Del. Martha M. Mugler

Primary HB 1917

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Local planning and zoning; publication of certain notices on locality's website.

Publication of certain notices on locality'swebsite. Provides that in any instance in which a locality isrequired to publish certain notices related to local planning andzoning in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality,the locality may instead choose to meet such requirement by publishingthe notice on the locality's website.

Passed Feb 5, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJ 536

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Remote sales and use tax distribution to localities; JLARC to study.

Study; JLARC; remote sales and use tax distributionto localities; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit andReview Commission (JLARC) to study the distribution of remote salesand use taxes to localities. JLARC shall determine whether currentpractices are distributing the proper amount of revenue to each localityand recommend to the General Assembly any changes needed to improvethe system.

In committee Feb 5, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1915

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Teachers; required to be compensated at or above national average.

Teacher compensation; at or above national average.Requires that public school teachers be compensated at a rate thatis at or above the national average. Under current law, compensationat such rate is aspirational. The bill requires state funding tobe provided pursuant to the general appropriation act in a sum sufficientto fund a 4.5 percent annual increase for public school teacher salaries,effective from the 2022-23 school year through the 2026-27 schoolyear. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2022.

In committee Feb 5, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HJ 539

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Constitutional amendment; removes same-sex marriage prohibition.

Constitutional amendment (first reference);marriage; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; recognition ofsame-sex marriages. Repeals the constitutional provision definingmarriage as only a union between one man and one woman, as well asthe related provisions that are no longer valid as a result of theUnited States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges,576 U.S. 644 (2015). The amendment provides that the Commonwealthand its political subdivisions and its agents are required to issuemarriage licenses, recognize marriages, and treat all marriages equallyunder the law, regardless of the gender of the two parties to themarriage. The amendment further provides that religious organizationsand clergy acting in their religious capacity have the right to refuseto perform any marriage.

In committee Feb 3, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 277

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms.

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Conventionon the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Introduced Feb 3, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HJ 591

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Celebrating the life of Billy Joe Roberts.

Celebrating the life of Billy Joe Roberts.

Introduced Jan 28, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HJ 589

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Mamye E. BaCote.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable MamyeE. BaCote.

Introduced Jan 28, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 313

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending Virginia's Crossroads.

Commending Virginia's Crossroads.

Introduced Jan 25, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 565

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Augustus Benton Chafin, Jr.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable AugustusBenton Chafin, Jr.

Introduced Jan 21, 2021 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 1497

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Fertilizer contractor-applicator; application pursuant to nutrient management plan.

Fertilizer contractor-applicator; applicationpursuant to nutrient management plan. Prohibits the applicationby a fertilizer contractor-applicator, beginning July 1, 2026, ofany regulated product to a farm operation larger than 50 acres unlesssuch application is conducted pursuant to a nutrient management plan."Regulated product," for purposes of this bill, includes fertilizer,specialty fertilizer, soil amendment, and horticultural growing medium.

In committee Dec 4, 2020 0 co-sponsors Track