D Virginia Senate · District 37

Sen. Saddam Salim

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Session

Total votes

11,483

all sessions

Attendance

100%

12 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

99%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 77% of chamber peers

Sponsored bills

Total

618

Primary

Co-sponsor

519

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Co-sponsor SJ 123

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority.

Passed Feb 26, 2024 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SB 270

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Presidential primaries; ranked choice voting, effective clause.

Elections; presidential primaries; ranked choice voting. Allows political parties to hold presidential primaries using ballots that allow a voter to rank such party's candidates in his order of choice. The bill includes a reenactment clause.

Passed Feb 23, 2024 1 co-sponsor

Primary SB 315

Passed · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Voter registration; registration of DMV customers, updates to existing registration.

Voter registration; registration of Department of Motor Vehicles customers, automatic update. Provides that the information gathered by the Department of Motor Vehicles for a person who is already registered to vote is to be automatically transmitted to the Department of Elections for the purpose of updating an existing voter registration record name or address change and to return a voter to active status from inactive status, as appropriate. Under current law, a person must be presented with the option to decline to have his information transmitted to the Department of Elections before such information may be transmitted.

Passed Feb 23, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 304

Passed · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Zoning; development and use of accessory dwelling units.

Zoning; development and use of accessory dwellingunits. Requires a locality to include in its zoning ordinancesfor residential zoning districts accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, as defined in the bill, as a permitted accessory use. The bill requiresa person to seek a permit for an ADU from the locality, requiresthe locality to issue such permit if the person meets certain requirementsenumerated in the bill, and restricts the fee for such permit to$100 or less. The bill prohibits the locality from requiring (i)dedicated parking for the ADU; (ii) lot sizes or setbacks for theADU greater than that of the primary dwelling; (iii) consanguinityor affinity between the occupants of the ADU and the primary dwelling;(iv) owner occupancy of the ADU or the primary dwelling; and (v)redundant water, sewer, or septic capacity for the ADU. The bill hasa delayed effective date of January 1, 2025.

Passed Feb 23, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor SJ 124

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending George Teague, Jr.

Passed Feb 22, 2024 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HJ 180

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles.

Commending the Virginia Department of MotorVehicles.

Passed Feb 22, 2024 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HJ 172

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor