Bills Advancing in the House/Thank you Sen. Obenshain
While I was in Roanoke with Ashley, the House of Delegates General Laws subcommittee was considering my Senate Bill 146 to eliminate some onerous red tape placed on restaurants by Governor Northam's Administration and my SB510 dealing with the technicalities of closing down a real estate firm in the event of the broker's death. Senator Mark Obenshain had one of his own bills on the subcommittee's docket and was kind enough to stay late into the evening to present both my bills so I could go be with Ashley. Both bills successfully advanced after his presentation and are expected to be considered by the full House of Delegates later this week.
Making Parole Board Votes Public heads to Gov. Youngkin
The House of Delegates voted 96-3 to pass my SB5 to make Parole Board votes public. This important transparency bill is now heading to Governor Glenn Youngkin's desk. WDBJ's coverage of SB5 passing is available here.
Eliminating the Grocery Tax included in both budgets
The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates passed competing budget proposals that will be negotiated and hopefully reconciled in the next two weeks before they are sent to Governor Youngkin who will then have an opportunity to offer his own amendments to the legislature's proposal.
Delegate Joe McNamara has been doing an outstanding job fighting for his HB90 that would fully eliminate the grocery tax while keeping localities whole. I'm proud to be the Senate Chief Co-Patron of this important tax relief and am working hard to get it through the Senate. An early promising sign for the proposal is that both the Senate and House included provisions in their budget proposals premised on grocery tax relief. I will continue to fight for HB90 and the total elimination of this regressive tax.
Making Parole Board Votes Public heads to Gov. Youngkin
The House of Delegates voted 96-3 to pass my SB5 to make Parole Board votes public. This important transparency bill is now heading to Governor Glenn Youngkin's desk. WDBJ's coverage of SB5 passing is available here.
Eliminating the Grocery Tax included in both budgets
The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates passed competing budget proposals that will be negotiated and hopefully reconciled in the next two weeks before they are sent to Governor Youngkin who will then have an opportunity to offer his own amendments to the legislature's proposal.
Delegate Joe McNamara has been doing an outstanding job fighting for his HB90 that would fully eliminate the grocery tax while keeping localities whole. I'm proud to be the Senate Chief Co-Patron of this important tax relief and am working hard to get it through the Senate. An early promising sign for the proposal is that both the Senate and House included provisions in their budget proposals premised on grocery tax relief. I will continue to fight for HB90 and the total elimination of this regressive tax.
Roanoke and NRV Life Science Labs included in both budgets
While the budget negotiations will continue, it is also very promising that both the Senate and House budgets included $15.7 million for important life science labs in the Roanoke and New River Valleys. These labs will provide valuable space to expand biomedical research in the Roanoke and New River Valleys in pursuit of health solutions for people across the Commonwealth and the globe. The strong bipartisan and bicameral support for our budget amendment puts it on a very strong footing.
K-12 Mask Mandate fully eliminated TODAY
The decision if Virginia K-12 students must wear a mask to school has rightly, been fully returned to their parents as of today. Several school divisions changed their policies in advance of SB739 fully going into effect today. I was proud to copatron Senator Siobhan Dunnavant's SB739 and work to successfully get it through the Senate Education and Health Committee.
While the budget negotiations will continue, it is also very promising that both the Senate and House budgets included $15.7 million for important life science labs in the Roanoke and New River Valleys. These labs will provide valuable space to expand biomedical research in the Roanoke and New River Valleys in pursuit of health solutions for people across the Commonwealth and the globe. The strong bipartisan and bicameral support for our budget amendment puts it on a very strong footing.
K-12 Mask Mandate fully eliminated TODAY
The decision if Virginia K-12 students must wear a mask to school has rightly, been fully returned to their parents as of today. Several school divisions changed their policies in advance of SB739 fully going into effect today. I was proud to copatron Senator Siobhan Dunnavant's SB739 and work to successfully get it through the Senate Education and Health Committee.
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