Rep. Amanda Batten

Primary HJ 188

Passed · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Celebrating the life of John Richard Gonzales.

Celebrating the life of John Richard Gonzales.

Passed Feb 24, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 544

Passed · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Voter identification; optional restrictive identification requirement.

Voter identification; optional restrictive identification requirement. Allows a voter to opt into being required to showa valid photo identification issued by the Commonwealth, one of itspolitical subdivisions, or the United States when voting in person.When a voter offers to vote and the pollbook indicates he has optedinto such requirement, he shall be required to show a valid photoidentification issued by the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions,or the United States in order to vote a regular ballot. The billrequires the voter registration application to permit an applicantto opt into this requirement and the Department of Elections to providethe means for currently registered voters to opt in as well.

Passed Feb 22, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 528

Passed · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Absentee voting; unsolicited absentee ballot applications, required information.

Absentee voting; unsolicited absentee ballotapplications; required information. Requires any individual ororganization sending an application for an absentee ballot to a registeredvoter that was not solicited or requested by the registered voterto include with the application instructions on completing the applicationand submitting it to the appropriate general registrar. The billrequires a statement that the application is not being sent by anystate or local government official or agency on the envelope containingthe application or on the first page of any enclosed materials. Suchindividuals and organizations are required to use the informationprovided in the list of registered voters acquired by such individualor organization from the Department of Elections pursuant to law, and a violation of this requirement is a Class 4 misdemeanor. Thebill requires the Department of Elections to ensure, when providingthe list of registered voters to such individual or organization for purposes of sending unsolicited absentee ballot applications, thatno voter is included on the list provided if such voter has appliedfor an absentee ballot on or before the date the list is requested.The bill also provides that no absentee ballot sent to a registeredvoter that was not solicited or requested by the registered votermay be pre-populated with information the applicant is required toprovide.

Passed Feb 22, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SJ 109

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Leigh B. Middleditch, Jr.

Celebrating the life of Leigh B. Middleditch,Jr.

Introduced Feb 21, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HR 39

Introduced · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Celebrating the life of Ronald Bowen Watson.

Celebrating the life of Ronald Bowen Watson.

Introduced Feb 21, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HJ 235

Introduced · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Commending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Commending Virginia Polytechnic Institute andState University.

Introduced Feb 18, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HJ 190

Introduced · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Celebrating the life of Steven L. Ward.

Celebrating the life of Steven L. Ward.

Introduced Feb 17, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJ 187

Introduced · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Commending the Lafayette High School football team.

Commending the Lafayette High School footballteam.

Introduced Feb 17, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 529

In committee · Virginia House · Lead sponsor

Labor and employment; misclassification of workers.

Labor and employment; misclassification of workers.Establishes criteria for classifying the difference between employeesand independent contractors based on either (i) the common law 20-factortest established in Internal Revenue Service Ruling 87-41, (ii) anapplicable determination of the Internal Revenue Service, or (iii)satisfaction of specific criteria for classifying a person as anindependent contractor as described in the bill.

In committee Feb 15, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 54

In committee · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Absentee voting; ballots to be sorted and results to be reported by precinct.

Elections; absentee voting; ballots to be sortedand results to be reported by precinct. Provides that absentee ballots processed at a central absentee precinct must be sorted bythe precinct to which the voter who cast the absentee ballot is assignedand that the resulting vote totals from such ballots must be reportedseparately for each voter precinct.

In committee Feb 15, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track