Del. R. Steven Landes

Co-sponsor HJ 514

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Madeleine LeBeau.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 565

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

DNA; analysis upon conviction of certain misdemeanors.

Adds misdemeanor violations of §§ 18.2-57 (assault and battery), 18.2-57.2 (assault and battery against a family or household member), 18.2-96 (petit larceny), 18.2-103 (concealing merchandise; altering price tags), 18.2-119 (trespass), 18.2-137 (destruction of property), and 18.2-460 (obstruction of justice) to the list of offenses for which an adult convicted of such offense must have a sample of his blood, saliva, or tissue taken for DNA analysis. The provisions of the bill are contingent upon funding in a general appropriation act. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia State Crime Commission.

Passed Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1265

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

Education preparation programs; reading specialists, dyslexia.

Requires each education preparation program offered by a public institution of higher education or private institution of higher education that leads to a degree, concentration, or certificate for reading specialists to include a program of coursework or other training in the identification of and the appropriate interventions, accommodations, and teaching techniques for students with dyslexia or a related disorder. The bill requires such programs to (i) include coursework in the constructs and pedagogy underlying remediation of reading, spelling, and writing and (ii) require reading specialists to demonstrate mastery of an evidence-based, structured literacy instructional approach that includes explicit, systematic, sequential, and cumulative instruction. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 1251

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

CBD oil and THC-A oil; certification for use, dispensing.

Provides that a practitioner may issue a written certification for the use of cannabidiol (CBD) oil or THC-A oil for the treatment or to alleviate the symptoms of any diagnosed condition or disease determined by the practitioner to benefit from such use. Under current law, a practitioner may only issue such certification for the treatment or to alleviate the symptoms of intractable epilepsy. The bill increases the supply of CBD oil or THC-A oil a pharmaceutical processor may dispense from a 30-day supply to a 90-day supply. The bill reduces the minimum amount of cannabidiol or tetrahydrocannabinol acid per milliliter for a dilution of the Cannabis plant to fall under the definition of CBD oil or THC-A oil, respectively. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care. The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HJ 458

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Harry Burns Blevins, Sr.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 552

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Reverend William Franklin Graham, Jr.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 516

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Helen Burch Hess.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 450

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the Virginia Bankers Association.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 538

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the Patrick Henry College moot court team.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 423

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the American's Creed.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track