Del. Luke Torian

Primary HB 2203

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Uniform Statewide Building Code; notice to residents of code violations.

Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to consider including in the current revision of the Uniform Statewide Building Code a provision designed to ensure that localities provide appropriate notice to residents of manufactured home parks of any Building Code violation by a park owner that jeopardizes the health and safety of those residents and to report to the General Assembly regarding the status of such efforts no later than November 1, 2017. The bill contains an emergency clause.

Signed into law Mar 24, 2017 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor HB 2296

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

African Americans, formerly enslaved; identification of history in Virginia.

Directs the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities to identify the history of formerly enslaved African Americans in Virginia and determine ways to preserve the history for educational and cultural purposes. Among other things, the Foundation would promote the identification, preservation, and conservation of historic sites significant to the history, presence, and contributions of formerly enslaved African Americans in Virginia; identify the contributions of African Americans to Virginia, the nation, and the world; identify historical sites significant to African American history in Virginia; and recommend ways to increase tourism and revenues associated with such sites. The bill creates a task force consisting of legislative and nonlegislative members to assist the Foundation in its work.

Signed into law Mar 20, 2017 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 1547

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Historical African American cemeteries/graves; disbursement of funds appropriated for preservation.

Directs the distribution of funds appropriated for such purpose to qualifying charitable organizations that preserve historical African American cemeteries established before 1900. The funding formula is $5, or the average actual cost of routine maintenance, multiplied by the number of graves, monuments, and markers of African Americans who lived at any time between 1800 and 1900 and are interred in the cemetery. The bill lists two cemeteries, East End Cemetery in Henrico County and Evergreen Cemetery in the City of Richmond, that are to receive any funds appropriated for a total of 6,975 gravesites.

Signed into law Mar 3, 2017 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 1656

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Health insurance; proton radiation therapy coverage decisions.

Prohibits health insurance policies and plans from holding proton radiation therapy to a higher standard of clinical evidence for benefit coverage decisions than is applied for other types of radiation therapy treatment. The measure applies to policies and plans that provide coverage for cancer therapy. The bill contains an emergency clause.

Signed into law Mar 3, 2017 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HJ 646

Failed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Johnny S. Joannou.

Failed Feb 25, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 1087

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards.

Introduced Feb 24, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1924

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Public schools; suspensions.

Directs the Board of Education to establish guidelines for alternatives to short-term and long-term suspension for consideration by local school boards. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Feb 23, 2017 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HJ 1039

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Hawkins-Reeve VFW Post 7916.

Introduced Feb 23, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 1086

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Michèle McQuigg.

Introduced Feb 23, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 974

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Senior Chief Petty Officer Scott C. Dayton.

Introduced Feb 23, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track