Virginia Bills

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State Legislature US Congress

All 35,364 Active 11,580 In committee 11,490 Passed 13,442 Signed 7,677 Failed 1,969

passed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2017

HJ 882: Commending the Mathomank Village Tribe.

Left in Rules

passed · Virginia · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2017

HB 1606: Handheld personal communications devices; use of devices in highway work zones.

Prohibits any person from texting or otherwise using a handheld personal communications device while operating a motor vehicle in a highway work zone, defined in the bill, when workers are present. The bill adds an exemption to the prohibition against using a handheld personal communications device in a moving motor vehicle for an operator of a vehicle who activates, deactivates, or initiates a factory-installed feature or function on the vehicle.

passed · Virginia · Senate Feb 21, 2017

SJ 300: Senate Committee on Rules; confirming appointments.

Agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)

passed both · Virginia · Senate Feb 21, 2017

SJ 298: The Saragarhi Day of Sikh Pride.

Agreed to by House (91-Y 0-N)

passed · Virginia · Senate Feb 21, 2017

SJ 279: Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the Twenty-First Century.

Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the Twenty-First Century for two additional years, through December 1, 2018.

passed · Virginia · Senate Feb 21, 2017

SJ 278: Study; local government fiscal stress; report.

Left in Rules

passed · Virginia · Senate Feb 21, 2017

SJ 285: Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; sustainability of the Prescription Monitoring Program.

Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the sustainability of the Prescription Monitoring Program and identify potential funding sources for its future operation.