Sen. Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr.

Primary SJ 172

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Commending Lynne Doughtie.

Introduced Mar 7, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SB 262

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Adoption; leave benefit.

Creates a new classification of paid leave for a state employee who adopts an infant. The amount of leave would be equivalent to the amount of paid leave awarded to an employee pursuant to short-term disability for maternity leave. The Department of Human Resource Management is directed to develop guidelines and policies for implementing the adoption leave benefit. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

In committee Mar 6, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 38

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The resolution is a recommendation of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission.

In committee Mar 6, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 751

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Localities and school divisions; posting of register of funds expended.

In committee Mar 6, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SB 872

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Tethering animals; outdoor tethering of companion animals, definitions of adequate shelter and space

Provides that outdoor tethering of a companion animal shall not meet the requirement that an animal be given adequate shelter, unless the animal is actively engaged in an agricultural or hunting activity, when it is conducted(i) when the temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower or 85 degrees Fahrenheit or higher; (ii) during a heat advisory; or (iii) during a severe weather warning. The bill provides that a tether shall meet the requirement that an animal be given adequate space if it is four times the length of the animal or 15 feet in length, whichever is greater, and does not cause injury or pain or weigh more than one-tenth of the animal's body weight. The bill exempts agricultural animals from existing provisions related to tethering. The bill also authorizes any locality to adopt ordinances that parallel and make more stringent the state law regarding the care of companion animals.

In committee Mar 6, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 37

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Virginia Grocery Investment Program and Fund; created, report, effective clause.

Creates the Virginia Grocery Investment Program and Fund to provide funding for the construction, rehabilitation, equipment upgrades, or expansion of grocery stores, small food retailers, and innovative food retail projects, defined in the bill, in underserved communities. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

In committee Mar 6, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 937

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

High school apprenticeship; tax credit.

Creates a tax credit for a business that hosts a junior or senior in a Richmond City high school as an apprentice for a semester during the 2018-2019 or 2019-2020 academic year. The business would receive a $2,500 credit per student, per semester. Participation in the program would be limited to 25 students. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

In committee Mar 6, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HJ 90

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

National Beer Day; designating as April 7, 2019, and each succeeding year thereafter.

Designates April 7, in 2019 and in each succeeding year, as National Beer Day in Virginia. The resolution incorporates

In committee Mar 5, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 981

Signed into law · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Child support; calculation of obligation, multiple custody arrangements.

Establishes methods by which child support obligations can be calculated when multiple custody arrangements exist between parents of children subject to child support orders. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Mar 5, 2018 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor SJ 175

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending W. Taylor Reveley III.

Introduced Mar 2, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track