Del. Barry Knight

Co-sponsor HB 1415

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Henrietta Lacks Commission; established, report, sunset date.

Creates the Henrietta Lacks Commission to establish through a public-private partnership the Henrietta Lacks Life Sciences Center in Halifax County as a cancer research and treatment center designed to (i) transform and accelerate cancer research and treatment through the use of biodata tools, (ii) provide tailored cancer treatment medicine to an underserved portion of rural Southside Virginia, and (iii) incubate new biotech businesses across the Southside Virginia region. The bill requires the Commission to annually submit a report on its interim activity and work to the Governor and General Assembly. The bill has an expiration date of July 1, 2021.

Passed Mar 10, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 285

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the Honorable Robert H. Brink.

In committee Mar 10, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 3

Failed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Dual enrollment courses; quality, consistency, etc., of courses.

Failed Mar 10, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Scholastic records; prohibited access to directory information.

Clarifies that student directory information may be publicly disclosed by a school if the school has given notice to the parent or eligible student of (i) the types of information that the school has designated as directory information; (ii) the right of the parent or eligible student to refuse the designation of any or all of the types of information about the student as directory information; and (iii) the period of time within which a parent or eligible student must notify the school in writing that he does not want any or all of the types of information about the student designated as directory information. The bill also provides, however, that no school shall disclose the address, phone number, or email address of a student pursuant to 34 C.F.R. § 99.31(a)(11) or the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.) unless the parent or eligible student has affirmatively consented in writing to such disclosure.

Passed Mar 10, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 1610

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Menhaden; total landings.

In committee Mar 10, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SJ 249

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Neilson Jay November.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary HB 824

Failed · Virginia House of Delegates · Lead sponsor

Short-term rentals; local ordinances regulating rentals in Cities of Lexington and Virginia Beach.

Requires the City of Lexington to comply with various statutory provisions related to the short-term rental of property. The bill provides that (i) any business license that was required by any ordinance in effect regulating short-term rentals shall be null and void, (ii) any license taxes collected for short-term rentals subject to any ordinance in effect shall be refunded, and (iii) any taxpayer who was required to pay transient occupancy taxes for rental of real property for more than 30 days shall be refunded such payment. The bill mandates a deadline of September 30, 2018, for refunds and for the city to amend its existing ordinance.

Failed Mar 9, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HJ 456

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Harry Robert Purkey.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 501

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Donald S. Beyer, Sr.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 203

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Suzanne Davis Miller.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track