Del. Vivian Watts

Co-sponsor HJ 622

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the Northern Virginia Association of REALTORS®.

Commending the Northern Virginia Associationof REALTORS®.

Passed Feb 4, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 637

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Chris and Jeanne Mussig.

Commending Chris and Jeanne Mussig.

Passed Feb 4, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 539

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Constitutional amendment; removes same-sex marriage prohibition.

Constitutional amendment (first reference);marriage; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; recognition ofsame-sex marriages. Repeals the constitutional provision definingmarriage as only a union between one man and one woman, as well asthe related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of theUnited States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges,576 U.S. 644 (2015). The amendment provides that the Commonwealthand its political subdivisions and its agents are required to issuemarriage licenses, recognize marriages, and treat all marriages equallyunder the law, regardless of the gender of the two parties to themarriage. The amendment further provides that religious organizationsand clergy acting in their religious capacity have the right to refuseto perform any marriage.

In committee Feb 3, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 2158

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Retail sales and transient occupancy taxes; tax on room rentals, Destination Marketing Fund created.

Retail sales and transient occupancy taxes onroom rentals; Destination Marketing Fund created. Provides that retail sales and hotel taxes on transient room rentals shall becomputed on the basis of the total charges or the total price paidfor the use or possession of the room. For those cases in which ahotel or similar establishment contracts with an intermediary to facilitate the sale of the room and the intermediary charges the customerfor the room and such facilitation efforts, the bill requires theintermediary to separately state the taxes on the bill or invoiceprovided to the customer and to collect the taxes based upon thetotal charges or the total price paid for the use or possession ofthe room. The bill provides that tax revenue attributable to thecharge for the service provided by the intermediary, whether accruingto the state or a locality, shall be dedicated to destination marketing.The funds accruing to the state shall be deposited into the DestinationMarketing Fund, created in the bill. Half of such funds shall bedistributed by the Virginia Tourism Authority in the form of grantsto local tourism authorities and the other half shall be expendedby the Authority.

In committee Feb 3, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HR 277

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms.

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Conventionon the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Passed Feb 3, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 2157

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Estate tax; reinstates the tax for persons dying on or after July 1, 2021.

Reinstatement of the estate tax. Reinstatesthe estate tax for persons dying on and after July 1, 2021. The billprovides that no estate tax shall be imposed on a gross estate ifthe majority of the assets of the estate are an interest in a closelyheld business or a working farm. The bill designates revenues fromthe estate tax to be used for health care purposes.

In committee Feb 3, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SJ 319

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Michael Stephen Horwatt.

Celebrating the life of Michael Stephen Horwatt.

Passed Feb 1, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 320

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Dr. John E. Thomasson.

Celebrating the life of Dr. John E. Thomasson.

Passed Feb 1, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 328

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Roger Hamilton Brown.

Celebrating the life of Roger Hamilton Brown.

Passed Feb 1, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 329

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Joseph Richard Stowers.

Celebrating the life of Joseph Richard Stowers.

Passed Feb 1, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track