Sen. Lynwood Lewis

Co-sponsor SB 1008

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Firearms; mechanical devices designed to increase rate of fire, penalty.

In committee Jul 23, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 997

In committee · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Marijuana; decriminalization of simple possession, penalty.

In committee Jul 16, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 537

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Dr. Charles W. Steger.

Introduced May 30, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 549

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the James Madison University women's lacrosse team.

Introduced May 30, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 519

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending John Niemiec.

Introduced May 14, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 218

Passed · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Recycling; clarifies definitions of beneficial use and recycling center, etc.

Defines "beneficial use," "beneficiation facility," and "recycling center" and provides that a beneficiation facility or recycling center shall be considered a manufacturer for the purpose of any state or local economic development incentive grant. The bill directs the Department of Environmental Quality (the Department) to encourage and support beneficial use; current law requires the Department to encourage and support litter control and recycling. The bill also directs the Department to provide to the General Assembly by November 1, 2019, an evaluation of Virginia's solid waste recycling rates and a set of recommendations for improving the reliability of the supply of recycled materials during the next 10 years in order to provide for beneficial use.

Passed Mar 16, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 260

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Virginia Critically Missing Adult Alert Program; created.

Creates a program for local, regional, or statewide notification of a critically missing adult, defined as an adult whose whereabouts are unknown, who is believed to have been abducted, and whose disappearance poses a credible threat to his health and safety.

Passed Mar 14, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 219

Passed · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption for flooding remediation, abatement, etc.

Provides for a referendum at the November 6, 2018, election to approve or reject an amendment to allow the General Assembly to authorize the governing bodies of counties, cities, and towns to provide for a partial exemption from local real property taxation, within such restrictions and upon such conditions as may be prescribed, of improved real estate subject to recurrent flooding upon which flooding abatement, mitigation, or resiliency efforts have been undertaken. This bill is the companion ballot legislation for

Passed Mar 14, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SB 103

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Teacher licensure; reciprocity, spouses of Armed Forces members.

Requires the Board of Education to provide for teacher licensure by reciprocity for any spouse of an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the Commonwealth who has obtained a valid out-of-state license, with full credentials and without deficiencies, that is in force at the time the application for a Virginia license is received by the Department of Education. The bill provides that no service requirements or licensing assessments shall be required for any such individual. This bill is identical to

Passed Mar 14, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 245

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Captain Paul F. Hollandsworth, Jr., USN, Ret.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track