Sen. Bill DeSteph

Co-sponsor SJ 299

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

World Prematurity Day.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 286

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Move Over Awareness Month.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 284

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

United States Constitution; ratifies Equal Rights Amendment.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SJ 309

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Virginia Marine Resources Commission; creation of protection zones for submarine cables.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1499

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Motor Vehicles, Department of; hearings, motor vehicle dealers, report.

Requires the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide certain information regarding investigations and hearings with regard to motor vehicle dealers. The bill requires the Commissioner to report to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on Transportation on the volume and nature of any alleged violations received by the Department and the resulting actions taken by the Commissioner when he is provided with information of a possible violation involving motor vehicle dealer franchises.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SJ 266

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the Washington Capitals.

Passed Feb 4, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 1242

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage restaurant license, penalties.

Allows mixed beverage restaurant licensees that specialize in the sale of high-end spirits to calculate, for purposes of the food-to-beverage ratio, gross receipts from the sale of mixed beverages by multiplying the liters of spirits sold by such licensee by the average price charged for one liter of spirits by mixed beverage restaurant licensees in the Commonwealth. The bill prohibits categorizing a restaurant as specializing in high-end spirits unless it has been licensed as a mixed beverage restaurant for not less than 12 months and had food and nonalcoholic beverage sales for the immediately preceding 12 months that would have met the food-to-beverage ratio imposed on restaurants that specialize in the sale of high-end spirits. The bill further directs the Board of Directors of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority to consider the following when determining whether a restaurant specializes in high-end spirits: (i) the average price of mixed beverages sold by such restaurant, (ii) the average price of spirits purchased by such restaurant from the Board, (iii) the average price of spirits held by such restaurant in inventory, and (iv) the restaurant's seating capacity at tables and certificate of occupancy. The bill also requires the Board to promulgate regulations that prescribe the terms and conditions under which the Board may suspend the privilege of a mixed beverage licensee to purchase spirits from the Board upon such licensee's failure to submit any records or other documents necessary to verify the licensee's compliance with applicable minimum food sale requirements within 30 days of the date such records or documents are due.

Passed Feb 4, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SJ 291

Passed · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Military - overseas ballots; electronic return of voter ballots, report.

Passed Feb 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1236

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Public schools; equal access, education employee associations, etc.

Requires school boards to adopt and implement policies to ensure that employees have equal access to education employee associations. The bill requires (i) the Department of Education to identify each education employee association operating in the Commonwealth and provide a list of such education employee associations to school boards and (ii) school boards to provide to each employee such list of available employee education associations and post such list on the school division website.

In committee Feb 1, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SJ 327

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending Doorways for Women and Families.

Introduced Feb 1, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track