Sen. Janet Howell

Co-sponsor HJ 915

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Roger Dirk Vanderhye.

Introduced Feb 22, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SR 149

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Commending the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

Introduced Feb 22, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SJ 418

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Lewis G. Saunders.

Introduced Feb 22, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 1199

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Blind parents; custody or visitation rights.

Provides that a blind parent's blindness, as defined in the bill, shall not be the sole basis of the denial or restriction of such parent's custody or visitation rights. The bill requires a party who alleges that a parent's blindness should be a factor to be considered to not be in the best interests of the child, or should otherwise be a reason to deny or restrict such a parent's custody or visitation rights, to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the child's best interests would not be met or served due to such parent's blindness. The bill allows a blind parent to demonstrate how supportive parenting services would appropriately address any threats to the child's best interests and further allows that such services be ordered by the court. The bill requires a court to make findings where the court denies or restricts custody or visitation of a blind parent or where supportive parenting services are not ordered, and to provide such findings in an accessible format. The same requirements apply to the denial of approval of a blind prospective foster parent, or removal of a child from a blind foster parent's home, and to the denial of a final order of adoption wherein the prospective adoptive parent is blind.

In committee Feb 21, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 845

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Absentee voting; eligibility of certain caregivers.

In committee Feb 21, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SJ 279

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the Twenty-First Century.

Continues the Joint Subcommittee to Study Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the Twenty-First Century for two additional years, through December 1, 2018.

In committee Feb 21, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 340

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Barbara Johns Day.

Designating April 23, in 2018 and in each succeeding year, as Barbara Johns Day in Virginia.

In committee Feb 21, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 855

Signed into law · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Trooper Chad Phillip Dermyer Memorial Bridge; designating as Rt. 143 bridge over Interstate 64.

Designates the State Route 143 bridge in the City of Newport News at exit 255 over Interstate 64 the "Trooper Chad Phillip Dermyer Memorial Bridge." This bill is identical to

Signed into law Feb 20, 2017 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SJ 407

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc.

Introduced Feb 20, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 406

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the Virginia Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs.

Introduced Feb 20, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track