Del. Shelly Simonds

Co-sponsor SJ 76

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Linwood A. Holton, Jr.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable LinwoodA. Holton, Jr.

Introduced Feb 7, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 80

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Colonel Edward David Shames, USA, Ret.

Celebrating the life of Colonel Edward DavidShames, USA, Ret.

Introduced Feb 7, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 969

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Comprehensive plan; adoption of an environmental justice strategy.

Comprehensive plan; environmental justice strategy. Requires cities with populations greater than 20,000 and countieswith populations greater than 100,000 to consider, at the next andall subsequent reviews of the comprehensive plan, adopting an environmentaljustice strategy. The bill provides that the locality's strategyshall be to identify environmental justice and fenceline communities within the jurisdiction of the local planning commission and identifyobjectives and policies to reduce health risks, to promote civicengagement, and to prioritize improvements and programs that addressthe needs of the environmental justice and fenceline communities.

In committee Feb 4, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HJ 162

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Christine Emily Ross.

Commending Christine Emily Ross.

Introduced Feb 3, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1172

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Certified recovery residences; Bd. of BHDS to adopt regulations.

Certified recovery residences. Requiresthe Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to adoptregulations requiring each certified recovery residence to includeone or more resident or nonresident staff persons who are employedby the provider for compensation and who are responsible for oversightor management of the recovery residence.

In committee Feb 3, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 155

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Thomas Geary, Ph.D.

Commending Thomas Geary, Ph.D.

Introduced Feb 3, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 968

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; disclosure of certain criminal investigative files.

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; disclosure of certain criminal investigative files; violent crimes. Prohibits a public body engaged in law-enforcement activities from disclosing any photographic, audio, video, or physical evidence from a violent crime unless the public body has notified (i) the victim, (ii) members of the victim's immediate family, if the victim is deceased; or (iii) the victim's parent or guardian, if the victim is a minor, of the request of such information. The bill allows such persons to file in an appropriate court a petition for an injunction to prevent release of the records and provides that the period within which the public body shall respond shall be tolled for the amount of time that elapses between the filing of the petition and any resulting disposition by the court.

In committee Feb 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HJ 154

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Robert L. Dandridge, Jr.

Commending Robert L. Dandridge, Jr.

Introduced Feb 3, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 138

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe of Virginia; General Assembly to extend state recognition.

Recognition of the Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribeof Virginia. Extends state recognition to the Wolf Creek CherokeeTribe of Virginia within the Commonwealth.

In committee Feb 3, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 160

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the Reverend Dr. Geoffrey V. Guns.

Commending the Reverend Dr. Geoffrey V. Guns.

Introduced Feb 3, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track