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2024 SESSION
Delegate Laura Jane Cohen (D) - House District 15
In-session address:
- General Assembly Building, Room 821
- 201 North 9th Street
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- (804) 698-1015
- email: DelLJCohen@house.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- P.O. Box 273
- Burke, Virginia 22009
Legislation as Co-Patron: (registered users: create report or csv file)
- HB 2 Assault firearms & certain ammunition, etc.; purchase, possession, sale, transfer, etc., prohibited.
- HB 12 Handguns; firearm locking device required for sale or transfer, child safety warning required.
- HB 18 Hate crimes and discrimination; ethnic animosity, penalties.
- HB 20 Photo speed monitoring devices; location.
- HB 22 Auto sears and trigger activators; prohibition on manufacture, importation, sale, etc., penalty.
- HB 25 Retail Sales and Use Tax; establishes an annual tax holiday that takes place in August.
- HB 32 Medicine, Board of; continuing ed. related to implicit bias and cultural competency in health care.
- HB 33 Public drinking water; Commissioner of Health's work group to study occurrence of microplastics.
- HB 35 Firearm safety device tax credit; expands definition of device.
- HB 37 Loan repayment programs; creates program for mental health professionals.
- HB 38 Virginia Retirement System; enhanced retirement benefits for 911 dispatchers.
- HB 40 Campaign finance; prohibited personal use of campaign funds, complaints, hearings, civil penalty.
- HB 47 Invasive plant species; requirements for retail sales.
- HB 50 Central State Hospital; designation of additional beds as forensic and psychiatric beds.
- HB 100 Child labor offenses; increases civil penalties.
- HB 102 Court-appointed counsel; raises the limitation of fees.
- HB 113 Handguns; possession, purchase, or transportation by persons convicted of certain drug offenses.
- HB 157 Minimum wage; farm laborers or farm employees, temporary foreign workers.
- HB 158 Firearm locking device; required for sale or transfer of firearm.
- HB 159 State correctional and juvenile correctional facilities; use of canines, prohibited acts.
- HB 160 Veterans; workplace poster for benefits and services.
- HB 161 Individuals experiencing or reporting overdoses while incarcerated; disciplinary procedures.
- HB 165 Income tax, state; deduction for union dues.
- HB 170 Trees; conservation during land development process.
- HB 174 Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties; issuance of marriage license.
- HB 176 Elections; form of ballot, party identification of candidates, constitutional offices.
- HB 177 Federal Early Intervention Program for Infants & Toddlers w/Disabilities; reimbursement rates.
- HB 187 Teachers; process and timeline for increasing salary.
- HB 224 Public schools; mental health awareness training.
- HB 256 Health care providers & grocery store workers; employers to provide paid sick leave, effective date.
- HB 281 Child day programs; use of office buildings, waiver of zoning requirements.
- HB 282 Highway work zones; creates a traffic infraction for any moving violation in a work zone.
- HB 318 Firearm industry members; creates standards of responsible conduct, civil liability.
- HB 327 Affordable and inclusive housing; DBHDS to develop plan to ensure people w/disabilities have access.
- HB 351 Firearm; locking device required for purchase, households where minor resides, penalty.
- HB 358 Voluntary Registration Health and Safety Checklist; DOE to update.
- HB 362 Firearms; purchase, etc., following an assault and battery of a family or household member, etc.
- HB 386 Public schools; increase staffing ratios for specialized student support positions.
- HB 407 Child Care Subsidy Program; categorical eligibility for certain families.
- HB 408 Child Care Subsidy Program vendors; basis for periodic reimbursement.
- HB 454 Firearm/explosive material; carrying w/in Capitol Square or bldg. owned or leased by Commonwealth.
- HB 513 Medical assistance services and health insurance; state plan for payment for PANDAS and PANS.
- HB 558 Constitutional amendment; property tax exemption for certain surviving spouses (voter referendum).
- HB 569 Employment discrimination; employee notification of federal and state statute of limitations.
- HB 624 English language learner students; ratios of instructional positions, At-Risk Program established.
- HB 626 Public schools; youth and community violence prevention, report.
- HB 673 Resilient VA Revolving Fund; projects located in locality having low community resilience rating.
- HB 691 Transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment; DVS to establish pilot program, report.
- HB 699 Treatment with opioids; Board of Medicine, et al., to amend their regulations.
- HB 719 Public high schools; SOL curriculum guidelines for research-based hazing prevention instruction.
- HB 736 Veterans; examining practice of persons receiving compensation for providing certain services, etc.
- HB 793 Speed limits; expands authority of any locality to reduce limit to less than 25 miles per hour.
- HB 805 Sales and use tax, local; additional tax authorized in counties & cities to support schools.
- HB 819 Health insurance; coverage for contraceptive drugs and devices.
- HB 824 Indigent defendant; rate of fees for legal representation.
- HB 825 At-Risk Program; established, public school funding.
- HB 828 Public schools; staffing ratios of teachers for English language learner students.
- HB 858 Health care; decision-making, end of life, penalties.
- HB 893 Attorneys appointed to represent parents or guardians; qualifications and performance.
- HB 900 Zoning; developmental and use of accessory dwelling units.
- HB 908 Individuals with developmental disabilities; financial eligibility.
- HB 926 Unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another; penalty.
- HB 963 DOE; school board policy on excess food donation.
- HB 1028 Affordable housing; assisted living facilities.
- HB 1031 Legislature Modernization, Commission on; established, report.
- HB 1098 Family bereavement leave; employee restoration of position, etc.
- HB 1163 Driver's license; standard for being denied or having license reviewed/revoked for medical reasons.
- HB 1174 Assault firearms; age requirement for purchase, penalty.
- HB 1181 Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program and Fund; established.
- HB 1216 Employee Child Care Assistance Pilot Program; established, report.
- HB 1269 Barrier crimes; adult substance abuse and mental health services, exception.
- HB 1284 Firefighters and emergency medical services; collective bargaining by providers, definitions.
- HB 1345 High school graduation requirements; satisfaction of elective course credits.
- HB 1361 Va. Public Procurement Act; preference for goods produced in Virginia, U.S., & Va. resident bidders.
- HB 1381 Rural Virginia, Center for; renames Center the Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia.
- HB 1462 Firearm in unattended motor vehicle; civil penalty.
- HJ 2 Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote.
- HJ 9 Constitutional amendment; marriage between two individuals.
- HJ 13 Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Month of Awareness.
- HJ 44 Black Maternal Health Week; designating as April 11-17, 2024, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 51 Employment service organizations; DGS, et al., to study procuring goods and services.
- HJ 52 Student Appreciation Week; designating as week of March 20, 2024, & each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 69 Commending Sandra Gioia Treadway.
- HJ 101 Commending Peter A. Blake.
- HJ 120 Commending the ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation.
- HJ 166 Celebrating the life of Michelle Antonette Leete.
- HJ 172 Commending Marie Ridder.
- HJ 180 Commending the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles.
- HJ 187 Commending Tilth & Oak.
- HJ 188 Commending Senior Airman Kostiantyn Khymchenko, USAF.
- HJ 189 Commending Master Sergeant Stephen Drakes, VA ANG.
- HJ 190 Commending Technical Sergeant Jacquelyn N. Montoya, VA ANG.
- HJ 191 Commending Staff Sergeant Britney Phillips, VA ANG.
- HJ 192 Commending Bishop Kim W. Brown.
- HJ 196 Commending Voodoo Brewing Company Virginia Beach.
- HJ 199 Commending Jennifer DeBruhl.
- HJ 224 Commending Glory’s Bakery.
- HJ 226 Commending Lucy Addison High School.
- HJ 250 Commending the Norfolk Tides.
- HJ 254 Commending Amy Burchuk.
- HJ 255 Commending Tina Garfield.
- HJ 258 Commending Kelly Boyd.
- HJ 280 Commending the Honorable L. Kaye Kory.
- HJ 286 Commending the Virginia Beach Medical Reserve Corps.
- HJ 287 Celebrating the life of Emily Beer.
- HJ 299 Commending Britepaths, Inc.
- HJ 302 Commending the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University women's basketball team.
- HJ 315 Commending Barry Nelson.
- HJ 346 Commending Julian C. Deck.
- HJ 365 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Onzlee Ware.
- HJ 406 Commending Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ.
- HR 27 Commending the Honorable Dr. Luke E. Torian.
- HR 55 Commending the Virginia Union University football team.
- HR 68 Commending the S. Delois Mayes Scholarship Foundation.
- HR 77 Commending the Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce.
- HR 96 Commending the Suffolk Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
- HR 100 Commending the Northern Virginia Mental Health Foundation.
- HR 101 Celebrating the life of Richard Carlton Griffin, Sr.
- HR 105 Commending Karen Tefelski.
- HR 110 Commending Dr. Ben Fitzgerald, III.
- HR 119 Commending Blake Corum.
- HR 144 Commending Women of Grace, Strength, and Dignity.
- HR 145 Commending Brothers Keepers.
- HR 151 Celebrating the life of Mary Clyde James Carruth.
- HR 177 Commending the Honorable Michael P. Mullin.
- HR 223 Commending the Honorable Thomas K. Norment, Jr.
- HR 255 Commending Laurice Malbon Yarn.
- HR 260 Commending the Honorable Dr. Dwight Clinton Jones.
- HR 281 Commending the Honorable Mark Lee Keam.
- HR 295 Commending the Oakton High School marching band.
- HR 338 Commending Megan Tucker.
- HR 339 Commending student-guitarists of Loudoun County Public Schools.
- HR 340 Commending the Loudoun County Public Schools Mobile Health Clinic.
- HR 341 Commending Vivian Rivera-Maysonet.
- HR 375 Commending the Honorable Kathleen J. Murphy.
- HR 395 Commending In My Humble Opinion Radio Show.
- HR 407 Commending Jonathan Rigolo.
- HR 408 Commending New Light Full Gospel Baptist Church.
- HR 412 Commending the Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington.
- HR 420 Commending the Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail.
- HR 430 Commending Vinegar Hill Magazine.
- HR 431 Commending Charlottesville Tomorrow.
- HR 432 Commending The Cavalier Daily.
- HR 433 Commending Charlottesville Community Engagement.
- HR 434 Commending Terri Allard.
- HR 437 Commending Sandy Hausman.
- SB 101 Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties; issuance of marriage license.
- SB 327 Assault firearms; age requirement for purchase, penalty.
- SJ 11 Constitutional amendment; marriage between two individuals.
- SJ 28 Public transit systems, joint subcommittee to study funding needs.
- SJ 40 Commending the Honorable Grace Burke Carroll.
- SJ 41 Commending the Honorable Gayl Y. Branum Carr.
- SJ 43 Celebrating the life of Janet Marie Brooking.
- SJ 44 Commending the Honorable Mark C. Simmons.
- SJ 50 Commending John T. Frey.
- SJ 63 Commending Peter A. Blake.
- SJ 69 Commending Scott McGeary.
- SJ 86 Celebrating the life of Karen Harrison Jones.
- SJ 125 Commending the Honorable Lisa A. Mayne.
- SJ 142 Commending the Honorable Robert J. Smith.
- SJ 151 Commending Mark E. Smith.
- SJ 175 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Richard Samuel Reynolds III.
- SJ 227 Commending Daniel G. "Bud" Oakey.
- SJ 246 Commending the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.