Sen. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker

Co-sponsor HR 260

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the Honorable Dr. Dwight Clinton Jones.

Commending the Honorable Dr. Dwight ClintonJones.

Passed Mar 5, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 696

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Recovery high schools; establishment, authorization in certain Superintendents' regions.

Establishment of recovery high schools; authorizationin certain Superintendent's regions. Authorizes any school boardthat governs a school division located in Superintendent's Region2, 4, or 7 to establish a recovery high school in the relevant schooldivision as a year-round high school (i) for which enrollment isopen to any high school student who resides in the relevant Superintendent'sregion and is in the early stages of recovery from substance usedisorder or dependency and (ii) for the purpose of providing suchstudents with the academic, emotional, and social support necessaryto make progress toward earning a high school diploma and reintegratinginto a traditional high school setting.

Passed Mar 4, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HR 223

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the Honorable Thomas K. Norment, Jr.

Commending the Honorable Thomas K. Norment,Jr.

Passed Mar 4, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 151

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending Mark E. Smith.

Commending Mark E. Smith.

Passed Mar 1, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1284

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Firefighters and emergency medical services; collective bargaining by providers, definitions.

Collective bargaining by firefighters and emergency medical services providers. Authorizes firefighters and emergency medical services providers employed by a political subdivision of the Commonwealth to engage in collective bargaining through labor organizations or other designated representatives. The bill provides for the appointment of a three-member board of arbitration regarding any dispute arising between an employer and firefighters or emergency medical services providers. Under the bill, determinations made by such board of arbitration are final on a disputed issue and are binding on the parties involved.

Passed Feb 29, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 101

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Peter A. Blake.

Commending Peter A. Blake.

Passed Feb 29, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 200

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Neighborhood Health.

Commending Neighborhood Health.

Passed Feb 29, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 166

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Michelle Antonette Leete.

Celebrating the life of Michelle Antonette Leete.

Passed Feb 29, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 878

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Affordable housing; purchase of development rights.

Purchase of development rights for affordablehousing. Permits any local government to purchase development rights or accept the donation of development rights in an effortto preserve and provide affordable housing. The bill grants local governments the powers necessary to carry out the purchase of suchdevelopment rights. The bill prohibits the conversion or diversionof such affordable housing once the development rights are purchased unless the local government determines that such diversion is essentialto the development and growth of the locality and in accordance withthe locality's comprehensive plan.

Passed Feb 28, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1355

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Information Technology Access Act; numerous organizational changes to Act.

Information Technology Access Act; digital accessibility. Makes numerous organizational changes to the Information TechnologyAccess Act. The bill defines "information and communications technology"as it relates to digital accessibility, defined in the bill, forall persons with disabilities. The bill permits the head of eachcovered entity, defined in the bill, to designate an employee toserve as such covered entity's digital accessibility coordinatorand provides that such digital accessibility coordinator is responsiblefor developing and implementing such covered entity's digital accessibilitypolicy. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025.

Passed Feb 28, 2024 1 co-sponsor Track