Sen. A. Benton "Ben" Chafin

Primary SB 944

Signed into law · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Institutions of higher education; possession and administration of epinephrine.

Authorizes and provides liability protection for employees of a public or private institution of higher education who are authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of epinephrine, insulin, or glucagon to possess and administer such epinephrine, insulin, or glucagon. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Mar 3, 2017 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor HB 1974

Failed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Clean Power Plan; state implementation plan; General Assembly approval.

Failed Feb 25, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 1087

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending The Barns at Hamilton Station Vineyards.

Introduced Feb 24, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 1289

Passed · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Natural gas utilities; qualified projects, investments in eligible infrastructure.

Exempts any natural gas utility serving fewer than 2,000 residential customers and fewer than 350 commercial and industrial customers in the year in which the utility makes an investment for qualifying projects from the provision that limits the amount of investment that a natural gas utility may make in qualifying projects to one percent of its net plant investment that was used in establishing base rates in its most recent rate case. The existing exemption to the one percent cap was enacted in 2013 and applies to any natural gas utility serving fewer than 1,000 residential customers and fewer than 250 commercial and industrial customers in such year. Legislation enacted in 2012 established a mechanism for natural gas utilities to recover the eligible infrastructure development costs of a qualifying project through future rates. A qualifying project is an economic development project for which, among other things, the utility has received a binding commitment from the developer or occupant of the proposed project regarding capacity or a financial guaranty from the developer or state or local government in the amount of at least 50 percent of the estimated investment to be made in the proposed project. This bill is identical to

Passed Feb 24, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SB 1583

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Teacher licensure; career and technical education, certain local waivers.

Permits each local school board or division superintendent to waive certain enumerated licensure requirements for any individual whom it seeks to employ as a career and technical education teacher and who is also seeking initial licensure or renewal of a license with an endorsement in the area of career and technical education. This bill is identical to

Passed Feb 24, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 1050

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending William King Museum of Art.

Introduced Feb 23, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 889

Signed into law · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Concealed handgun permit fees; exemptions; retired probation and parole officers.

Signed into law Feb 23, 2017 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor HJ 1052

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Thelma Montalee Mullins.

Introduced Feb 23, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 1305

Signed into law · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Persons allowed services without fees or costs; inability to pay on account of poverty, guidelines.

Requires the court to use the guidelines for determining indigency for the appointment of counsel in determining a person's inability to pay fees or costs on account of poverty in a civil action. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Feb 23, 2017 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor HJ 1049

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the Morrison School.

Introduced Feb 23, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track