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2023 SESSION
Delegate Patrick A. Hope (D) - House District 47
In-session address:
- Pocahontas Building, Room E222
- 900 East Main Street
- Richmond, Virginia 23219
- (804) 698-1047
- email: DelPHope@house.virginia.gov
Mailing address:
- P.O. Box 3148
- Arlington, Virginia 22203
Legislation as Co-Patron: (registered users: create report or csv file)
- HB 1391 Social Media, Commission on; established, report.
- HB 1419 Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; extension of eligibility.
- HB 1446 Certified nursing facilities; minimum staffing standards, administrative sanctions.
- HB 1470 Real property; tax exemption for certain disabled veterans and surviving spouses.
- HB 1510 Urban green space; local incentives.
- HB 1514 Deceased high school seniors; waiver of graduation requirements and award of posthumous programs.
- HB 1526 Student literacy measures; scope, students in grades four through eight, English SOLs.
- HB 1552 Campaign finance; prohibited personal use of campaign funds, complaints, hearings, civil penalty.
- HB 1567 Perinatal health; VDH, et al., to evaluate strategies to reduce maternal & infant mortality rates.
- HB 1594 Multijurisdictional community services boards; health insurance coverage for employees.
- HB 1615 Statute of limitations; medical debt payment period.
- HB 1616 Workplace violence; policy required for certain employers, civil penalty.
- HB 1650 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enforcement by localities.
- HB 1652 Virginia Residential Landlord & Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement.
- HB 1653 Income tax, state; eligible low-income taxpayers to claim a refundable tax credit.
- HB 1654 Civilian deaths in custody; report.
- HB 1656 Gun violence; JLARC to study effects on communities.
- HB 1657 Virginia STEM Education Advisory Board; purpose and duties, historically underrepresented students.
- HB 1702 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement.
- HB 1715 Workplace violence; Department of Labor and Industry to convene work group to evaluate, report.
- HB 1716 Mental health resources; inclusion on Job Safety and Health Protection poster.
- HB 1740 Income tax, state; contributions to Virginia College Savings Plan accounts.
- HB 1788 Firearms; sale or transfer, microstamping-enabled firearms, penalties.
- HB 1791 Veterans' Behavioral Health Services Grant Matching Fund; created, report.
- HB 1849 Chemical restraints; work group to study use in correctional facilities.
- HB 1919 Pregnant inmates; coverage through state plan for medical assistance.
- HB 1988 Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.
- HB 2022 Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rent increase during tenancy.
- HB 2023 Wage or salary history inquiries prohibited; civil penalty.
- HB 2036 Veterans care center; DVS to establish in the eastern portion of the Northern Va. region, report.
- HB 2057 Public benefits; eligibility of certain aliens.
- HB 2059 Noncitizens of the United States; removes term aliens throughout Code.
- HB 2062 Towing enforcement; violations of current law subject to Va. Consumer Protection Act.
- HB 2064 Historic rehabilitation; maximum amount of tax credit.
- HB 2065 Income tax, state; create tax deduction for teaching materials.
- HB 2069 School boards; student member required.
- HB 2070 Firearms; purchase, etc., following an assault and battery against person in dating relationship.
- HB 2071 Persons other than ministers who may perform rites of marriage; issuance of order, etc.
- HB 2074 Assault and battery; persons diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability.
- HB 2076 Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; changes to eligibility criteria.
- HB 2078 Firearm locks; required for sale or transfer of handguns, warning against accessibility to children.
- HB 2079 Assault and battery against a family or household member; prior conviction, second offense sentence.
- HB 2080 License plates, special; issuance for women veterans.
- HB 2081 Juvenile justice; human trafficking screening.
- HB 2083 State plan for medical assistance services; dental care, anesthesia.
- HB 2084 Sickle cell disease; annual review of medication and treatment, report.
- HB 2086 Sickle Cell Disease, Advisory Council on; established, report.
- HB 2087 Health care providers & grocery store workers; employers to provide paid sick leave, effective date.
- HB 2088 Personalized license plates; references to Confederacy or persons who committed treason.
- HB 2089 Health insurance; coverage for prescription contraceptives.
- HB 2091 Parental access to minor's medical records; consent by certain minors to treatment.
- HB 2104 School crossing zones; signs shall be placed not more than 750 feet from school limits.
- HB 2106 Arrest/prosecution of individual experiencing mental health emerg.; assault against law enforcement.
- HB 2115 Unemployment compensation; continuation of benefits, repayment of overpayments.
- HB 2139 Prescription refills; authority of pharmacists to refill prescriptions for insulin.
- HB 2140 Epinephrine; policies for possession & administration at early childhood care, etc.
- HB 2142 Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back (G3) Program; eligibility, high-demand fields.
- HB 2143 Teach for Virginia Loan Repayment Assistance Fund and Program; established.
- HB 2144 Law-enforcement officers; minimum qualifications, citizenship.
- HB 2146 Licensure by reciprocity; Bd. of Social Work to examine licensure w/other jurisdictions.
- HB 2147 Prescriptions; Bd. of Pharmacy to evaluate translated directions for use.
- HB 2148 Employment discrimination; employee notification of federal and state statute of limitations.
- HB 2152 Higher educational institutions, public; in-state tuition, children of active duty service members.
- HB 2154 School bus drivers; mental health awareness training.
- HB 2174 Marriage; lawful regardless of sex or gender of parties.
- HB 2185 Community services boards and behavioral health authorities; provisions of performance contracts.
- HB 2187 School counselors; required percentage of staff time during school hours, etc.
- HB 2188 School psychologists; staffing flexibility.
- HB 2190 Managed care organizations; data collections and reporting requirements, report.
- HB 2210 Children; comprehensive health care coverage program.
- HB 2273 Firearms; waiting period for purchase, penalty.
- HB 2316 Sales and use tax, local; additional tax authorized in all counties & cities to support schools.
- HB 2317 Jury duty; increases allowance from $30 to $50 per day.
- HB 2337 Sports facilities; automated external defibrillator required.
- HB 2350 Firearms; storage in residence where minor present, penalty.
- HB 2356 Health insurance; coverage for colorectal cancer screening.
- HB 2365 Firearm or explosive material; carrying within Capitol Square or building state-owned or leased.
- HB 2387 Income tax, state; firearm safety device tax credit.
- HB 2388 Public elementary and secondary schools; programs of instruction on mental health education.
- HB 2402 Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy; protocol, information, training.
- HB 2407 Purchase of firearms; demonstrated competence with a firearm or completion of training course.
- HB 2414 Real property; tax exemption for disabled veterans or surviving spouse.
- HB 2417 Dogs and cats; financing for rental, sale, etc., prohibited.
- HB 2424 Interpreters for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; court may appoint certified interpreter.
- HB 2492 People with Disabilities, Virginia Board for; adds to membership, amends certain terminology.
- HJ 459 Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters,16-year-olds permitted to vote (first reference).
- HJ 467 Commending Robert Selden Duvall.
- HJ 488 Dyslexia Awareness Month; designating as October 2023 and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 491 Celebrating the life of Arthur David Toth, Jr.
- HJ 493 Commending the Library of Virginia.
- HJ 510 Trisomy Awareness Month; designating as March 2023 and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 518 Problem Gambling Awareness Month; designating as March 2023 and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 519 Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference).
- HJ 521 Teacher licensure requirements; DOE to study feasibility of expanding waiver for certain positions.
- HJ 528 Outage Data Initiative Nationwide; SCC to study the Commonwealth's participation.
- HJ 529 Affordable housing; DHCD to study ways to increase options for public servants, etc.
- HJ 532 Constitutional amendment; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition (first reference).
- HJ 536 Celebrating the lives of Randall Blevins, Fernando Chavez-Barron, Lorenzo Gamble, etc.
- HJ 546 Commending Colonel Anthony Steven Pike.
- HJ 553 Constitutional amendment; marriage between two individuals.
- HJ 559 Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe of Virginia; General Assembly to extend state recognition.
- HJ 565 Lymphedema Awareness Day; designating as March 6, 2023, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HJ 583 Celebrating the life of Joseph Edward Carey, Sr.
- HJ 595 Commending Jeffrey C. Michaels, O.D.
- HJ 601 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Aston Donald McEachin.
- HJ 613 Celebrating the life of Kerry Joseph Donley.
- HJ 619 Celebrating the life of Mary Elizabeth Baker Stuart.
- HJ 633 Commending Melwood.
- HJ 634 Celebrating the life of Bruce Hunter Neilson.
- HJ 642 Commending G. Gilmer Minor III.
- HJ 643 Commending the Honorable Robert H. Brink.
- HJ 646 Commending Jay T. Braxton.
- HJ 647 Celebrating the life of Braylon Edward Meade.
- HJ 655 Commending the Rescue Mission of Roanoke.
- HJ 661 Commending the Columbia Gas of Virginia's NiVets.
- HJ 665 Commending the South Hampton Roads Bar Association.
- HJ 670 Commending Michael J. Oesterling.
- HJ 673 Commending the Virginia National Guard State Partnership Program.
- HJ 677 Commending the Vienna Wireless Society, Inc.
- HJ 679 Celebrating the life of the Honorable James P. Massie III.
- HJ 680 Commemorating the life and legacy of Reuben E. Lawson.
- HJ 682 Commending the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Virginia.
- HJ 688 Commending Robert B. Lambeth, Jr.
- HJ 689 Commending Pamela J. Grosvenor.
- HJ 707 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Charles L. Waddell.
- HJ 710 Celebrating the life of Evangeline Carroll Brooks.
- HJ 711 Celebrating the life of Michael Gene Rhodes.
- HJ 717 Celebrating the life of Scott Blackford Meacham.
- HJ 718 Commending Claire Guthrie Gastaņaga.
- HJ 722 Celebrating the life of the Honorable William Kyle Barlow.
- HJ 725 Commending the Wakefield High School rowing program.
- HJ 727 Commending Arlington Public Schools' recipients of The Posse Foundation and QuestBridge scholarship.
- HJ 741 Commending Michael Pettaway Tomlin.
- HJ 747 Commending Jamie Jill.
- HJ 748 Commending Lindy Prevatt.
- HJ 756 Commending Amina Luqman-Dawson.
- HJ 761 Commending Rahman Harper.
- HJ 762 Commending Jose Quiroz.
- HJ 763 Commending Matt Hill.
- HJ 769 Commending the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's environmental education programs.
- HJ 776 Commending Annie Walker.
- HJ 779 Celebrating the life of Charles Taliaferro Lindsay, Jr.
- HJ 798 Celebrating the life of Juliette Carolyn Brooks Herring.
- HJ 814 Commending Barter Theatre.
- HJ 824 Commending Josh Sweat.
- HJ 829 Commending Cameron Bouchea Thomas.
- HR 243 Commending Dr. Donald James Finley.
- HR 271 District of Columbia; memorializing Congress to enact legislation admitting as a state into the U.S.
- HR 292 Celebrating the life of Lieutenant Commander Kevin Raynard Williams, Sr., USN, Ret.
- HR 295 Celebrating the life of William L. Prentiss, Jr.
- HR 303 Commending Renalda Pamela Yeung.
- HR 305 Commending the James Madison High School softball team.
- HR 309 Celebrating the life of Fred Knaysi, DDS.
- HR 310 Celebrating the life of Edward Godfrey West.
- HR 313 Commending William Edward Wagner.
- HR 314 Commending Geoffrey Pohanka.
- HR 323 House of Delegates; amending and readopting Rule 81.
- HR 330 Celebrating the life of William Irvin Kellum.
- HR 334 Commending the Divine Inspirations Center for the Arts.
- HR 335 Commending Sergeant First Class Garland Stevenson, Sr., USA, Ret.
- HR 336 Commending the Vienna Girls Softball League.
- HR 337 Commending the Ghanaian American community in Virginia.
- HR 339 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. William Alexander Jenkins.
- HR 341 Commending Black-owned businesses in Virginia.
- HR 343 Commending the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University men's basketball team.
- HR 344 Commending the Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School cheer team.
- HR 345 Commending the C.D. Hylton High School automotive team.
- HR 350 Commending Alejandro Buxton.
- HR 354 Celebrating the life of the Reverend Paulis Ervin Johnson, Sr.
- HR 355 Commending Bethlehem Bible College.
- HR 364 Commending Bishop Samuel L. Carruth.
- HR 365 Celebrating the life of Samuel Irving Blake.
- HR 366 Commending Ilia Malinin.
- HR 371 Celebrating the life of Blanche Holmes Moore.
- HR 375 Commending Virginia Voice, Inc.
- HR 378 Commemorating the life and legacy of the Honorable Richard Gault Leslie Paige.
- HR 391 Commending Beverly VanTull.
- HR 393 Commending John William Foust.
- HR 394 Celebrating the life of Katherine Hendricks Thomas, PhD.
- HR 395 Commending the Freedom High School football team.
- HR 416 Commending Jack and Jill of America, Inc.
- HR 417 Commending the Stafford County Branch of the NAACP.
- HR 440 Commending the Stafford County Branch NAACP Youth Council.
- HR 502 Commending Tom Biesiadny.
- SB 909 Firearms; transfers to another person from a prohibited person.
- SB 994 Corrections Ombudsman, Office of the Department of; created, report.
- SB 1082 Veterans Services, Dept. of; hospitals that furnish comprehensive treatment program for veterans.
- SB 1096 Marriage; lawful regardless of sex of parties.
- SB 1181 Unfinished frames or receivers and unserialized firearms; sale, transfer, or purchase, penalty.
- SB 1192 Assault firearms; carrying in public areas prohibited, penalty.
- SB 1237 Legal notices; online publications.
- SB 1446 Hyperbaric oxygen therapy; data collection.
- SB 1498 Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; extension of eligibility.
- SJ 233 Celebrating the life of John Tilghman Hazel, Jr.
- SJ 238 Commending Vivian Cheatham.
- SJ 242 Constitutional amendment; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition (first reference).
- SJ 248 Celebrating the life of Gregory Lee Kees.
- SJ 250 Juvenile Justice, Department of; JLARC, et al., to study transferring responsibility for Department.
- SJ 252 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Jane Haycock Woods.
- SJ 253 Celebrating the life of Cecilia Suyat Marshall.
- SJ 280 Commending Doreen Gentzler.
- SJ 288 Celebrating the life of Patricia Claire McGrady.
- SJ 305 Celebrating the life of the Honorable Aston Donald McEachin.
- SJ 322 Commending Washington Dulles International Airport.
- SJ 325 Celebrating the life of Kent DeWayne Carter.
- SJ 335 Celebrating the life of Braylon Edward Meade.
- SJ 339 Commending Robin Reed.
- SJ 384 Commending Internet service providers in Virginia.
- SJ 390 Celebrating the life of Juliette Carolyn Brooks Herring.
- SJ 391 Commending Penelope A. Gross.
- SJ 393 Commending WNRN radio station.
- SJ 395 Commending Bob Wilbanks.
- SJ 411 Celebrating the life of D'Sean Emir Perry.
- SJ 412 Celebrating the life of Lavel Tyler Davis, Jr.
- SJ 413 Celebrating the life of Devin Keith Chandler.
- SJ 420 Celebrating the life of Theodore Nathan Lerner.