Del. Vivian Watts

Co-sponsor SJ 83

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the George Mason University Alumni Association.

Introduced Jan 26, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 1057

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Sexual harassment training; requirement for legislative branch once every two calendar years.

Requires General Assembly members, full-time legislative staff of General Assembly members compensated with state appropriations, and full-time employees of each legislative branch agency to complete sexual harassment training once every calendar year through the Commonwealth of Virginia Learning Center administered by the Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM). Persons elected to the General Assembly or commencing or recommencing full-time employment in the legislative branch will have 90 days from the election or their dates of hire to complete the training. The bill requires DHRM to maintain electronic records for five years for each person successfully completing sexual harassment training. Each record will include the name of the person completing the training, the name of the state agency that employs him, the date on which the training was completed, and the name of the training course. The bill directs that each agency head in the legislative branch be responsible for ensuring that the agency's full-time employees complete the training as required. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2019.

In committee Jan 26, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1051

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Communications sales and use tax; services subject to taxation.

In committee Jan 23, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 159

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Family life education curricula; local school board to implement in grades kindergarten through 12.

In committee Jan 19, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 204

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

TANF; eligibility, person who refuses to participate in periodic drug testing, drug-related felony.

In committee Jan 19, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 310

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Estate tax; appropriation of its revenues for health care purposes.

In committee Jan 16, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SB 19

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Virginia Interim Redistricting Commission; criteria for remedial redistricting plans.

Provides for the establishment of the Virginia Interim Redistricting Commission (the Commission) when any congressional or state legislative district drawn as required by Article II, Section 6 of the Constitution of Virginia is declared unlawful or unconstitutional, in whole or in part, by order of any state or federal court. The Commission is tasked with determining and submitting to the General Assembly and the Governor a redistricting plan remedying such unlawful or unconstitutional district. The bill also provides criteria by which the Commission is to draw remedial districts. This bill incorporates

In committee Jan 16, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 6

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Mary Ann Hovis.

Introduced Jan 12, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 1053

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Workplace harassment; legislative branch required to adopt policies.

Requires each legislative branch agency to adopt and implement the Commonwealth Workplace Harassment Policy (CWHP) established by the Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM). CWHP will apply to legislative branch employees, including General Assembly members and members-elect, when undertaking meetings with other state employees, contract employees, applicants for employment, customers, vendors, members of the media, members of the public, volunteers, or lobbyists or conducting or performing reelection activities in the scope of official duties.

In committee Jan 9, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SB 50

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Same-sex marriages; civil unions.

In committee Nov 27, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track