Del. Ken Plum

Co-sponsor HB 527

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Historical African American cemeteries and graves; adds Mt. Calvary Cemetery in City of Portsmouth.

Adds the Mt. Calvary Cemetery in the City of Portsmouth, with 266 eligible gravesites, to the list of historical African American cemeteries for which qualifying charitable organizations may receive funds from the Department of Historic Resources for the care of historical African American cemeteries and graves. This bill is identical to

Passed Mar 14, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1124

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Service and Volunteerism, Advisory Board on; membership terms, repeals sunset provision.

Provides that the reduction from four years to three years in the terms of membership for nonlegislative citizen members of the Advisory Board on Service and Volunteerism enacted in 2017 applies to succeeding terms as well as initial terms and repeals the sunset on the Advisory Board.

Passed Mar 14, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 426

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Victims of domestic violence; clerk of court shall make certain information available to petitioner.

Provides that upon issuance of an emergency, preliminary, or permanent protective order, the clerk of the court shall make available to the petitioner information that is published by the Department of Criminal Justice Services for victims of domestic violence or for petitioners in protective order cases.

Passed Mar 12, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 165

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the 70th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel.

In committee Mar 10, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1415

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Henrietta Lacks Commission; established, report, sunset date.

Creates the Henrietta Lacks Commission to establish through a public-private partnership the Henrietta Lacks Life Sciences Center in Halifax County as a cancer research and treatment center designed to (i) transform and accelerate cancer research and treatment through the use of biodata tools, (ii) provide tailored cancer treatment medicine to an underserved portion of rural Southside Virginia, and (iii) incubate new biotech businesses across the Southside Virginia region. The bill requires the Commission to annually submit a report on its interim activity and work to the Governor and General Assembly. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2021.

Passed Mar 10, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 285

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the Honorable Robert H. Brink.

In committee Mar 10, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HJ 121

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Commending the Disability Navigator and Virginia Navigator.

In committee Mar 10, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HJ 449

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Father Gerard Creedon.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 249

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Neilson Jay November.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 198

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Brenda J. Johnson.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track