Celebrating the life of the Honorable RobertTata.
Sponsored bills
Commending Daphne Tamara Fulson.
Commending the Honorable M. Kirkland Cox.
Victims of human trafficking; affirmative defenseto prosecution for certain offenses. Provides an affirmativedefense to prosecution for prostitution and keeping, residing in,or frequenting a bawdy place if, at the time of the offense leadingto such charge, such person was a victim of human trafficking, asdefined in the bill, and (i) was coerced to engage in the offensethrough the use of force or intimidation of another, (ii) such offensewas committed as part of a commercial sex trafficking scheme, or (iii) such offense was committed at the direction of an operator of a commercialsex trafficking scheme. The bill provides that a victim of humantrafficking may raise such affirmative defense regardless of whether any other person has been arrested for, prosecuted for, charged with,or convicted of an offense.
Excise tax on peanuts. Extends from July1, 2021, to July 1, 2026, the sunset date of the excise tax on allpeanuts grown in Virginia and reduces from $0.30 per 100 pounds to$0.25 per 100 pounds the excise tax rate. The proceeds from thistax are used for promoting the sales and use of Virginia peanuts.
Religious and charitable matters; quantity of land certain associations may hold. Increases from 75 to 200 the number of acres of land that any association or post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Spanish War Veterans, Disabled American Veterans, or any similar association of veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States chartered by an act of Congress may hold. However, the bill provides that any such property in excess of 75 acres shall not be exempt from taxation unless an ordinance to that effect is adopted by the governing body of the locality in which the property is located.
Clinical nurse specialist; licensure; practice. Changes from the requirement of registration as clinical nurse specialists to the licensure of nurse practitioners as clinical nurse specialists by the Boards of Medicine and Nursing and provides that a nurse practitioner licensed as a clinical nurse specialist shall practice pursuant to a practice agreement between the clinical nurse specialist and a licensed physician and in a manner consistent with the standards of care for the profession and applicable law and regulations. For the transition of registration to licensure, the bill requires the Boards of Medicine and Nursing to jointly issue a license to practice as a nurse practitioner in the category of a clinical nurse specialist to an applicant who is an advance practice registered nurse who has completed an advanced graduate-level education program in the specialty category of clinical nurse specialist and who is registered by the Board of Nursing as a clinical nurse specialist on July 1, 2021.
Celebrating the life of Michael Wayne Woods.