Sen. Janet Howell

Co-sponsor HJ 608

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Constitutional amendment; Governor's term of office (first reference).

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SJ 360

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Commending Johanna Schuchert.

Introduced Feb 5, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HJ 580

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Interstate 95; joint subcommittee to study widening between Exit 118 & the Springfield Interchange.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 579

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

United States Constitution; ratifies Equal Rights Amendment.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 297

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Lynching; acknowledging with profound regret the existence and acceptance within the Commonwealth.

Expresses the sentiment of the General Assembly in acknowledging with profound regret the existence and acceptance of lynching within the Commonwealth and calling for reconciliation among all Virginians. This resolution is a recommendation of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 2261

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Employees; paid medical and family leave, civil penalties.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 2049

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Health insurance; coverage for donated human breast milk.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1760

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Student loans; licensing of qualified education loan servicers, civil penalties, report.

Prohibits any person from acting as a qualified education loan servicer except in accordance with provisions established by this bill. The bill requires a loan servicer to obtain a license from the State Corporation Commission (SCC) and establishes procedures pertaining to such licenses. Banks, savings institutions, credit unions, and nonprofit institutions of higher education are exempt from the licensing provisions. The servicing of a qualified education loan encompasses (i) receiving any scheduled periodic payments from a qualified education loan borrower pursuant to the terms of a qualified education loan; (ii) applying the payments of principal and interest and such other payments, with respect to the amounts received from a qualified education loan borrower, as may be required pursuant to the terms of a qualified education loan; and (iii) performing other administrative services with respect to a qualified education loan. Qualified education loan servicers are prohibited from, among other things, (a) misrepresenting the amount, nature, or terms of any fee or payment due or claimed to be due on a qualified education loan, the terms and conditions of the loan agreement, or the borrower's obligations under the loan; (b) knowingly misapplying or recklessly applying loan payments to the outstanding balance of a qualified education loan; and (c) failing to report both the favorable and unfavorable payment history of the borrower to a nationally recognized consumer credit bureau at least annually if the loan servicer regularly reports information to such a credit bureau. Violations are subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $2,500. The bill has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2020, but provides that applications shall be accepted, and investigations commenced, by the SCC beginning March 1, 2020.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 299

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

World Prematurity Day.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1654

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Prohibited public carrying of certain firearms in public areas; penalty.

Prohibits the carrying of a loaded shotgun or rifle in places open to the public in certain cities and counties. Current law prohibits the carrying in such locations of certain loaded firearms with high capacity magazines, silencers, or folding stock, or a loaded shotgun with a magazine that will hold more than seven rounds of the longest ammunition for which it is chambered. The bill adds the City of Roanoke to the list of cities in which the carrying of such firearms is prohibited.

In committee Feb 5, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track