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2020 SESSION
Senator Joseph D. Morrissey (D) - Senate District 16
In-session address:
- Pocahontas Building, Room E614
- 900 East Main Street
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- (804) 698-7516
- email: district16@senate.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- 701 German School Road
- Richmond, Virginia 23225
- (804) 737-1626
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- HB 3 Va. Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices, sexual orientation and gender, etc.
- HB 38 Tanning facilities; prohibits use by persons under age 18.
- HB 40 Public schools; mental health break spaces, regulations.
- HB 42 Prenatal and postnatal depression, etc.; importance of screening patients.
- HB 50 Police and court records; expungement of records if granted a simple pardon for the crime.
- HB 57 Elections; date of June primary election.
- 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 80 Income tax, state; deduction for veterans with a 100 percent service-connected disability.
- HB 83 Police animals; killing or injuring, penalty.
- HB 91 Police and court records; person convicted of certain offenses, expungement of records.
- HB 99 Va. Fair Housing Law; status as a victim of family abuse, etc.
- 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 269 Marijuana; legalization of simple marijuana possession, penalty.
- HB 274 Juveniles; trial as adult.
- HB 286 Grand larceny; increases threshold amount.
- HB 307 Income tax, state; subtraction for crime stopper rewards.
- HB 361 Family caregiver; tax credit.
- HB 363 Disabled veterans and surviving spouses; state subsidy of property tax exemptions.
- HB 408 Green job creation tax credit; extends sunset date.
- HB 419 Virginia Diverse Educator Scholarship Fund and Program; established.
- 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 440 Railroads; freight train crew size requirements, civil penalty.
- HB 449 Unlawful hunting, fishing, or trapping; prohibition upon conviction.
- HB 474 Certified community health workers; establishes requirements for use of the title.
- HB 476 Police and court records; expungement of certain misdemeanor and nonviolent felony convictions.
- 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 581 Diversity and cultural competency; DHRM to develop online training module.
- 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 589 Community services boards; funding formula, population and need.
- HB 590 Income tax, state; housing choice vouchers, definition of eligible housing areas.
- HB 617 Workers' compensation; repetitive motion injuries.
- HB 798 Employment; prohibited retaliatory action.
- HB 800 Employment; disclosure of terms.
- HB 802 Employment; wage inquiries, prohibited retaliatory action.
- HB 806 Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; victims of sexual assault, report.
- HB 893 Law enforcement; use of force, data collection and reporting requirement.
- HB 898 Employees; earned sick leave, civil penalties.
- HB 907 Sickle cell anemia; treatment.
- 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 1159 Black Women's Heritage Month; designating as the month of June.
- HB 1243 Public-Private Transportation Act of 1995; affected local jurisdictions and public entities.
- HB 1651 Corrections, Department of; hepatitis C antiviral medication.
- HJ 4 Celebrating the life of Alan Arnold Diamonstein.
- HJ 8 Commending the Virginia 4-H shotgun development team.
- HJ 17 Commending The American Legion Auxiliary.
- HJ 42 Honor and Sacrifice Flag; emblem for honoring fallen public safety personnel.
- 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 58 Transportation agreements, certain; tolled transportation facilities.
- HJ 70 Commemorating the life and legacy of Secretariat.
- HJ 79 Special education staffing ratios; JLARC to study.
- HJ 101 Midtown and Downtown Tunnels in Hampton Roads; JLARC to study reduction or elimination of tolls.
- 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 162 Commending the Division of Capitol Police.
- HJ 165 Commending the Washington Nationals.
- HJ 212 Commending Virginia REALTORS®.
- HJ 231 Commending the Virginia Department of State Police.
- HJ 232 Commending the Richmond Police Department.
- HJ 245 Commemorating the life and legacy of Leslie Devan Smith, Jr.
- HJ 251 Commending Sarah Rosenberger Eissler.
- HJ 256 Commending South County High School.
- HJ 257 Commending the Laurel Hill Park Volunteer Team.
- HJ 273 Commending Dianne H. Smith.
- HJ 274 Commending the Hopewell High School football team.
- HJ 277 Commending Dorothy A. Jaeckle.
- HJ 295 Commending Carey A. Adams.
- HJ 335 Commending the Hopewell/Prince George Chamber of Commerce.
- HJ 353 Commending the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- HJ 441 Commending the Hopewell Dixie Youth Baseball Majors All-Star team.
- HJ 458 Commending the Manchester Family YMCA of the YMCA of Greater Richmond.
- SB 4 Public School Assistance Fund and Program; created.
- SB 8 Virginia Public Procurement Act; public works contracts, prevailing wage rate, penalty.
- SB 11 Disposable plastic bags; local tax.
- SB 15 Weapons; carrying into building owned or leased by the Commonwealth, penalty.
- SB 17 Same-sex marriages; civil unions.
- SB 23 Employment and public accommodation; prohibited discrimination, sexual orientation/gender identity.
- SB 26 Plastic bags; tax in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
- SB 34 Driver privilege cards; definitions, effective date, report.
- SB 35 Firearms, ammunition, etc.; control by localities by governing possession, etc., within locality.
- SB 40 Line of Duty Act; eligible dependents.
- SB 45 Absentee voting; no excuse required.
- SB 52 Opioid addiction treatment pilot program; DBHDS, et al., to establish in Planning Dist. 12, clause.
- SB 65 Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements, signed statement in lieu of form.
- SB 66 Va. Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices, sexual orientation and gender, etc.
- SB 69 Handguns; limitation on purchases, penalty.
- SB 70 Firearm transfers; criminal history record information checks, penalty.
- SB 81 Minimum wage; increases to $9.75 per hour, effective July 1, 2020, etc.
- SB 87 License plates, special; issuance for supporters of City of Va. Beach bearing the legend VB STRONG.
- SB 93 Taxes on income, wills, and administrations; exemption for victims of the Va. Beach mass shooting.
- SB 103 Juvenile offenders; eligibility for parole.
- SB 113 Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements.
- SB 122 Teledentistry; definitions, establishes requirements for practice, digital scans, etc.
- SB 160 Handheld personal communications devices; holding devices while driving a motor vehicle, penalty.
- SB 161 Public elementary and secondary schools; treatment of transgender students, policies.
- SB 162 Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state government for persons with disabilities.
- SB 168 Line of Duty Act; Virginia licensed health practitioners required to conduct medical reviews.
- SB 177 Autism Advisory Council; extends sunset provision.
- SB 179 Hate crimes; adds gender, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation, penalty.
- SB 203 Redistricting; Virginia Redistricting Commission established.
- SB 209 Judges; increases maximum number in judicial district.
- SB 236 Constitutional amendment; apportionment, Virginia Redistricting Commission (voter referendum).
- SB 243 Health insurance; payment to out-of-network providers.
- SB 245 Conversion therapy; prohibited by certain health care providers.
- SB 255 Transient occupancy tax; authorizes Prince George County to impose.
- SB 256 Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission; extends sunset provision.
- SB 303 Dogs; import and sale from certain breeders, penalty.
- SB 326 Sentencing proceeding by jury after conviction; recommendation of leniency, suspension of sentence.
- SB 421 Consumer lending; replaces references to payday loans with term "short-term loans."
- SB 423 Health insurance; mandated coverage for hearing aids for minors and services.
- SB 455 Absentee voting; deadline for returning absentee ballot.
- SB 456 Income tax, state; subtraction for low-income military veterans with a service-connected disability.
- SB 462 Higher educational institutions, public; in-state tuition, children of active duty service members.
- SB 463 Student-athletes; sudden cardiac arrest prevention.
- SB 464 Higher educational institutions; intercollegiate athletics, student-athletes, compensation.
- SB 466 Lists of registered voters; jury selection.
- SB 469 Primary ballot; certain required statements as qualification for candidacy, failure to timely file.
- SB 480 Employment; covenants not to compete, definition of low-wage employees, civil penalty.
- SB 499 Specialty dockets; veterans docket.
- SB 571 Visitation; petition of grandparent for visitation of child.
- SB 578 Early childhood care and education; establishment of system, definitions, licensure.
- SB 624 Geriatric prisoners; conditional release.
- SB 629 Shared solar programs; electric utility regulation, etc.
- SB 643 Motor Vehicles, Department of; issuance of certain documents.
- SB 657 Certificate of birth; new certificate issued to show change of sex.
- SB 662 Employee misclassification; retaliatory actions prohibited, civil penalty.
- SB 668 Child care providers; out-of-state background checks.
- SB 770 Paid family and medical leave program; Virginia Employment Commission to establish.
- SB 861 Group health benefit plans; bona fide associations, benefits consortium.
- SB 868 Discrimination; prohibited in public accommodations, etc., causes of action, civil actions.
- SB 881 Historical African American Cemeteries and Graves Fund; created.
- SB 935 Higher educational institutions, public; eligibility for in-state tuition.
- SB 945 Cell phone service; Division of Support Services to install in parking facilities.
- SB 947 Police and court records; expungement of records, acquittals.
- SB 981 Military service members and veterans; expediting the issuance of credentials to spouses.
- SB 998 Electric utilities; offshore wind development.
- SB 1005 CPL Ryan C. McGhee Memorial Bridge; bridge over I-95.
- SB 1022 Collective bargaining for public employees; labor organization representation.
- SJ 1 United States Constitution; ratifies and affirms Equal Rights Amendment.
- SJ 4 Celebrating the life of Alan Arnold Diamonstein.
- SJ 20 Celebrating the life of Dorcas Ruth Hardy.
- SJ 21 Commending Mission BBQ.
- SJ 31 Honor and Sacrifice Flag; emblem for honoring fallen public safety personnel.
- SJ 52 Commending the Chesapeake Bay Commission.
- SJ 55 Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- SJ 62 Commending the Washington Nationals.
- SJ 67 Marijuana; JLARC to study legalization of growth, sale, and possession.
- SJ 76 Commending Mission BBQ.
- SJ 83 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Mary T. Christian.
- SJ 86 Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; designating as September 2020 and each succeeding year thereafter.
- SJ 88 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Gerald L. Baliles.
- SJ 91 Commending John F. Reinhart.
- SJ 94 Commending the Virginia Wing, Civil Air Patrol.
- SJ 99 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Elliot Schewel.
- SJ 103 Commending the University of Virginia men's basketball team.
- SJ 119 Commending the Division of Capitol Police.
- SJ 122 Celebrating the life of William Griffith Thomas.
- 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 171 Commending Robert W. Duncan.
- SJ 177 Commending Third Street Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
- SJ 178 Celebrating the life of Markiya Simone Dickson.
- SJ 179 Celebrating the life of Edward H. Peeples, Jr.
- SJ 180 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Dimitri R. Bradley.
- SJ 181 Commending Bob Brown.
- SJ 182 Commending Waller & Company Jewelers.
- SJ 196 Celebrating the life of Corporal Ryan C. McGhee, USA.
- SJ 197 Celebrating the life of E. Bruce Heilman.
- SJ 202 Commending the Division of Capitol Police, the Virginia Department of State Police, et al.
- SJ 205 Celebrating the life of Katherine Johnson.
- SJ 216 Commending the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond.
- SJ 221 Commending Shirley Morrow Marshall.
- SJ 248 Commending the Fifth Street Baptist Church.
- SJ 249 Commending Joe Taylor.
- SJ 258 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Charles Henry Duff, Jr.
- SR 1 Commending Norfolk Police Department.
- SR 3 Virginia Beach Tragedy Fund; recognizing that Fund is performing an essential government service.
- SR 22 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Eva Mae Fleming Scott.
- SR 24 Commending William H. Goodwin, Jr.
- SR 36 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Willard James Moody, Sr.
- SR 44 Uyghurs; human rights crisis.
- SR 77 Commemorating the legacy of the Negro National League.
- SR 79 Celebrating the life of Henry J. Abraham.