Commending the passage of the Americans withDisabilities Act.
Del. Alfonso Lopez
Sponsored bills
Gun Violence Awareness Day. DesignatesJune 1, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Gun Violence AwarenessDay in Virginia.
Oliver White Hill, Sr., Day. DesignatesMay 1, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Oliver White Hill,Sr., Day in Virginia.
Grand larceny; threshold. Increases from $500 to $1,000 the threshold amount of money taken or value of goods or chattel taken at which the crime rises from petit larceny to grand larceny. The bill increases the threshold by the same amount for the classification of certain property crimes. This bill incorporates HB 263 and is identical to SB 788.
Affirming the Commonwealth's commitment to diversity and safeguarding the civil rights and dignity of all Virginians. Affirms the state's commitment to diversity and safeguarding the civil rights and dignity of all Virginians.
Indian American Heritage Month. DesignatesAugust, in 2020 and in each succeeding year, as Indian American HeritageMonth in Virginia.
Year of the Eye Exam. Designates 2020 as the Year of the Eye Exam in Virginia.
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 These prohibitions are no longer valid due to the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (June 26, 2015). This bill is identical to SB 17.
School boards and local law-enforcement agencies; memorandums of understanding; frequency of review and public input. Shortens from every five years to every two years the frequency of the review period for memorandums of understanding between school boards and local law-enforcement agencies. The bill also requires local school boards to conspicuously publish the current division memorandum of understanding on its division website and provide notice and opportunity for public input during each memorandum of understanding review period. This bill incorporates HB 897 and HB 1135 and is identical to SB 221.
Commending the Division of Capitol Police.