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2022 SESSION
Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. (R) - Senate District 15
In-session address:
- Pocahontas Building, Room E505
- 900 East Main Street
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- (804) 698-7515
- email: district15@senate.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- P.O. Box 332
- Clarksville, Virginia 23927
- (434) 374-5129
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- HB 16 Safe haven protections; newborn safety device at hospitals for reception of children.
- HB 17 Military honor guards and veterans service organizations; paramilitary activities, exception.
- HB 34 Absentee voting; return of absentee ballots, drop-off locations.
- HB 35 Absentee voting; excuse required to vote absentee by mail, etc.
- HB 54 Absentee voting; ballots to be sorted and results to be reported by precinct.
- HB 55 Voter registration; list of decedent transmitted by St. Reg. of Vital Records to Dept. of Elections.
- HB 59 School principals; incident reports.
- HB 86 Campaign finance; disclosure reports, searchable electronic database.
- HB 90 Sales tax; exemption for food purchased for human consumption & essential personal hygiene products.
- HB 127 Governor's Schools, academic year; certain practices prohibited and required.
- HB 149 Absentee ballots; witness requirement, printed name and residence address.
- HB 205 Election officials, state and local; acceptance of certain gifts and funding prohibited, etc.
- HB 245 Group health benefit plans; sponsoring associations, formation of benefits consortium.
- HB 262 Agribusiness; includes farmers markets and roadside farm markets.
- HB 305 Elections; appointment of Commissioner of Elections, membership of Board, effective date.
- HB 344 Public charter schools; applications, review and approval.
- HB 346 College partnership laboratory schools; application and establishment.
- HB 356 Public schools; Board of Education may establish regional charter school divisions.
- HB 472 Income tax, state; increases standard deduction.
- HB 833 Group violence intervention; definition, Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund created.
- HB 883 Project labor agreements; prevailing wage, collective bargaining for employees of local governments.
- HB 941 Voter registration; registration permitted up to and including the day of the election.
- HB 942 Voter identification; identification containing a photograph required.
- HB 945 Absentee voting in person; available beginning on the tenth day prior to election.
- HB 1000 Law-enforcement civilian oversight bodies; requirements of members.
- HB 1008 RSUT; exemption for food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene.
- HB 1009 Sexually explicit content; DOE shall develop model policies, parental notification.
- HB 1010 Real property taxes; notice of proposed increase, notice of public hearing.
- HB 1024 Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts; established, definition of poverty guidelines.
- HB 1101 Election officials, state and local; acceptance of certain gifts and funding prohibited.
- HB 1169 Health insurance; association health plans.
- HB 1272 Public elementary and secondary schools, etc.; student instruction.
- HJ 19 Public education; Department of Education to study purpose and goals.
- HJ 27 William R. Harvey Day; designating as January 29, 2023, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 51 Celebrating the life of Officer Michael D. Chandler.
- HJ 69 Commending Daphne Tamara Fulson.
- HJ 114 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Arthur R. Giesen, Jr.
- HJ 125 Commending Michael Cherry.
- HJ 136 Girl Scout Week; designating as week of March 12, 2022, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 148 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank DuVal Hargrove, Sr.
- HJ 156 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Harry Russell Potts, Jr.
- HJ 175 Commending Weldon Edwards.
- HJ 184 Commending Liberty University.
- HJ 193 Commending Angels of Assisi.
- HJ 202 Commending the Virginia Manufacturers Association.
- HJ 223 Celebrating the life of the Reverend LaVerne McCain Gill.
- HJ 228 Commending Michael C. Maxey.
- HJ 235 Commending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
- HJ 247 Commending Louis Rodman Whitaker, Jr.
- HJ 264 Commending Virginia Housing.
- HJ 268 Commending the 29th Infantry Division.
- HJ 281 Celebrating the life of Thomas Francis Farrell II.
- HJ 294 Commending Curtis Turner.
- HJ 295 Commending David Willis.
- HJ 296 Commending Albert L. Payne, D.D.S.
- HJ 297 Commending the Kiwanis Club of Danville.
- HJ 299 Celebrating the life of Landon Russell Wyatt, Jr.
- HJ 306 Commending Monroe E. Harris, Jr., DMD.
- HJ 308 Celebrating the life of Adeline Rose Krizek.
- HJ 309 Celebrating the life of Nikia Yvonne Shaw.
- HJ 316 Commending Charlie King.
- HJ 320 Commending Dr. William R. Harvey.
- HJ 341 Commending the Oscar F. Smith High School football team.
- HJ 378 Commending John Wayne Hite.
- HJ 384 Commending O. Renee Hughes.
- HJ 385 Celebrating the life of Connor Garstka.
- HJ 396 Celebrating the life of Adam Jeffery Oakes.
- HJ 448 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Flora Lonette Davis Crittenden.
- HJ 453 Commending The Cadet and The Cadet Foundation.
- SB 2 School principals; incident reports.
- SB 4 Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders.
- SB 11 Income tax, state; increases standard deduction for single and married filers.
- SB 36 School principals; incident reports, written threats against school personnel, etc.
- SB 118 Voter identification; identification containing a photograph required to vote.
- SB 125 Public schools; regional charter school divisions.
- SB 166 Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders.
- SB 195 Group health benefit plans; sponsoring associations, formation of benefits consortium, definitions.
- SB 287 School principals; incident reports.
- SB 335 Health insurance; association health plan for real estate salespersons.
- SB 341 Consumer protection; online marketplace, high-volume third-party sellers.
- SB 371 Elections, State Board of; expands membership, appointment of Commissioner of Elections.
- SB 379 Capital murder; death penalty for willful, deliberate, etc., killing of a law-enforcement officer.
- SB 415 School boards; employment of at least one school resource officer in elementary & secondary schools.
- SB 528 Income tax, state; military benefits subtraction, person 60 years of age or older, etc.
- SB 529 Child Care Subsidy Program; permitting Armed Forces active members to apply for Program.
- SB 532 Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act; repeals Act.
- SB 540 Income tax, state and corporate; credit for small businesses.
- SB 541 Gasoline and diesel fuel; lowers the rate of tax on July 1, 2022.
- SB 547 Virginia Parole Board; monthly reports.
- SB 558 Public schools; evaluation & recommendations for certain current and proposed policies.
- SB 560 Income tax, state; increases standard deduction for single filers and married persons.
- SB 566 Charitable gaming; strengthens enforcement and penalties.
- SB 569 Coastal Virginia Resiliency Authority; established, members, report.
- SB 570 Public elementary and secondary schools; curricula and instruction.
- SB 571 RSUT; exemption for food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene.
- SB 579 Income tax, state; refunds for individuals or married persons filing a joint return.
- SB 583 Commonwealth's taxation system; conformity with the Internal Revenue Code, etc.
- SB 586 Income tax, state; military benefits subtraction.
- SB 598 College partnership laboratory schools; application and establishment, contracts.
- SB 600 School safety audits; law-enforcement officers.
- SB 608 Public charter schools; applications, review and approval.
- SB 609 RSUT; exemption for food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene.
- SB 613 School principals; incident reports.
- SB 620 Real property taxes; rate of increase.
- SB 635 Public charter schools; applications, review and approval.
- SB 646 Unemployment compensation; disqualification for benefits, etc.
- SB 656 Sexually explicit content; DOE shall develop model policies, parental notification.
- SB 709 Education improvement scholarships tax credits; removes sunset provision.
- SB 710 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; created, penalty.
- SB 747 Uniform Statewide Building Code; religious exemptions.
- SB 766 Schools; male students shall not participate in female sports, etc., civil cause of action.
- SB 777 Front and rear bumpers; height limits.
- SJ 8 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Arthur R. Giesen, Jr.
- SJ 9 Commending George Mason University.
- SJ 21 Celebrating the life of the Honorable William Tayloe Murphy, Jr.
- SJ 38 Commending the Honorable William C. Mims.
- SJ 45 Celebrating the life of Commander Brian Michael Bourgeois, USN.
- SJ 55 Commending Barry C. Faison.
- SJ 65 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank DuVal Hargrove, Sr.
- SJ 67 Commending Lynwood Butner.
- SJ 73 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Harry Russell Potts, Jr.
- SJ 74 Commending Chief Justice Donald W. Lemons.
- SJ 75 Commending Clyde E. Cristman.
- SJ 76 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Linwood A. Holton, Jr.
- SJ 77 Commending the Spotsylvania American Legion Post 320.
- SJ 78 Commending William C. Chase, Jr.
- SJ 79 Commending Dawn Harman.
- SJ 80 Celebrating the life of Colonel Edward David Shames, USA, Ret.
- SJ 81 Celebrating the life of Donn Casserly Hart, Jr.
- SJ 90 Commending the Honorable Paul S. Trible, Jr.
- SJ 101 Commending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
- SJ 102 Commending Jesse Waltz.
- SJ 103 Celebrating the life of Rebecca Kellam Chalmers.
- SJ 105 Commending B. Wayne Coleman.
- SJ 115 Commending David K. Paylor.
- SJ 131 Celebrating the life of J. Kenneth Klinge.
- SJ 133 Celebrating the life of Warren Ballinger French, Jr.
- SJ 134 Scots-Irish Heritage Month.
- SJ 136 Commending Glenn DuBois, Ph.D.
- SJ 137 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Helen Marie Taylor.
- SJ 138 Commending Carlos A. Castro.
- SJ 139 Celebrating the life of Gary Clark Campbell.
- SJ 148 Commending the South Boston Speedway.
- SJ 149 Celebrating the life of Mark E. Skiles.
- SJ 150 Commending the Sweet Briar College equestrian team.
- SJ 152 Celebrating the life of John Elwood Painter.
- SJ 153 Celebrating the life of Vashon A. Jefferson.
- SJ 154 Celebrating the life of Stacey White Thomas.
- SJ 159 Celebrating the life of Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class James P. Buriak, USN.
- SJ 160 Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Paul R. Fridley, USN.
- SJ 173 Commending Sharon Horton.
- SJ 178 Commending Donna Lawson.
- SJ 179 Celebrating the life of Connor Garstka.
- SJ 181 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Patrick Joseph White.
- SJ 183 Commending the Virginia Cardinals Rugby Football Club.
- SJ 189 Ukraine; Russian invasion.
- SJ 196 Celebrating the life of Adeline Rose Krizek.
- SJ 197 Celebrating the life of Eugene L. Krizek.
- SJ 207 Commending Steven G. Bowman.
- SJ 212 Commending Woodlawn Elementary School.
- SJ 220 Commending Harry Wason.
- SJ 222 Commending Bob Brown.
- SR 19 Commending Rita Carter Forrester.
- SR 37 Celebrating the life of Zia Hasan Hashmi, Ph.D.
- SR 44 Celebrating the life of Gilbert K. Davis.
- SR 53 Commending Adonis Lattimore.
- SR 56 Commending Martinsville Speedway.