Sen. Scott Surovell

Co-sponsor SB 1380

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Charges and convictions, certain; expungement.

In committee Feb 8, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 1554

Passed · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); violations and civil penalties.

Provides that in addition to any penalties imposed under FOIA, (i) if a court finds that any officer, employee, or member of a public body failed to provide public records to a requester in accordance with the provisions of FOIA because such officer, employee, or member of a public body altered or destroyed the requested public records with the intention of avoiding the provisions of FOIA prior to the expiration of the applicable record retention period set pursuant to the Virginia Public Records Act, the court may impose upon such officer, employee, or member in his individual capacity a civil penalty of up to $100 per record altered or destroyed and (ii) if a court finds that a member of a public body voted to certify a closed meeting and at the time of such certification such certification was not in accordance with the requirements of FOIA, the court may impose on each such member voting to certify in his individual capacity a civil penalty of $500.

Passed Feb 7, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1535

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Uniform Statewide Building Code; outdoor advertising.

Requires the owner of a sign located along an Interstate System highway that has a height that is greater than the distance from such sign to the shoulder edge of the pavement to have such sign periodically inspected for building code compliance. The bill authorizes the Commissioner of Highways to remove any such sign without notice and at the cost of the owner if the sign poses a risk to highway safety or public safety.

In committee Feb 7, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SB 1737

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Civil relief; furloughed or otherwise not receiving wages, etc.

Provides a 30-day stay for eviction and foreclosure proceedings for tenants and homeowners who request a stay and provide proof, defined in the bill, that they are (i) an employee of the United States government, (ii) an independent contractor for the United States government, or (iii) an employee of a company under contract with the United States government who was furloughed or was otherwise not receiving wages or payments as a result of the partial closure of the United States government beginning on December 22, 2018. The bill contain a sunset date of September 30, 2019.

Passed Feb 7, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 748

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Virginia State University.

Introduced Feb 7, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 1756

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Virginia Condominium and Virginia Property Owners' Association Acts; stormwater facilities.

In committee Feb 7, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HJ 712

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frederick MacDonald Quayle.

Passed Feb 7, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 1163

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Firearms; trigger activators designed to increase the rate of fire, prohibition, penalty.

In committee Feb 6, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 1384

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Virginia Retirement System; increased retirement allowance for judges.

In committee Feb 6, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 1553

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Urban county executive form of government; abandoned shopping carts.

Provides that any county that has adopted the urban county executive form of government (Fairfax County) may, by ordinance, provide that it is unlawful for any person to place, leave, or abandon on any real property in the county, or within specified districts within the county, any shopping cart. The ordinance must provide that any such shopping cart that remains on the real property for a period of seven days after a notice of violation is given to the owner of such shopping cart shall be presumed to be abandoned and subject to being removed from the real property by the county or its agents without further notice. In the event any such shopping cart is so removed, the cost of removal, including the cost of disposal, shall be charged to the owner of the shopping cart.

In committee Feb 6, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track