Del. Dawn Adams

Co-sponsor HJ 142

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Recovery Sunday; designating as third Sunday of September 2018, and each succeeding year thereafter.

In committee Mar 5, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 38

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

I am my brother and sister's keeper Day; designating as Friday after Thanksgiving in 2018.

In committee Mar 5, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1430

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

Higher educational institutions, public; crisis and emergency management plan, annual exercise.

Requires each public institution of higher education to annually conduct a test or exercise in accordance with the protocols established by the institution's crisis and emergency management plan and certify in writing to the Department of Emergency Management that such a test or exercise was conducted. Under current law, each such institution is required to annually conduct a functional exercise in accordance with the protocols of such plan. The bill declares that the activation of its crisis and emergency management plan and completion of an after-action report by a public institution of higher education in response to an actual event or incident satisfies the requirement to conduct such a test or exercise. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Mar 5, 2018 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SB 399

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Drug overdose fatality review teams, local or regional; localities to establish.

Authorizes any county or city, or any combination of counties, cities, or counties and cities, to establish a local or regional overdose fatality review team for the purpose of (i) conducting contemporaneous reviews of local overdose deaths, (ii) promoting cooperation and coordination among agencies involved in investigations of overdose deaths or in providing services to surviving family members, (iii) developing an understanding of the causes and incidence of overdose deaths in the locality, (iv) developing plans for and recommending changes within the agencies represented on the local team to prevent overdose deaths, and (v) advising the Department of Health and other relevant state agencies on changes to law, policy, or practice to prevent overdose deaths. The bill authorizes a local or regional team to review the death of any person who resides in the Commonwealth and whose death was or is suspected to be due to overdose. A violation of the confidentiality of the review process is punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor.

Passed Mar 5, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 178

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Electrical Safety Month; designating as May 2018, and each succeeding year thereafter.

In committee Mar 5, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HJ 16

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month; designating as March 2019, and each succeeding year thereafter.

In committee Mar 5, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HJ 31

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The resolution is a recommendation of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission. The resolution is identical to

In committee Mar 5, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 322

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

Naloxone or other opioid antagonist; possession & administration.

Adds employees of the Department of Corrections who are designated as probation and parole officers or correctional officers to the list of individuals who may possess and administer naloxone or other opioid antagonist, provided that they have completed a training program.

Signed into law Mar 2, 2018 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 635

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

Fishing; free day due to inclement weather.

Permits the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to designate a substitute free day in the event that a free day is canceled as a result of inclement weather. The bill contains an emergency clause.

Signed into law Mar 2, 2018 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 563

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

Motor vehicles, certain; flashing red or red and white warning lights.

Allows vehicles of the National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosive (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) to utilize flashing, blinking, or alternating red or red and white combination warning lights when responding to an emergency.

Signed into law Mar 2, 2018 1 co-sponsor