Del. Sam Rasoul

Co-sponsor HJ 579

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

United States Constitution; ratifies Equal Rights Amendment.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 2501

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Greenhouse gas emissions; inventory.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 2401

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Public service corporations; statements of government influence spending.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 297

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Lynching; acknowledging with profound regret the existence and acceptance within the Commonwealth.

Expresses the sentiment of the General Assembly in acknowledging with profound regret the existence and acceptance of lynching within the Commonwealth and calling for reconciliation among all Virginians. This resolution is a recommendation of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 2261

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Employees; paid medical and family leave, civil penalties.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 2502

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Landlord and tenant; maintenance standards.

Requires landlords to fully comply with the minimum standards set forth in the International Property Maintenance Code in addition to any requirements of applicable building and housing codes. The bill also makes failure to fully comply with the provisions of the International Property Maintenance Code material noncompliance by the landlord for the purposes of a tenant filing for relief.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 2713

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Death with Dignity Act; penalties.

Allows an adult who has been determined by an attending physician and consulting physician to be suffering from a terminal condition to request medication for the purpose of ending his life in a humane and dignified manner. The bill requires that a patient's request for medication to end his life be given orally on two occasions and in writing, signed by the patient and two witnesses, and that the patient be given an express opportunity to rescind his request. The bill requires that before a patient is prescribed medication to end his life, the attending physician must (i) confirm that the patient is making an informed decision; (ii) refer the patient to a capacity reviewer if the physician is uncertain as to whether the patient is making an informed decision; (iii) refer the patient to a consulting physician for confirmation or rejection of the attending physician's diagnosis; and (iv) inform the patient that he may rescind the request at any time. The bill provides that neither a patient's request for medication to end his life in a humane and dignified manner nor his act of ingesting such medication shall have any effect upon a life, health, or accident insurance policy or an annuity contract. The bill makes it a Class 2 felony (a) to willfully and deliberately alter, forge, conceal, or destroy a patient's request, or rescission of request, for medication to end his life with the intent and effect of causing the patient's death or (b) to coerce, intimidate, or exert undue influence on a patient to request medication for the purpose of ending his life or to destroy the patient's rescission of such request with the intent and effect of causing the patient's death. Finally, the bill grants immunity from civil or criminal liability and professional disciplinary action to any person who complies with the provisions of the bill and allows health care providers to refuse to participate in the provision of medication to a patient for the purpose of ending the patient's life.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 2091

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Smoking; unlawful in motor vehicle with a minor present.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 2428

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Protective orders, preliminary; hearing by two-way electronic video and audio communication.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1793

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Public schools; lock-down drills, notice to parents.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track