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2020 SESSION
Delegate Sam Rasoul (D) - House District 11
In-session address:
- Pocahontas Building, Room E320
- 900 East Main Street
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- email: DelSRasoul@house.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- P.O. Box 13842
- Roanoke, Virginia 24037
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- HB 3 Va. Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices, sexual orientation and gender, etc.
- HB 6 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices, sources of funds.
- HB 7 Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices.
- HB 8 Disorderly conduct in public places; school activities.
- HB 9 Firearms; reporting those lost or stolen, civil penalty.
- HB 15 Public school buses; seat belts.
- HB 16 Safety belt system; all occupants of motor vehicles to utilize.
- HB 42 Prenatal and postnatal depression, etc.; importance of screening patients.
- HB 45 Workers' compensation; retaliatory discharge of employee.
- HB 55 Worker cooperatives; establishes as a category of cooperative associations.
- HB 56 Minimum wage; tipped employees, classification.
- HB 100 Voir dire examination of persons called as jurors; criminal case.
- HB 113 Protected information; newspersons engaged in journalism, definitions.
- HB 121 Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.
- HB 123 Nonpayment of wages; cause of action, civil penalty.
- HB 145 Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment of transgender students, policies.
- HB 151 Accessory dwelling units; development and use.
- HB 153 Right to work; repeals provisions of Code that refers to denial or abridgement.
- HB 167 Electric utilities; fuel cost recovery.
- HB 180 Marriage records; divorce and annulment reports, eliminates requirement for identification of race.
- HB 182 General Assembly; streaming and recording of meetings.
- HB 187 Elections; same-day registration, in-person absentee and election day voting.
- HB 198 Recounts; special election to be held in the case of a tie vote, exception.
- HB 199 Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact.
- HB 201 Elections; same-day registration.
- HB 220 Absentee voting; postage prepaid on return envelope.
- HB 233 Teachers; required to be compensated at or above national average.
- 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 310 Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; extends sunset provision.
- HB 333 Virginia Minimum Wage Act; federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
- HB 337 Nonpayment of wages; discriminatory actions prohibited.
- HB 338 Virginia Minimum Wage Act; removes exemption for persons employed in domestic service, etc.
- HB 340 Emergency laws; civil relief, citizens of the Commonwealth furloughed.
- HB 395 Minimum wage; increases to $9.50 per hour effective May 1, 2021.
- HB 408 Green job creation tax credit; extends sunset date.
- HB 416 Wage or salary history; inquiries prohibited, civil penalty.
- HB 419 Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program; established.
- HB 420 Emergency services and disaster preparedness plans; DEM to review plans.
- HB 422 Youth and Gang Violence Prevention Grant Fund and Program; created and established.
- HB 423 Gun Violence Survivor Assistance Fund and Grant Program; established.
- HB 429 Toll facilities; free use by teachers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel.
- HB 440 Railroads; freight train crew size requirements, civil penalty.
- HB 474 Certified community health workers; establishes requirements for use of the title.
- HB 503 Health insurance; coverage for prosthetic devices.
- HB 528 Electric generation facilities; SCC shall determine retirement of facilities.
- HB 552 Birth control; definition.
- HB 553 Workplace harassment; policies for legislative branch.
- HB 566 Food stamps and TANF; eligibility, drug-related felonies.
- 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 582 Employees of local governments; collective bargaining.
- HB 586 PFOA, PFOS, and PFAS; substances in public drinking water.
- HB 587 Baby changing facilities; DGS to implement in public buildings.
- HB 591 Legal holidays; Indigenous Peoples Day.
- HB 643 Pipeline construction; certification requirement, minimum diameter, stop work orders.
- HB 644 Pipeline construction projects; violations, cumulative effect, civil penalties.
- HB 645 Health insurance; coverage for diabetes.
- 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 738 County board of supervisors; presiding officers, terminology.
- HB 791 Comprehensive harm reduction programs; authority to establish and operate.
- HB 797 Local school boards; lead testing, report, parental notification.
- HB 798 Employment; prohibited retaliatory action.
- HB 799 Child day programs; lead testing, potable water.
- HB 800 Employment; disclosure of terms.
- HB 801 Worker classification; penalties.
- HB 802 Employment; wage inquiries, prohibited retaliatory action.
- HB 804 Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program; established.
- HB 806 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; victims of sexual assault, report.
- 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 869 Public defender or any deputies or employees; proportionally supplementing compensation.
- HB 898 Employees; earned sick leave, civil penalties.
- HB 905 Historical African American cemeteries; adds a cemetery in City of Chesapeake.
- HB 906 Entitlement to sales tax revenues from certain public facilities; authorized localities.
- HB 907 Sickle cell anemia; treatment.
- HB 908 Naloxone; possession and administration by employee or person acting on behalf of a public place.
- HB 913 Higher educational institutions; sexual violence policies, immunity from disciplinary action.
- HB 958 College and Career Readiness Steering Committee; Secretary of Education to establish.
- 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 1002 Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Planning Grant Program; created.
- HB 1024 State Police, Department of; establishment of cold case searchable database.
- HB 1056 Wellness and Opportunity, Commission on; established, report.
- HB 1060 Ultrasound prior to abortion; physician civil penalty exemption.
- HB 1061 Campaign finance; committee depositories and reimbursement.
- HB 1062 Political campaign advertisements; definition of campaign telephone calls, etc.
- HB 1069 Dairy milk cases or milk crates; unauthorized use.
- HB 1070 Expectorating in public places; repeals the crime.
- HB 1103 Ranked choice voting; elections for local governing bodies, local option pilot program.
- HB 1159 Black Women's Heritage Month; designating as the month of June.
- HB 1229 Manufactured home parks; sale of park, notice, rights of association.
- HB 1243 Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995; affected local jurisdictions and public entities.
- HB 1244 Virginia Telephone Privacy Protection Act; telephone solicitation calls.
- HB 1245 Toll lane enforcement; Midtown Tunnel and Downtown Tunnel.
- HB 1254 Redistricting; population data, reallocation of prison populations.
- HB 1316 Standards of Quality; work-based learning, teacher leaders and mentors, principal mentors.
- HB 1320 Demographic statements for bills; preparation by JLARC.
- HB 1346 Attorney fees; control of court.
- HB 1354 Plastic Waste Prevention Advisory Council; established.
- HB 1371 TANF; diversionary cash assistance.
- HB 1392 FOIA Ombudsman; powers and duties, report.
- HB 1410 Food stamps; Restaurant Meals Program.
- HB 1426 School boards; availability of school meals to students, effective date.
- HB 1429 Health insurance; nondiscrimination, gender identity or transgender status.
- HB 1462 Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail.
- HB 1490 Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
- HB 1499 Virginia Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Fund; created.
- HB 1507 Marijuana; possession.
- HB 1508 School counselors; minimum staffing ratio.
- 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 1546 Health benefit plans; bills for emergency services, surprise bills, dispute resolution.
- HB 1547 Higher educational institutions, public; eligibility for in-state tuition.
- HB 1549 Certificate of public need; criteria for determining need.
- HB 1553 Debt settlement services providers; licensure and regulation by State Corporation Commission.
- HB 1594 Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors.
- HB 1602 Governor's New Airline Service Incentive Fund; created.
- HB 1621 Virginia Urban Agriculture Advisory Council; created, report.
- HB 1625 Veterans; war memorials.
- HB 1641 Coal ash ponds; definitions, testing private wells and public water supply wells, etc.
- HB 1651 Corrections, Department of; hepatitis C antiviral medication.
- HB 1663 Discrimination; prohibited in public accommodations, etc., causes of action.
- HB 1666 People with disabilities that can impair communication; vehicle registration.
- HJ 1 United States Constitution; ratifies and affirms Equal Rights Amendment.
- HJ 2 Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption for affordable housing (first reference).
- HJ 4 Celebrating the life of Alan Arnold Diamonstein.
- HJ 8 Commending the Virginia 4-H shotgun development team.
- HJ 30 Geriatric parole; State Crime Commission to study the low use.
- HJ 35 Albemarle-Pamlico Watershed in Virginia; Department of Environmental Quality to study.
- HJ 38 Gun violence in communities; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study effects.
- 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 56 Privately operated prisons; JLARC to study use.
- HJ 70 Commemorating the life and legacy of Secretariat.
- HJ 79 Special education staffing ratios; JLARC to study.
- HJ 90 Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- HJ 101 Midtown and Downtown Tunnels in Hampton Roads; JLARC to study reduction or elimination of tolls.
- HJ 108 Year of the Eye Exam; designating 2020 as The Year of the Eye Exam.
- HJ 127 Court-appointed guardians and conservators; JLARC to study operations, etc.
- HJ 128 Commuter rail systems; DRPT to study and develop best practices for constructing, 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 144 James River bateaumen; recognizing their contributions to Virginia History.
- HJ 147 Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; commemoration of the American Revolution.
- HJ 162 Commending the Division of Capitol Police.
- HJ 165 Commending the Washington Nationals.
- HJ 168 Commending the Loudoun South Little League baseball team.
- HJ 195 Commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Robert Russa Moton.
- HJ 210 Celebrating the life of Samuel Hughes Melton, M.D.
- 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 245 Commemorating the life and legacy of Leslie Devan Smith, Jr.
- HJ 253 Commending Gerald Rubin.
- HJ 254 Commending the Division of Capitol Police.
- HJ 287 Commending the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA.
- HJ 289 Commending United Methodist Family Services.
- HJ 302 Commending William Farrell.
- HJ 310 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Kevin G. Miller, Sr.
- HJ 329 Commending Priscilla Martinez Jaka.
- HJ 334 Commending the Honorable Dr. William Ferguson Reid.
- HJ 353 Commending the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- HJ 356 Celebrating the life of Sidney Buford Scott.
- HJ 361 Celebrating the life of Paule Marshall.
- HJ 362 Celebrating the life of Eugene A. Mason, Jr.
- HJ 374 Commending Homestretch.
- HJ 380 Commending the Fifth Street Baptist Church.
- 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.
- HR 6 Day of Women; designating as January 22, 2020, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HR 19 Commending Maureen Caddigan.
- HR 45 Celebrating the life of Renee Marie Kelahan.
- HR 47 Commending the Lake Taylor High School football team.
- HR 48 Commending the Maury High School football team.
- HR 82 Commending Kayleigh Kim.
- 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 128 Commending Allan M. Carmody.
- HR 132 Commending the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, USA.
- HR 133 Commemorating the legacy of the Negro National League.
- HR 144 Commending the Unity March Against Hate.
- HR 172 Commending the Dochiki Civic and Social Club, Inc.
- HR 173 Commending Rosa B. Price.
- HR 190 Celebrating the life of Lorine Bernice Allen Jordan.
- SB 1 Driver's license; suspension for nonpayment of fines or costs, reinstatement of privilege to drive.
- SB 25 Campaign finance; prohibited contributions to candidates.
- SB 73 Minimum wage; increases to $10 per hour effective July 1, 2020, etc.
- SB 235 Health insurance; association health plans.
- SB 264 Certified registered nurse anesthetists; prescriptive authority.
- SB 404 Health insurance; short-term limited-duration medical plans, definitions, effective date.
- SB 421 Consumer lending; replaces references to payday loans with term "short-term loans."
- SB 544 Physician assistant; capacity determinations.
- SB 560 War veterans; removal, relocation, or altering of monuments.
- SB 572 Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; early detection and diagnosis, risk reduction and care.
- SB 635 Right to reproductive choice; right to refuse contraception.
- SB 643 Motor Vehicles, Department of; issuance of certain documents.
- SB 802 Death penalty executions; imposes a moratorium.
- SB 841 George Mason University; encouraged to establish a school of medicine.
- SB 858 Naturopathic doctors; Board of Medicine to license and regulate.
- SB 864 Comprehensive harm reduction programs; public health emergency, repeals sunset provision.
- SB 868 Discrimination; prohibited in public accommodations, etc., causes of action, civil actions.
- SB 1005 CPL Ryan C. McGhee Memorial Bridge; bridge over I-95.
- SB 1044 Funeral directors and embalmers; Board to promulgate regulations for licensure.
- 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 50 Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service; DRPT to study feasibility of an east-west service.
- SJ 55 Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- SJ 62 Commending the Washington Nationals.
- SJ 72 Celebrating the life of Harry Clarke Curtis.
- SJ 76 Commending Mission BBQ.
- SJ 78 African American legislators; commemorating 150th anniv. of swearing in to serve General Assembly.
- SJ 82 Commending the Garden Club of Virginia.
- SJ 88 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald L. Baliles.
- SJ 100 Commending David E. Bowles.
- SJ 109 Celebrating the life of Master Chief Rudolph Ernest Boesch, USN, Ret.
- SJ 119 Commending the Division of Capitol Police.
- SJ 122 Celebrating the life of William Griffith Thomas.
- SJ 123 Commending Bud Foster.
- SJ 131 Commending John T. Dever.
- SJ 138 Celebrating the life of Gregory Alan Krause.
- SJ 140 Commending the Richmond Police Department.
- SJ 145 Commending Deborah Warrick Lamb.
- SJ 159 Celebrating the life of Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr.
- SJ 160 Celebrating the life of Bittle Wilson Porterfield III.
- SJ 161 Commending the Kiwanis Club of Roanoke.
- SJ 162 Celebrating the life of Lessie Lula Jones Polk.
- SJ 165 Celebrating the life of Officer Katherine Mary Thyne.
- SJ 167 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Kossen Gregory.
- SJ 168 Commending Rita D. Bishop.
- SJ 170 Commending Judith Ann White Wyatt.
- SJ 178 Celebrating the life of Markiya Simone Dickson.
- SJ 181 Commending Bob Brown.
- SJ 190 Celebrating the life of Winston G. Lawson.
- SJ 196 Celebrating the life of Corporal Ryan C. McGhee, USA.
- SJ 215 Celebrating the life of Charles Calvin Singleton.
- SJ 221 Commending Shirley Morrow Marshall.
- SJ 230 Celebrating the life of Robert Allen Garland.
- SJ 231 Commending the Roanoke Higher Education Center.
- SJ 249 Commending Joe Taylor.