Sen. A. Benton "Ben" Chafin

Co-sponsor HJ 938

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Ralph McKinley Dillow, Jr.

Introduced Feb 22, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 943

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Ashleigh Nicole Langbein.

Introduced Feb 22, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 149

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the Virginia Commission for the Arts.

Introduced Feb 22, 2017 1 co-sponsor 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

Primary SB 890

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Ignition interlock; time for installation.

In committee Feb 21, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1444

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Restricted firearm ammunition; use or attempted use in the commission of a crime, penalty.

Provides that restricted firearms ammunition means any ammunition that has been banned or prohibited from commercial sale by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or under federal law.  Under current law, restricted firearms ammunition was defined as ammunition that are: (i) coated with or contain, in whole or in part, polytetrafluorethylene or a similar product, (ii) commonly known as "KTW" bullets or "French Arcanes," or (iii) any cartridges containing bullets coated with a plastic substance with other than lead or lead alloy cores, jacketed bullets with other than lead or lead alloy cores, or cartridges of which the bullet itself is wholly comprised of a metal or metal alloy other than lead.

In committee Feb 21, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SB 1306

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Industrial hemp; license to grow outside of research program.

Requires the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services to create a pilot program for the growing of industrial hemp with certain application, review, and operation requirements. The bill provides that hemp produced by the research program may be sold as part of marketing research.

In committee Feb 21, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 1176

Signed into law · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Nonexoneration of debts on property of decedent; notice to creditor and beneficiaries.

Provides a procedure by which a personal representative of a decedent's estate may notify a creditor of a debt on certain property in the decedent's estate that such property passes without the right of exoneration. The bill provides the method by which such notice shall be sent. The bill provides that if such procedure is used, the creditor may file a claim for such debt with the commissioner of accounts, and if the creditor does not timely file such claim, the personal representative shall be liable for the debt up to an amount not exceeding the assets of the decedent remaining in possession of the personal representative and available for application to the debt. The bill does not have an effect on either the liability of the estate for such debt to the extent of the decedent's assets remaining at the time a claim is filed or the liability of the beneficiaries that receive the decedent's assets to the extent of such receipt. This bill is identical to

Signed into law Feb 21, 2017 0 co-sponsors

Co-sponsor SB 1361

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Food donation; tax credit for restaurants that donate prepared food or meals.

In committee Feb 21, 2017 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SR 131

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Commending the Virginia Department of Forestry.

Commends the Virginia Department of Forestry for its excellence in wildfire prevention and suppression. This bill is identical to

In committee Feb 21, 2017 0 co-sponsors Track