Sen. Frank W. Wagner

Co-sponsor HJ 971

Introduced · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of President George Herbert Walker Bush.

Introduced Feb 21, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 1036

Introduced · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Commending John N. Skirven.

Introduced Feb 21, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 1043

Introduced · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Commending Kempsville Meadows Elementary School.

Introduced Feb 21, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 1047

Introduced · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Robert Andrew Earley, Sr.

Introduced Feb 21, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 1044

Introduced · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Commending Kempsville Middle School.

Introduced Feb 21, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 1046

Introduced · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Commending Pembroke Meadows Elementary School.

Introduced Feb 21, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 1051

Introduced · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Commending Princess Anne High School.

Introduced Feb 21, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 1060

Introduced · Virginia House · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of George Stenke.

Introduced Feb 21, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 1339

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Foster care; numerous changes to laws governing provision of services in the Commonwealth.

Makes numerous changes to the laws governing the provision of foster care services in the Commonwealth. Among other things, the bill (i) allows the Commissioner of Social Services to develop and implement a corrective action plan for or assume temporary control over the foster care services of a local board of social services upon determining that the local board (a) has failed to provide foster care services or make placement and removal decisions in accordance with applicable laws or regulations or (b) has taken any action that poses a substantial risk to the health, safety, or well-being of any child under its supervision and control; (ii) requires the Commissioner to create within the State Department of Social Services (the Department) a foster care health and safety director position; (iii) directs the Commissioner to establish and maintain a confidential hotline to receive reports and complaints from foster parents and other persons regarding violations of laws or regulations applicable to foster care and any other matters related to the health, safety, or well-being of children in foster care; (iv) directs the Department to develop and implement a more reliable, structured, and comprehensive case review and quality improvement process to monitor and improve foster care services provided by local boards and departments of social services; and (v) requires the Department to establish and update annually a caseload standard that limits the number of foster care cases that may be assigned to each foster care caseworker. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.

Passed Feb 20, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 1341

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Handheld personal communications devices; use while driving.

Prohibits any person from holding a handheld personal communications device while driving a motor vehicle. Current law prohibits only the reading of any email or text message and manually entering letters or text in such a device as a means of communicating. The bill expands the exemptions to include handheld personal communications devices that are being held and used (i) as an amateur radio or a citizens band radio; or (ii) for official Department of Transportation or traffic incident management services.

Passed Feb 20, 2019 1 co-sponsor Track