Month: January 2020

HJ86 provides that, notwithstanding the requirement that a voter shall be 18 years of age, any person who is 16 years of age or older and is otherwise qualified to vote shall be permitted to register to vote and to Continue reading Constitutional Amendment Would Allow 16-Year Olds to Vote→

SB601 designates Election Day, the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, as a state holiday and removes Lee-Jackson Day as a state holiday. https://www.vpap.org/bills/69423/SB601/

House Leadership Statement on House Bill 33 The Virginia House of Delegates today passed legislation that will make certain violent criminals eligible for parole, including 112 offenders who committed premeditated first-degree murder. If signed by the Governor, those who will Continue reading HB33 – Parole for Violent Offenders→

On January 22nd, the Virginia Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 240 to suspend Second Amendment rights and confiscate firearms without sufficient due process. It will now move to the House of Delegates for further consideration. https://www.nraila.org/articles/20200123/virginia-senate-passes-red-flag-committee-refuses-to-punish-criminals?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ila_alert

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2020 Contact: J. Garren Shipley (540) 333-0436 House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert issued the following statement: “I want to thank the tens of thousands of Virginians who came out to make their voices heard at Continue reading House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert Statement on Second Amendment Lobby Day→

Estimated firearm sales based on mandatory criminal background checks on Virginia gun buyers totaled 73,849 last month, a 47% increase over December 2018. In data that goes back to 1990, the December 2019 tally is second only to December 2012, Continue reading Virginia gun sales in December hit 2nd highest total since 1990→

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 18, 2020 Contact: J. Garren Shipley (540) 333-0436 House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert issued the following statement: “Lobby Day is a time for people to peacefully assemble and petition their government. It is not a place Continue reading Statement of House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert in Advance of Lobby Day→

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2020 Contact: J. Garren Shipley (540) 333-0436 Governor Northam announced today a state of emergency on Capitol Square for Monday, January 20th, and a ban on the carrying of firearms and other weapons. House Republican Continue reading House Republican Leadership Statement on Governor Northam’s State of Emergency→

SB220 declares that, absent congressional intent to the contrary, any individual currently granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has the capacity to intend to remain in the Commonwealth indefinitely and is therefore eligible to Continue reading Bill: Those Granted DACA Status May Establish Domicile and Receive In-State Tuition→

HB1400 requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to permit English as a second language (ESL) courses to satisfy credit requirements for graduation. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?ses=201&typ=bil&val=HB1400