Del. Jeion Ward

Co-sponsor HJ 162

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the Division of Capitol Police.

Commending the Division of Capitol Police.

Passed Feb 28, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 1650

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Small Business Procurement Enhancement Program; established, report.

Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity; Small Business Procurement Enhancement Program established; report. Establishes the Small Business Procurement Enhancement Program (the Program) with a statewide goal of 42 percent of small business utilization in all discretionary spending by state agencies in procurement orders, prime contracts, and subcontracts. In addition, the bill (i) provides for a small business set-aside for competition among all small businesses for state agency purchases of up to $100,000 for goods, nonprofessional services, and construction and up to $80,000 for professional services and (ii) establishes certification criteria for participation in the Program by business operations on the basis of the total number of employees or annual gross receipts, averaged over the previous three years.

Passed Feb 27, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HJ 235

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Black Women United for Action.

Commending Black Women United for Action.

Introduced Feb 27, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 253

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Gerald R. Rubin.

Commending Gerald R. Rubin.

Introduced Feb 27, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 233

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Bud Foster.

Commending Robert Eugene Foster, Jr.

Introduced Feb 27, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 4

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Alan Arnold Diamonstein.

Celebrating the life of Alan Arnold Diamonstein.

Passed Feb 27, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 549

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Overgrown vegetation; local authority.

Overgrown vegetation; local authority. Authorizesany locality within Planning District 23 or that has a populationof at least 75,000 to include provisions for cutting overgrown shrubs,trees, and other such vegetation in an ordinance requiring certainlandowners to cut the grass, weeds, and other foreign growth on certainproperty.

Signed into law Feb 24, 2020 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor SJ 78

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

African American legislators; commemorating 150th anniv. of swearing in to serve General Assembly.

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the swearingin of the first African American legislators to serve in the GeneralAssembly. Commemorates the 150th anniversary of the swearingin of the first African American legislators to serve in the GeneralAssembly and recognizes the individual legislators who served inthe House of Delegates and the Senate.

In committee Feb 24, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 416

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Wage or salary history; inquiries prohibited, civil penalty.

Wage or salary history inquiries prohibited; civil penalty. Prohibits a prospective employer with 25 employees or more from (i) requiring as a condition of employment that a prospective employee provide or disclose the prospective employee's wage or salary history, (ii) attempting to obtain the wage or salary history of a prospective employee from the prospective employee's current or former employers, (iii) requesting a prospective employee to complete an application for employment that includes a question inquiring about the prospective employee's wage or salary history, or (iv) asking a prospective employee in an employment interview any question intended to obtain information about the prospective employee's wage or salary history. Violations are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100 per violation. This bill incorporates HB 326 and HB 802.

Passed Feb 24, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 122

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of William Griffith Thomas.

Celebrating the life of William Griffith Thomas.

Introduced Feb 24, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track