Sen. Lynwood Lewis

Co-sponsor HJ 552

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Reverend William Franklin Graham, Jr.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 345

Failed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Coastal Adaptation and Protection, Special Assistant to the Governor; position created.

Creates the executive branch position of Special Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Adaptation and Protection (the Assistant). The bill provides that the Assistant shall be the lead in developing and in providing direction and ensuring accountability for a statewide coastal flooding adaptation strategy. The bill directs the Assistant to initiate and assist with economic development opportunities associated with adaptation, to advance academic expertise at the Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding and Resiliency, and to pursue federal, state, and local funding opportunities for adaptation initiatives.

Failed Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 450

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the Virginia Bankers Association.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 224

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Mary Speake Humelsine.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 566

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending Nancy Howell Agee.

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 657

Passed · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; exclusion of records related to public safety.

Passed Mar 8, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor SB 896

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Motor vehicle fuels; sales tax in certain areas of the Commonwealth, price floor.

Establishes a floor on the 2.1 percent sales tax imposed on motor vehicle fuels sold in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads by requiring that the average distributor price upon which the tax is based be no less than what the statewide average distributor price would have been on February 20, 2013. The bill defines "average distributor price." This bill incorporates

Passed Mar 8, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 76

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Timothy Scott Edwards.

Introduced Mar 8, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 930

Passed · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Conflicts of Interest Act, State and Local Government; prohibited conduct relating to contracts.

Adds an officer or immediate family member of an officer of the Marine Resources Commission who enters into a contract for goods or services for shellfish replenishment to the list of exceptions to the prohibition against officers and employees having contracts other than their own contracts of employment with their employing agencies, provided that such officer or family member does not participate in (i) awarding the contract, (ii) authorizing the procurement, or (iii) authorizing the use of another procurement method as an alternative to competitive sealed bidding or competitive negotiation. The bill contains technical amendments.

Passed Mar 8, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 265

Passed · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Coastal Adaptation and Protection, Special Assistant to the Governor; position created.

Creates the executive branch position of Special Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Adaptation and Protection (the Assistant). The bill provides that the Assistant shall be the lead in developing and in providing direction and ensuring accountability for a statewide coastal flooding adaptation strategy. The bill directs the Assistant to initiate and assist with economic development opportunities associated with adaptation, to advance academic expertise at the Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding and Resiliency, and to pursue federal, state, and local funding opportunities for adaptation initiatives.

Passed Mar 8, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track