Voter identification; repeal of photo identificationrequirements; additional forms of identification accepted; signed statement inlieu of required form of identification; penalty. Removes the requirementthat voters show a form of identification containing a photograph in order tobe allowed to vote. The bill requires a voter to show one of the following: hisvoter registration confirmation documents; his valid Virginia driver's license,his valid United States passport, or any other identification issued by theCommonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States; anyvalid student identification card issued by any institution of higher educationlocated in the Commonwealth or any private school located in the Commonwealth;any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter andissued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer'sbusiness; or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, governmentcheck, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and addressof the voter. A voter who does not show one of the required forms ofidentification when offering to vote is required to sign a statement that he isthe named registered voter he claims to be in order to be permitted to cast aballot. Such statement is signed subject to felony penalties for making falsestatements, punishable as a Class 5 felony. A voter who does not show one ofthe required forms of identification and does not complete or sign thestatement shall be offered a provisional ballot according to the provisions ofcurrent law. The bill adds language regarding identification requirements forcertain voters pursuant to the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002.
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Infected sexual battery. Provides that,in order for a person to be convicted of infected sexual battery,such person (i) knew that he was infected at the time of the offensewith HIV, syphilis, or hepatitis B and (ii) knew that his infectionwas currently detectable and transmittable, and committed the offensewithout using a prophylactic barrier, including a condom or dentaldam.
Standards and criteria for congressional andstate legislative districts. Provides criteria by which congressionaland state legislative districts are to be drawn, including racialand ethnic fairness, protection of racial and language minoritiesto participate in the political process and elect a preferred candidate,contiguity, statewide proportionality, equal population, protectionof existing political boundaries, compactness, respect for communitiesof interest, and avoidance of irregular or contorted perimeters andsplit precincts.
General Assembly meetings; streaming and recording. Requires the Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of theSenate to ensure that every (i) subcommittee or committee meetingof a standing committee of the General Assembly, regardless of meetingdate, and (ii) floor session of the House of Delegates or the Senate,including any joint session of the houses, is streamed with closedcaptioning, recorded and archived. The bill defines "stream" and specifiesthat a qualifying meeting is one the date and time of which havebeen scheduled on a public website of any agency of the General Assemblyfor at least one hour prior to the meeting and that takes place inthe State Capitol, the Pocahontas Building, or the General AssemblyBuilding in Richmond. The bill has a delayed effective date of October1, 2020.
Protective orders; prohibited contact; remotecontrol of appliance, utility, or device by electronic device. Clarifiesthat a court entering a protective order may, as a condition of suchprotective order, prohibit the respondent from using any electronicdevice to remotely control any appliance, utility, or device locatedon or within the petitioner's residence or the curtilage thereof.
Legal holidays; Indigenous Peoples Day. Removes official state observation of Columbus Day and replaces it with observationof Indigenous Peoples Day, honoring the historic, cultural, andcontemporary significance of indigenous peoples.
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the ratificationof the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.Commemorates the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the FifteenthAmendment to the Constitution of the United States. This resolutionis a recommendation of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission.
Virginia Minimum Wage Act; exemption. Removesthe exemption from the Virginia Minimum Wage Act for persons employedin domestic service or in or about a private home or in an eleemosynaryinstitution primarily supported by public funds.
Minimum wage; exemptions. Removes the exemptionfrom the Virginia Minimum Wage Act for individuals who are employedby an employer that does not have four or more persons employed atany one time.
Possession of marijuana. Allows for possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use.