Commending Laura Goldzung.
Sponsored bills
Commending David K. Paylor.
Celebrating the life of Rebecca Kellam Chalmers.
Celebrating the life of Joseph Rogers.
Commending the Virginia Manufacturers Association.
School boards; unexpended local funds; capitalprojects. Permits any school board to finance capital projectswith any funds appropriated to it by the local governing body thatare unexpended by the school board in any year. The bill is a recommendation of the Commission on School Construction and Modernization.
Study; Joint Commission on Technology and Science;semiconductor industry expansion; report. Directs the Joint Commissionon Technology and Science to study the challenges and opportunitiesto expand the semiconductor industry in the Commonwealth. The Commissionshall submit its findings no later than the first day of the 2023Regular Session of the General Assembly.
Virginia Retirement System and local retirementsystems; fossil fuel divestment; report. Requires the VirginiaRetirement System and local retirement systems to divest from fossil fuel companies by January 1, 2027.
Constitutional amendment (second reference);marriage; repeal of same-sex marriage prohibition; affirmative rightto marry. Repeals the constitutional provision defining marriageas only a union between one man and one woman as well as the relatedprovisions that are no longer valid as a result of the United StatesSupreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015). The amendment provides that the right to marry is a fundamental right inherent in the liberty of persons and requires the Commonwealthand its political subdivisions and agents to issue marriage licenses,recognize marriages, and treat all marriages equally under the law,regardless of the sex or gender of the parties to the marriage. Religiousorganizations and clergy acting in their religious capacity havethe right to refuse to perform any marriage.
Commending Jesse Waltz.