Del. Sam Rasoul

Co-sponsor HJ 185

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Mildred Fayette Odom Graves.

Celebrating the life of Mildred Fayette OdomGraves.

Passed Feb 10, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 153

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the Richmond Free Press.

Commending the Richmond Free Press.

Passed Feb 10, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 171

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Firefighter Christopher George Griffin.

Celebrating the life of Firefighter ChristopherGeorge Griffin.

Passed Feb 10, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 170

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Costella B. Williams.

Commending Costella B. Williams.

Passed Feb 10, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 175

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Weldon Edwards.

Commending Weldon Edwards.

Passed Feb 10, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 174

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Victor J. Kimm.

Celebrating the life of Victor J. Kimm.

Passed Feb 10, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1105

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Practitioners, licensed; continuing education related to implicit bias and cultural competency.

Board of Medicine; implicit bias and culturalcompetency. Requires all practitioners licensed by the Boardof Medicine to complete two hours of continuing education in eachbiennium on topics related to implicit bias and cultural competency.

In committee Feb 10, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 538

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Perinatal health care providers; implicit bias training.

Perinatal health care providers; implicit biastraining. Requires the Board of Health to amend its regulationsto require that each hospital develop and implement policies requiringall perinatal health care providers to complete an in-person andinteractive training on implicit bias.

In committee Feb 10, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 266

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Income tax, state; creates a nonrefundable tax credit for family caregivers.

Family caregiver tax credit. Creates a nonrefundable income tax credit for taxable years 2022 through 2026 for expenses incurred by an individual in caring for an eligible family member, defined in the bill, who requires assistance with one or more activities of daily living, also defined in the bill. The credit equals 50 percent of eligible expenditures incurred by the caregiver up to $1,000. In order to qualify for the credit, the family caregiver must (i) not receive any compensation or reimbursement for the eligible expenditures and (ii) have federal adjusted gross income that is no greater than $100,000 for an individual or $200,000 for married persons. The bill requires the Tax Commissioner to establish guidelines for claiming the credit and provides that any unused credit may be carried forward by the taxpayer for five taxable years following the taxable year for which the credit was issued. The bill is a recommendation of the Joint Commission on Health Care.

In committee Feb 10, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 392

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP); investigation of deaths.

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy. Requiresthe Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to take certain actionsupon the finding that an individual died from Sudden Unexpected Deathin Epilepsy (SUDEP). The bill directs the Office of the Chief MedicalExaminer to publish information on SUDEP and a SUDEP death investigationform on its website. Additionally, the bill requires the Chief MedicalExaminer and local medical examiners to complete training providedby The Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia. The bill has a delayed effectivedate of January 1, 2023.

In committee Feb 10, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track