Del. Matt Fariss

Co-sponsor HB 2685

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; eligibility.

Extends the benefits of the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program to the spouse or child of a veteran with at least a 90 percent permanent, service-related disability. Under current law, the spouse or child would be eligible for benefits only if the veteran's disability was incurred during military operations against terrorism, on a peacekeeping mission, as a result of a terrorist act, or in any armed conflict. Under the provisions of the bill, eligibility for stipends from the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Fund is unchanged. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Mar 18, 2019 1 co-sponsor

Primary HB 2212

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Certain private roads or rights-of-way; gates and fences.

Signed into law Mar 18, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor HB 1734

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

School and Campus Safety, Virginia Center for; threat assessment, case management tool.

Requires the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety to develop a case management tool for use by public elementary and secondary school threat assessment teams and requires such threat assessment teams to use such tool to collect and report to the Center quantitative data on its activities. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Mar 18, 2019 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 2107

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Public schools; parental review of certain anti-bullying and suicide prevention materials.

Signed into law Mar 18, 2019 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 2577

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Health insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder.

Requires health insurers, health care subscription plans, and health maintenance organizations to provide coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder in individuals of any age. Currently, such coverage is required to be provided for individuals from age two through age 10. The provision applies with respect to insurance policies, subscription contracts, and health care plans delivered, issued for delivery, reissued, or extended on or after January 1, 2020. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Mar 18, 2019 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 1788

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Virginia Public Records Act; implementation in local school divisions, recommendations.

Signed into law Mar 18, 2019 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 1623

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Military families; relocation to the Commonwealth, student registration.

Permits any student whose service member parent is relocated to the Commonwealth pursuant to orders received to register for courses and other academic programs and participate in the lottery process for charter schools and college partnership laboratory schools in the school division in which such student will reside at the same time and in the same manner as students who reside in the local school division. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Mar 14, 2019 1 co-sponsor

Primary HB 1698

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Zoning Appeals, Board of; written order, certified mail.

Signed into law Mar 14, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor HB 1887

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Human trafficking hotline; posting information.

Requires the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority and the Virginia Employment Commission to post notice of the existence of a human trafficking hotline in government stores, except for government stores established on a distiller's licensed premises, and in employment offices, respectively, to alert possible witnesses or victims of human trafficking to the availability of a means to report crimes or gain assistance.

Signed into law Mar 14, 2019 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 1640

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Health carriers; services provided by nurse practitioners.

Requires health insurers and health services plan providers whose policies or contracts cover services that may be legally performed by licensed nurse practitioners to provide equal coverage for such services when rendered by a licensed nurse practitioner. The bill contains an enactment that exempts the measure from the requirement that the Health Insurance Reform Commission review any legislative measure containing a mandated health insurance benefit or provider. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2019.

Signed into law Mar 12, 2019 1 co-sponsor