Commending Dianne H. Smith.
Sponsored bills
Commending Robert Eugene Foster, Jr.
Celebrating the life of Alan Arnold Diamonstein.
Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact. Enters Virginia into an interstate compact known as the Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote. Article II of the Constitution of the United States gives the states exclusive and plenary authority to decide the manner of awarding their electoral votes. Under the compact, Virginia agrees to award its electoral votes to the presidential ticket that receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The compact goes into effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes have joined the compact. A state may withdraw from the compact; however, a withdrawal occurring within six months of the end of a President's term shall not become effective until a President or Vice President has qualified to serve the next term. This bill incorporates HB 199.
Secretary of Health and Human Resources; pharmaceuticaldistribution payment system; report. Requests the Secretary ofHealth and Human Resources to convene a work group to examine thepharmaceutical distribution payment system in the Commonwealth andinnovative solutions to address the cost of prescription drugs toVirginians at the point of sale.
Virginia Urban Agriculture Advisory Councilcreated; report. Creates the Virginia Urban Agriculture AdvisoryCouncil as an advisory council in the legislative branch of stategovernment to encourage urban agriculture and contribute to buildinga local food economy. The bill has an expiration date of July 1,2023.
Commending Bud Foster.
Commending the University of Virginia men'sbasketball team.
Commending Kayleigh Kim.
Commending the Virginia Society of Eye Physiciansand Surgeons.