The 2020 legislative session in Virginia begins today, January 8th at noon. Even though this is a long session – 60 days – we expect that things will move very quickly! We will post regular updates on developments in the legislature to our website.
Author: Colleen Miller
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February 14, 2019 – Legislative Highlights
2019 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights February 14, 2019 The work of legislative committees is now wrapping up. Although “sine die,” the end of the session, is scheduled for February 23, most committees expect to conclude their work this week. Here’s the latest on proposed bills that would impact the rights of people with disabilities...
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February 13, 2019 – Legislative Highlights
2019 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights February 13, 2019 Here’s the latest on some bills that would address the fate of Virginia’s training centers for people with intellectual disabilities: SB 1071 (Peake) prohibits the closure of Central Virginia Training Center. The bill had a substantial fiscal impact. The bill was passed by indefinitely by Senate...
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February 11, 2019 – Legislative Highlights
2019 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights February 11, 2019 As the last day of the 2019 session draws closer, committees continue to try to complete all their work. We expect most committees will conclude their work this week. We are monitoring bills and are available to educate policy makers about the impact of the various...
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February 8, 2019 – Legislative Highlights
2019 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights February 8, 2019 There are several bills in the legislature that deal with Assisted Living Facilities, and especially those ALFs that house a majority of individuals under auxiliary grants. Here are some examples: HB 2017 (Peace) and SB 1286 (Barker) allow individuals to select permanent supportive housing without first...
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February 7, 2019 – Legislative Highlights
Here’s the latest on proposed bills that would impact the rights of people with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and under general employment laws:
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February 5, 2019 – Legislative Highlights
2019 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights February 5, 2019 Today is “crossover.” Any bill that has not been passed out of their original house by the end of the day today is officially defeated. We had been watching two bills related to guardianship, but only one remains as of today: HB 2430 (Levine) was defeated...
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January 30, 2019 – Legislative Highlights
Committees are now finishing up the first half of their workloads as crossover approaches on Tuesday, February 5th. By that date, any bill that has not been passed out of their original house is officially defeated.
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January 28, 2019 – Legislative Highlights
There are a number of bills being considered by Virginia’s legislature that would address the fate of Virginia’s training centers for people with intellectual disabilities.
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January 23, 2019 – Legislative Highlights
2019 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights January 23, 2019 This is a very busy time at the General Assembly – the deadline to file proposed legislation was last Friday, and some of those new proposals are still appearing on line. Meanwhile, committees are managing very heavy dockets in an effort to have everything out of...