Rep. Mark Sickles

Co-sponsor HJ 540

In committee · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Constitutional amendment; qualifications to vote (first reference).

In committee Feb 8, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 2421

In committee · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Central absentee voter precincts; expedited counting of absentee ballots.

In committee Feb 8, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJ 538

In committee · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Constitutional amendment marriage; marriage (first reference.)

Proposes the repeal of the constitutional amendment dealing with marriage that was approved by referendum at the November 2006 election. That amendment to the Bill of Rights (i) defines marriage as "only a union between one man and one woman"; (ii) prohibits the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing "a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance, or effects of marriage"; and (iii) prohibits the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions from creating or recognizing "another union, partnership, or other legal status to which is assigned the rights, benefits, obligations, qualities, or effects of marriage." The provisions of this section of the Constitution of Virginia are no longer valid as a result of the United States Supreme Court decision in

In committee Feb 8, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2181

In committee · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Food stamps; eligibility to receive benefits if convicted of drug-related felonies.

In committee Feb 7, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1395

In committee · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Same-sex marriages; civil unions.

Repeals the statutory prohibitions on same-sex marriages and civil unions or other arrangements between persons of the same sex purporting to bestow the privileges and obligations of marriage. These prohibitions are no longer valid due to the United States Supreme Court decision in

In committee Feb 7, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 2186

In committee · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Whole Woman's Health Act; performance of abortions.

Provides that a woman has a fundamental right to obtain a lawful abortion and that no statute or regulation shall be construed to prohibit the performance of an abortion prior to viability or if necessary to protect the life or health of the woman. The bill also provides that any statute that places a burden on a woman's access to abortion without conferring any legitimate health benefit is unenforceable. The bill expands who can perform first trimester abortions from physicians to any health care providers licensed by the Board of Medicine or the Board of Nursing. The bill eliminates the requirement that second trimester abortions be performed in a licensed hospital. The bill eliminates the requirement that two other physicians certify that a third trimester abortion is necessary to prevent the woman's death or impairment of her mental or physical health as well as the need to find that the woman's health would be substantially and irremediably impaired. The bill eliminates all the procedures and processes, including the performance of an ultrasound, required to effect a woman's informed written consent to the performance of an abortion; however, the bill does not change the requirement that a woman's informed written consent is first obtained. The bill removes language classifying facilities that perform five or more first trimester abortions per month as hospitals for the purpose of complying with regulations establishing minimum standards for hospitals. The bill also removes the prohibition on the sale of health insurance policies that provide coverage for abortions through an exchange established or operated pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The provisions of this bill are in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in

In committee Feb 7, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 2224

In committee · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Parole Board; creates Parole Qualifications Committee to receive and review applications.

In committee Feb 7, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HR 347

Introduced · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Jose Monge Montano, Jr.

Introduced Feb 3, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 788

Introduced · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Commending the Virginia Health Care Foundation.

Introduced Feb 2, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 789

Introduced · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Jackie Thomas Stump.

Introduced Feb 2, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track