Del. Mark H. Levine

Primary HB 2430

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Guardianship; communication between incapacitated persons & others, notification of relatives.

Prohibits a guardian of an incapacitated person from prohibiting or restricting such incapacitated person's ability to communicate with, visit, or interact with other persons with whom the incapacitated person has expressed a desire to communicate with, visit, or interact with, or with whom the incapacitated person has an established relationship. The bill creates a means by which a guardian may petition the court to prohibit or restrict such incapacitated person's right to communicate. The bill allows the court to prohibit or restrict such communication for good cause shown but specifies that the court shall limit itself to the least restrictive means possible if it finds such a prohibition or restriction to be necessary. The bill allows the court to require a guardian found to have brought such a petition in bad faith or not for the benefit of the incapacitated person to pay or reimburse all or some of the incapacitated person's reasonable costs and fees. The bill also specifies that such a finding may be grounds for termination of the guardianship appointment. The bill requires the guardian to notify certain relatives of the incapacitated person of certain life events of the incapacitated person, unless the guardian is notified in writing that any such relative does not wish to be notified or if there exists between such relative and the incapacitated person a protective order or court order otherwise prohibiting contact.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 1831

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Higher educational institutions, public; disciplinary proceedings against enrolled students.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 2472

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Hate crimes; adds gender, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation, penalty.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1854

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Education, Department of; workgroup on social and emotional learning.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1744

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 1716

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Criminal sexual assault; definition of sexual abuse, complaining witness under age 13.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1723

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

County board of supervisors; presiding officers, terminology.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 2049

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Health insurance; coverage for donated human breast milk.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 2638

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Teacher Advisory Committee; established.

Requires the Department of Education (the Department) to establish and appoint members to a Teacher Advisory Committee (the Committee). The bill requires each member of the Committee to be a public elementary or secondary school teacher or administrator in the Commonwealth. The bill requires the Committee to meet at least once a year in either July or August and at such times as the Department directs to make recommendations to the Department for the improvement of regulations, guidance, and implementation procedures that impact the classroom.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 2371

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Marijuana; legalization of simple marijuana possession, penalty.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track