Sen. Steve Newman

Primary SR 511

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Commending the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

Introduced May 14, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 368

Passed · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Education preparation programs; reading specialists, dyslexia.

Requires each education preparation program offered by a public institution of higher education or private institution of higher education that leads to a degree, concentration, or certificate for reading specialists to include a program of coursework or other training in the identification of and the appropriate interventions, accommodations, and teaching techniques for students with dyslexia or a related disorder. The bill requires such programs to (i) include coursework in the constructs and pedagogy underlying remediation of reading, spelling, and writing and (ii) require reading specialists to demonstrate mastery of an evidence-based, structured literacy instructional approach that includes explicit, systematic, sequential, and cumulative instruction. This bill is identical to

Passed Mar 16, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SJ 245

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Captain Paul F. Hollandsworth, Jr., USN, Ret.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor 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

Co-sponsor HJ 548

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending The College of William and Mary.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 66

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending Curry Martin.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 64

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Reverend William Franklin Graham, Jr.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 363

Signed into law · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Delegate Lacey E. Putney Memorial Highway; designating certain portion of U.S. Route 221.

Designates the portion of U.S. Route 221 between the Town of Bedford and the City of Lynchburg the "Delegate Lacey E. Putney Memorial Highway." The bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Mar 9, 2018 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor SB 964

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Health insurance; catastrophic health plans.

Authorizes health carriers to offer catastrophic plans on the individual market, and to offer such plans to all individuals. The measure provides that a catastrophic plan is deemed to provide an essential health benefits package and to meet certain requirements of federal law. A catastrophic plan is a high-deductible health care plan that provides essential health benefits and coverage for at least three primary care visits per policy year. Under the federal Affordable Care Act, catastrophic plans satisfy requirements that health benefit plans provide minimum levels of coverage only if they cover individuals who are under 30 years of age or who qualify for a hardship exemption or affordability exemption. The measure requires the Commissioner of Insurance to apply to the federal government for a state innovation waiver allowing the implementation of the provision. The provision will become effective 30 days after the Commissioner notifies certain persons that the request has been approved.

Passed Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 218

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Harry Robert Purkey.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track