Del. Liz Guzmán

Primary HR 293

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Commending Bob Mosier.

Introduced Feb 18, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 297

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Commending Wendy Edwards.

Introduced Feb 18, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SB 1030

Signed into law · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.

Adds cancers of the colon, brain, or testes to the list of cancers that are presumed to be an occupational disease covered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act when firefighters and certain employees develop the cancer. The measure will become effective if reenacted by the 2020 Session of the General Assembly. The measure also directs the 2020 Session of the General Assembly, in considering and enacting any legislation relating to workers' compensation and the presumption of compensability for certain cancers, to consider any research, findings, and recommendations from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission's review of the Virginia Workers' Compensation program. The provisions of this bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2020 Session of the General Assembly. The bill incorporates

Signed into law Feb 15, 2019 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 1752

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Election day; school holiday.

Passed Feb 8, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 1737

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Civil relief; furloughed or otherwise not receiving wages, etc.

Provides a 30-day stay for eviction and foreclosure proceedings for tenants and homeowners who request a stay and provide proof, defined in the bill, that they are (i) an employee of the United States government, (ii) an independent contractor for the United States government, or (iii) an employee of a company under contract with the United States government who was furloughed or was otherwise not receiving wages or payments as a result of the partial closure of the United States government beginning on December 22, 2018. The bill contain a sunset date of September 30, 2019.

Passed Feb 7, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 2113

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Higher educational institutions, public; withdrawal of veteran student.

Requires each public institution of higher education to provide a refund of the tuition and mandatory fees paid by any veteran student for any course from which he is forced to withdraw, for the first time, due to a service-connected medical condition during a semester, as certified in writing to the institution by a physician licensed to practice medicine who treated the veteran student for such medical condition.

Passed Feb 7, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 748

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Virginia State University.

Introduced Feb 7, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1718

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Electric utilities; fuel cost recovery.

Passed Feb 6, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 1693

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder.

Requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder in individuals of any age. Currently, such coverage is required to be provided for individuals from age two through age 10. The provision applies with respect to insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, reissued, or extended on or after January 1, 2020.

In committee Feb 6, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1686

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Electric utilities; limitations on fossil fuel facilities.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track