Sen. Frank Ruff

Co-sponsor SJ 65

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Frank DuVal Hargrove, Sr.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable FrankDuVal Hargrove, Sr.

Passed Feb 7, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 76

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of the Honorable Linwood A. Holton, Jr.

Celebrating the life of the Honorable LinwoodA. Holton, Jr.

Introduced Feb 7, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 80

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Colonel Edward David Shames, USA, Ret.

Celebrating the life of Colonel Edward DavidShames, USA, Ret.

Introduced Feb 7, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 646

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Unemployment compensation; disqualification for benefits, etc.

Unemployment compensation; disqualificationfor benefits; misconduct does not include refusing COVID-19 vaccine.Provides that for the purposes of the Virginia Employment Commissiondetermining if an individual was separated or partially separated from employment for misconduct and would be disqualified for unemployment benefits, the term "misconduct" does not include an employee's refusalto receive or receive in part any primary series or booster shotof a vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19.

Passed Feb 7, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 90

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the Honorable Paul S. Trible, Jr.

Commending the Honorable Paul S. Trible, Jr.

Introduced Feb 7, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 78

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending William C. Chase, Jr.

Commending William C. Chase, Jr.

Introduced Feb 7, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 77

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the Spotsylvania American Legion Post 320.

Commending the Spotsylvania American LegionPost 320.

Introduced Feb 7, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 79

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending Dawn Harman.

Commending Dawn Harman.

Introduced Feb 7, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 766

Passed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Schools; male students shall not participate in female sports, etc., civil cause of action.

Schools; athletics; participation in female sports; civil cause of action. Requires each elementary or secondary school or a private school that competes in sponsored athletic events against such public schools to designate athletic teams, whether a school athletic team or an intramural team sponsored by such school, based on biological sex as follows: (i) "males," "men," or "boys"; (ii) "females," "women," or "girls"; or (iii) "coed" or "mixed." Under the bill, male students are not permitted to participate on any school athletic team or squad designated for "females," "women," or "girls"; however, this provision does not apply to physical education classes at schools. The bill provides civil penalties for students and schools that suffer harm as a result of a violation of the bill. Such civil actions are required to be initiated within two years after the harm occurred.

Passed Feb 3, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SB 125

Failed · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Public schools; regional charter school divisions.

Public schools; regional charter school divisions. Authorizes the Board of Education (the Board) to establish regionalcharter school divisions consisting of at least two but not morethan three existing school divisions in regions in which each underlyingschool division has (i) an enrollment of more than 3,000 studentsand (ii) one or more schools that have accreditation denied statusfor two out of the past three years. The bill requires such regional charter school divisions to be supervised by a school board thatconsists of eight members appointed by the Board and one member appointedby the localities of each of the underlying divisions. The bill authorizesthe school board, after a review by the Board, to review and approvepublic charter school applications in the regional charter schooldivisions and to contract with the applicant. The bill requires thatthe state share of Standards of Quality per pupil funding of theunderlying school district in which the student resides be transferredto such school.

Failed Feb 3, 2022 1 co-sponsor Track