Del. Alex Askew

Co-sponsor HB 281

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Child day programs; use of office buildings, waiver of zoning requirements.

Early childhood care and education; child day programs; use of office buildings; waiver of zoning requirements. Permits any locality to by ordinance provide for the waiver of any requirements for zoning permits for the operation of a child day program in an office building, as defined by the bill, provided that such facility satisfies the requirements for state licensure as a child day program. This bill is identical to SB 13.

Signed into law Mar 28, 2024 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 1381

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Rural Virginia, Center for; renames Center the Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia.

Center for Rural Virginia; name change. Renames the Center for Rural Virginia as the Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia. This bill is identical to SB 704.

Signed into law Mar 26, 2024 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 22

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Auto sears and trigger activators; prohibition on manufacture, importation, sale, etc., penalty.

Manufacture, importation, sale, etc., of auto sears; prohibition; penalty. Prohibits the manufacture, importation, sale or offer to sell, possession, transfer, or transportation of an auto sear, defined in the bill as a device, other than a trigger activator, for use in converting a semi-automatic firearm to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. A violation is punishable as a Class 6 felony. The bill also provides for the forfeiture of any auto sear concealed, possessed, transported, or carried in violation of the prohibition. This bill is identical to SB 210.

Signed into law Mar 26, 2024 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HB 1436

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Sales tax revenues; entertainment arena.

Sales tax revenues; entertainment arena.Adds entertainment arena to the definition of public facility toallow a locality to collect all sales tax revenues generated by transactionsat such a facility, provided that a locality owns an interest in the facility and contributes to financing its construction. The billalso allows a municipality to issue bonds to finance a public facilityon or after July 1, 2024, but prior to July 1, 2027, and providesthat a municipality is entitled to all sales tax revenues from transactionsproducing revenues in connection with the development and constructionof such public facility, in addition to transactions taking placein such public facility.

Passed Mar 9, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 280

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the Honorable L. Kaye Kory.

Commending the Honorable L. Kaye Kory.

Passed Mar 9, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 174

Signed into law · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties; issuance of marriage license.

Marriage lawful regardless of sex, gender, or race of parties; issuance of marriage license. Provides that no person authorized to issue a marriage license shall deny the issuance of such license to two parties contemplating a lawful marriage on the basis of the sex, gender, or race of the parties. The bill also requires that such lawful marriages be recognized in the Commonwealth regardless of the sex, gender, or race of the parties. The bill provides that religious organizations or members of the clergy acting in their religious capacity shall have the right to refuse to perform any marriage. This bill is identical to SB 101.

Signed into law Mar 8, 2024 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HJ 365

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Onzlee Ware.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable OnzleeWare.

Passed Mar 8, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 406

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Service Employees International Union, Local 32BJ.

Commending Service Employees International Union,Local 32BJ.

Passed Mar 8, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 430

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Vinegar Hill Magazine.

Commending Vinegar Hill Magazine.

Passed Mar 8, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 432

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending The Cavalier Daily.

Commending The Cavalier Daily.

Passed Mar 8, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track