Del. Shelly Simonds

Co-sponsor SB 1263

Failed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Bicycles; permits operators to treat a stop sign as a yield sign in certain situations.

Traffic regulations; bicycles. Permits operatorsof bicycles to treat a stop sign as a yield sign in certain situations.The bill requires the driver of a motor vehicle to change lanes whenovertaking a bicycle or certain other vehicles when the lane of travelis not wide enough for the overtaking motor vehicle to pass at least three feet to the left of the overtaken vehicle. The bill also removesthe limitations on riding bicycles and certain other vehicles twoabreast.

Failed Jan 27, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 1101

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact.

Presidential electors; National Popular VoteCompact. Enters Virginia into an interstate compact known asthe Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by NationalPopular Vote. Article II of the Constitution of the United Statesgives the states exclusive and plenary authority to decide the mannerof awarding their electoral votes. Under the compact, Virginia agreesto award its electoral votes to the presidential ticket that receivesthe most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.The compact goes into effect when states cumulatively possessinga majority of the electoral votes have joined the compact. A statemay withdraw from the compact; however, a withdrawal occurring withinsix months of the end of a President's term shall not become effectiveuntil a President or Vice President has qualified to serve the nextterm.

In committee Jan 26, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 318

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Stephen Teel Goodwin.

Celebrating the life of Stephen Teel Goodwin.

Introduced Jan 25, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 295

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending Spotsylvania County.

Commending Spotsylvania County.

Introduced Jan 25, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 296

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending Barry M. Barnard.

Commending Barry M. Barnard.

Introduced Jan 25, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 313

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending Virginia's Crossroads.

Commending Virginia's Crossroads.

Introduced Jan 25, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 565

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Augustus Benton Chafin, Jr.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable AugustusBenton Chafin, Jr.

Introduced Jan 21, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 284

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Augustus Benton Chafin, Jr.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable AugustusBenton Chafin, Jr.

Introduced Jan 18, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 338

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Virginia Minimum Wage Act; removes exemption for persons employed in domestic service, etc.

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.

In committee Dec 4, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 268

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Victim of human trafficking; petition for vacatur/expungement of convictions & police/court records.

Petition for vacatur and expungement of convictionsand police and court records of victims of human trafficking.Allows any person who was a victim of human trafficking at the timeof an offense that led to a criminal charge or conviction of certaincrimes to petition the court to vacate such conviction and expungethe police and court records related to such conviction or to expungethe police and court records related to such charge. The bill provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that a person's participationin an offense was a result of having been a victim of human traffickingif there is official documentation, defined in the bill, of the petitioner'sstatus as a victim of human trafficking at the time of the offense.

In committee Dec 4, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track