Del. Joseph C. Lindsey

Primary HB 28

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Pawnbrokers; removes provision that currently allows only natural persons to be licensed.

Pawnbrokers. Removes provisions enacted in 2019 that currently allow only natural persons to be licensed as pawnbrokers. The measure authorizes any person, defined in this bill as an individual or a business entity organized under the laws of the Commonwealth, that otherwise satisfies the requirements for licensure to operate as a pawnbroker. The bill repeals an enactment that authorized localities to extend the license of a pawnbroker who is not a natural person for a period of up to one year.

In committee Jan 28, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 32

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.

Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeships.

Introduced Jan 27, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 29

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Judge; nomination for election to Supreme Court of Virginia.

Nominating a person to be elected to the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Introduced Jan 27, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJ 161

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Judges; election in Supreme Court of Virginia.

Election of a Supreme Court of Virginia Justice, Circuit Court Judges, General District Court Judges, and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges.

In committee Jan 27, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 30

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.

Nominating persons to be elected to circuit court judgeships.

Introduced Jan 27, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 31

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Judges; nominations for election to general district court.

Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.

Introduced Jan 27, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HJ 165

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the Washington Nationals.

Commending the Washington Nationals.

Introduced Jan 27, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 1

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

United States Constitution; ratifies and affirms Equal Rights Amendment.

Constitution of the United States; Equal RightsAmendment. Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitutionof the United States that was proposed by Congress in 1972. The jointresolution advocates the position that the 1972 Equal Rights Amendmentremains viable and may be ratified notwithstanding the expirationof the 10-year ratification period set out in the resolving clause,as amended, in the proposal adopted by Congress.

Passed Jan 27, 2020 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 25

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Absentee voting; no excuse required.

Absentee voting; no excuse required. Permits any registered voter to vote by absentee ballot in any election in which he is qualified to vote. The bill removes the current list of statutory reasons under which a person may be entitled to vote by absentee ballot and removes references to those reasons from other sections of the Code. This bill was incorporated into HB 1.

In committee Jan 24, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 27

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Cruelty to animals; serious bodily injury, first offense, penalty.

Cruelty to animals; serious bodily injury; firstoffense; penalty. Provides that a person who commits an act ofanimal cruelty that results in serious bodily injury to or the deathor euthanasia of an animal is guilty of a Class 6 felony. Currentlaw requires that the person have been convicted of an act of crueltywithin the past five years and that an animal die as a direct resultof the current or past act of cruelty before the violation is a Class6 felony. The bill expands the authority of a court to order angermanagement treatment from cases of misdemeanor cruelty to all cases.The bill contains technical amendments.

In committee Jan 22, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track