Del. Steve E. Heretick

Primary HJ 582

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission established (first reference).

In committee Feb 5, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 2067

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Public employment; prohibits discrimination on basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1892

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Small business procurement enhancement program; established, report.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HJ 704

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Transportation agreements, certain; tolled transportation facilities.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HJ 669

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Glass-Steagall Act; infrastructure bank

Urges the Congress of the United States to reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act and develop an infrastructure bank.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 2388

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

In-state tuition; eligibility for certain individuals.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 2079

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Marijuana; decriminalization of simple possession, penalty.

Decriminalizes marijuana possession and provides a civil penalty of no more than $50 for a first violation, $100 for a second violation, and $250 for a third or subsequent violation. Under current law, a first offense is punishable by a maximum fine of $500 and a maximum jail sentence of 30 days, and subsequent offenses are a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill creates a rebuttable presumption that a person who possesses no more than one-half ounce of marijuana possesses it for personal use and provides that the existing suspended sentence and substance abuse screening provisions apply only to criminal violations or to civil violations by a minor. The bill decreases the penalty for distribution or possession with intent to sell more than one-half ounce but not more than five pounds of marijuana from a Class 5 felony to a Class 6 felony.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 1762

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Worker cooperatives; established as a category of cooperative associations.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 2373

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Marijuana; legalization of simple marijuana possession, penalty.

Eliminates criminal penalties for possession of marijuana for persons who are 21 years of age or older. The bill also decriminalizes marijuana possession for persons under 21 years of age and provides a civil penalty of no more than $100 for possession of less than (i) two and one-half ounces of marijuana or (ii) 12 marijuana plants and a civil penalty of no more than $500 for possession of more than (a) two and one-half ounces of marijuana or (b) 12 marijuana plants. Under current law, a first offense is punishable by a maximum fine of $500 and a maximum jail sentence of 30 days, and subsequent offenses are a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also modifies several other criminal penalties related to marijuana. The bill establishes a regulatory scheme for the regulation of marijuana cultivation facilities, marijuana manufacturing facilities, marijuana secure transporters, marijuana testing facilities, retail marijuana stores, and marijuana microbusinesses by the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill imposes an additional tax of 10 percent on retail marijuana and retail marijuana products sold by retail marijuana stores and microbusinesses and directs the first $20 million of such revenues to the Veterans Treatment Fund, established in the bill. The remaining tax receipts will be distributed to the localities in which the businesses operate, toward the state's share of Standards of Quality basic aid payments, and to the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HJ 628

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council; threat of phishing attacks, report.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track