Sen. Steve Newman

Primary SB 893

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Income tax, state; education improvement scholarships tax credits, transferability.

In committee Feb 1, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 853

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children program; additional funding.

In committee Jan 31, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1355

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Income tax, state and corporate; business interest, qualified business income deduction.

In committee Jan 31, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 862

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Highway use fee and mileage-based user fee program; eliminates the program.

In committee Jan 26, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1385

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Abortion; when lawful, 15-week gestational age, exceptions, penalty.

In committee Jan 26, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 779

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

State Air Pollution Control Board; motor vehicle emissions standards.

In committee Jan 17, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SJ 20

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Constitutional amendment; K-12 funding (first reference).

In committee Nov 21, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SJ 36

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Constitutional amendment; special sessions, required certain states of emergency (first reference).

In committee Nov 21, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SB 473

Signed into law · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

School Construction Fund and Program; created and established.

Department of Education; School ConstructionFund and Program; Gaming Proceeds Fund revenues. Establishesthe School Construction Fund as a special nonreverting fund in thestate treasury and requires the Department of Education to establishthe School Construction Program for the purpose of providing grantsfrom the Fund, subject to certain conditions, to school boards thatleverage federal, state, and local programs and resources to financethe design and construction of new school buildings and facilitiesor the modernization and maintenance of existing school buildingsand facilities. The bill provides that three percent of any fiscalyear's budget surplus shall be appropriated to the School ConstructionFund and Program. The bill also provides that any remaining revenuesnot appropriated by the Gaming Proceeds Fund shall be appropriatedto the School Construction Fund and Program. Under current law, anyremaining revenues in the Gaming Proceeds Fund not appropriated remainin the Fund until appropriated by the General Assembly for programs established to address public school construction, renovations, orupgrades.

Signed into law Aug 4, 2022 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SB 451

Signed into law · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

RS&UT; exemption for food purchased for human consumption & essential personal hygiene products.

Sales tax; exemption for food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products. Provides a state sales and use tax exemption beginning January 1, 2023, for food purchased for human consumption and essential personal hygiene products. The bill also provides, beginning February 1, 2023, an allocation of state revenues to fund the distribution to localities for educational funding that would have been distributed to them absent the exemption created by the bill. Under current law, such products are taxed at a reduced state sales and use tax rate of 1.5 percent and the standard local rate of one percent. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2023.

Signed into law Aug 4, 2022 1 co-sponsor