB 1284 Correctional facilities; use of isolated confinement.
- HB 1316 Standards of Quality; work-based learning, teacher leaders and mentors, principal mentors.
- HB 1322 Higher educational institutions, public; admissions applications, criminal history of applicant.
- HB 1354 Plastic Waste Prevention Advisory Council; established.
- HB 1388 Public school accreditation; triennial review.
- HB 1392 FOIA Ombudsman; powers and duties, report.
- HB 1410 Food stamps; Restaurant Meals Program.
- HB 1418 Virginia Human Rights Act; discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual harassment.
- HB 1424 American Revolutionary 250 Commission; established, membership, report, sunset provision.
- HB 1426 School boards; availability of school meals to students, effective date.
- HB 1427 Passing stopped school bus; vendor, administrative fee.
- HB 1428 Virginia Health Benefit Exchange; created.
- HB 1429 Health insurance; nondiscrimination, gender identity or transgender status.
- HB 1453 Acute psychiatric bed registry; DBHDS shall establish work group to evaluate, etc.
- HB 1490 Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
- HB 1507 Marijuana; possession.
- HB 1508 School counselors; minimum staffing ratio.
- HB 1509 Virginia Food Access Investment Program and Fund; established and created, report.
- HB 1510 Weapons; carrying into building owned or used by the Commonwealth or political subdivision thereof.
- HB 1513 Health insurance; credits for retired school division employees.
- HB 1514 Virginia Human Rights Act; racial discrimination, hair.
- HB 1517 Police and court records; expungement of records for misdemeanor and nonviolent felony convictions.
- HB 1519 Slavery & Subsequent De Jure & De Facto Racial & Economic Discrimination, Com. to Study; created.
- HB 1523 Historical African American Cemeteries and Graves Fund; created.
- HB 1537 War memorials for veterans; removal, relocation, etc.
- HB 1544 Children; strip searches.
- HB 1547 Higher educational institutions, public; eligibility for in-state tuition.
- HB 1586 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; allocation of funds.
- HB 1594 Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors.
- HB 1625 Veterans; war memorials.
- HB 1651 Corrections, Department of; hepatitis C antiviral medication.
- HB 1663 Discrimination; prohibited in public accommodations, etc., causes of action.
- HB 1664 Electric utilities; offshore wind development.
- HB 1665 Sports officials; person who commits battery against official, penalty.
- HB 1722 Applied behavior analysis services; Department of Education shall develop guidance and resources.
- HJ 1 United States Constitution; ratifies and affirms Equal Rights Amendment.
- HJ 4 Celebrating the life of Alan Arnold Diamonstein.
- HJ 23 Voter records/election results; Dept. of Elections to study use of blockchain technology to protect.
- HJ 30 Geriatric parole; State Crime Commission to study the low use.
- HJ 41 Teacher salaries and benefits; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.
- HJ 44 JLARC; reinstatement of discretionary parole, report.
- HJ 46 Commending the United States Women's National Soccer Team.
- HJ 52 Prescription drugs; SHHR to convene work group to address cost to Virginians, etc.
- HJ 55 Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service; DRPT to study feasibility of an east-west service.
- HJ 56 Privately operated prisons; JLARC to study use.
- HJ 73 Interstate 66; CTB to study safety, congestion, etc., concerns.
- HJ 79 Special education staffing ratios; JLARC to study.
- HJ 82 Blockchain technology; VEDPA to study the emergence, etc., in the economy.
- HJ 108 Year of the Eye Exam; designating 2020 as The Year of the Eye Exam.
- HJ 128 Commuter rail systems; DRPT to study and develop best practices for constructing, etc.
- HJ 130 Marijuana; JLARC to study legalization, regulation, etc.
- HJ 136 Global warming; caused by human activity has resulted in a climate and ecological emergency.
- HJ 137 Deported veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces; medical treatment and other benefits.
- HJ 147 Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; commemoration of the American Revolution.
- HJ 152 Commending Virginia Organizing.
- HJ 162 Commending the Division of Capitol Police.
- HJ 165 Commending the Washington Nationals.
- HJ 179 Commending the Canines-N-Kids Foundation.
- HJ 182 Commending Westfield High School.
- HJ 187 Commending the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.
- HJ 189 Commending Girl Scout Troop 56002.
- HJ 190 Celebrating the life of Charles S. Miller, Jr.
- HJ 191 Celebrating the life of Lewis Eugene Burke.
- HJ 192 Commending Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
- HJ 193 Commending Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
- HJ 195 Commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Robert Russa Moton.
- HJ 205 Commending Loudoun Now.
- HJ 231 Commending the Virginia Department of State Police.
- HJ 232 Commending the Richmond Police Department.
- HJ 233 Commending Bud Foster.
- HJ 238 Commending the All Dulles Area Muslim Society.
- HJ 242 Commending Ilryong Moon.
- HJ 253 Commending Gerald R. Rubin.
- HJ 254 Commending the Division of Capitol Police.
- HJ 284 Commending the Virginia Emergency Management Association.
- HJ 287 Commending the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA.
- HJ 288 Commending Visit Loudoun.
- HJ 289 Commending United Methodist Family Services.
- HJ 317 Commending the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads.
- HJ 329 Commending Priscilla Martinez Jaka.
- HJ 334 Commending the Honorable Dr. William Ferguson Reid.
- HJ 351 Commending the Raj Khalsa Gurdwara.
- HJ 353 Commending the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- HJ 356 Celebrating the life of Sidney Buford Scott.
- HJ 393 Commending the Washington Mystics.
- HJ 438 Commending Rachel Thompson.
- HJ 440 Commending the Wes Strong Foundation.
- HJ 454 Celebrating the life of Maria Bonazzoli Bourne.
- HJ 503 Commending the Woodgrove High School girls' soccer team.
- HJ 504 Commending the Loudoun County High School girls’ volleyball team.
- HJ 506 Commending Tree of Life Ministries.
- HR 6 Day of Women; designating as January 22, 2020, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HR 19 Commending Maureen Caddigan.
- HR 50 Celebrating the life of Debra Sue Maurer.
- HR 89 Commending the Virginia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons.
- HR 94 Commending the Douglas S. Freeman High School “We the People” team.
- HR 122 Commending the Honorable Rosalyn Randolph Dance.
- HR 132 Commending the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA.
- HR 144 Commending the Unity March Against Hate.
- HR 173 Commending Rosa B. Price.
- HR 190 Celebrating the life of Lorine Bernice Allen Jordan.
- HR 195 Commending the League of Women Voters of Loudoun County.
- HR 196 Commending the Telugu Association of North America.
- HR 197 Commending the American Telugu Association.
- HR 198 Commending the Arc of Loudoun.
- HR 199 Commending Equality Loudoun.
- HR 212 Commending the Greater Sikh Community of Northern Virginia.
- SB 25 Campaign finance; prohibited contributions to candidates.
- SB 27 Uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance policies; bad faith.
- SB 50 Virginia Human Rights Act; racial discrimination, hair.
- SB 66 Va. Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices, sexual orientation and gender, etc.
- SB 95 Health insurance; coverage for essential health benefits, preventive services.
- SB 122 Teledentistry; definitions, establishes requirements for practice, digital scans, etc.
- SB 635 Right to reproductive choice; right to refuse contraception.
- SB 798 Driving after forfeiture of license; guilty of certain offenses.
- SB 802 Death penalty executions; imposes a moratorium.
- SB 803 Attorneys for the Commonwealth; compensation and collection of fees.
- SB 807 Larceny; subsequent offenses, penalty.
- SB 808 Police and court records; expungement of records, misdemeanor and felony convictions.
- SB 809 Parole; application of statutes.
- SB 810 Discretionary sentencing guidelines worksheets; use by juries.
- SB 811 Sentencing in a criminal case; procedure for trial by jury, ascertainment of punishment, etc.
- SB 812 Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act; telephone solicitation calls.
- SB 814 Driver's licenses; suspension for nonpayment of fines or costs.
- SB 818 Behavioral health dockets; established.
- SB 819 Drug Treatment Court Act; authorization and availability.
- SB 821 Parole; exception to limitation on the application of parole statutes.
- SB 823 Writs of actual innocence; petition by person who was convicted of a felony, etc.
- SB 1044 Funeral directors and embalmers; Board to promulgate regulations for licensure.
- SJ 1 United States Constitution; ratifies and affirms Equal Rights Amendment.
- SJ 17 Commending Friday Night Live!
- SJ 35 Barrier crimes and criminal history records checks; joint subcommittee to study.
- SJ 39 Justice system; Virginia State Crime Commission to study effect of abolishing jury sentencing.
- SJ 48 Celebrating the life of Dorothy Leah Gerber.
- SJ 58 Constitutional amendment; personal property tax exemption for motor vehicle of a disabled veteran.
- SJ 59 Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, restoration of rights (first reference).
- SJ 88 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald L. Baliles.
- SJ 109 Celebrating the life of Master Chief Rudolph Ernest Boesch, USN, Ret.
- SJ 119 Commending the Division of Capitol Police.
- SJ 137 Commending the Virginia Dental Association.
- SJ 161 Commending the Kiwanis Club of Roanoke.
- SJ 210 Commending Cornerstones, Inc.
- SJ 231 Commending the Roanoke Higher Education Center.
- SJ 249 Commending Joe Taylor.
- SJ 252 Commending Teresa Fennessy.
- SJ 254 Commending William H. Harrison.
- SJ 255 Commending the Herndon Woman's Club.
- SJ 256 Commending the Herndon Fortnightly Club.
- SJ 257 Commending Lisa C. Merkel.
- SJ 258 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Charles Henry Duff, Jr.
- SJ 259 Commending Karen Ramos.
- SJ 260 Commending Michael O'Reilly.
- SJ 261 Celebrating the life of Josephine Evans Burns.
- SJ 262 Celebrating the life of Barbara Hicks Harding.