Legislative Priorities Virginia General Assembly Session 2022
The legislative priorities for the 2022 Virginia General Assembly session include campaign finance reform, flood zone disclosure, and opposition to vouchers. Bills being monitored cover various topics such as absentee voting, education, and private school funding. Tools for advocacy are provided for advocating on important issues.
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LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION 2022 PRINCE WILLIAM/FAUQUIER LEAGUE Denise Harrington, ADVOCACY@lwv-va.org .org
The permanent removal of the Witness Requirement on Mail-In Ballots Restoration of Returning Citizens Voting Access Opposition to Vouchers and Tuition Tax Credits to Private Schools or any Portability of Funds diverted from Public Schools to Private Schools . Our legislative priorities for the 2022 Virginia General Assembly session are: Campaign Finance Reform- Dark Money/Honest Ads Full disclosure Floods-Full disclosure of the Flood Zones to potential buyers or renters to receive knowledge (beforehand) as to whether they are about to move into a flood zone.
Some Bills That We Are MONITORING Following Bills in the Virginia General Assembly, and continuing to finalize Legislative Talking Points with IG Group (After the LIS was down, 2 bills were introduced that are Tuition Tax Credit Bills and Other Bills-HB24-Voter photograph ID, required; HB35-Excuse for Absentee Voting ; HB46- PhotoID permanent for Absentee Ballot HB55-Voter Registration List maintenance (must list descendants); HB9-Probationary Teachers (grounds for dismissal, hearings); (HB, 34,35,36,39,54-Absentee Voting Bills); Senate- SB3(precincts),SB20-Trans Stu. Model Policies, SB-39; SB-16 (Increasing from 65% to 80%, Contributions for Private School Foundations (Federal and State Taxes)
https://lwv-va.org/issue-groups/ ISSUE GROUPS ISSUE GROUPS Affordable Housing Behavioral Health Childcare Domestic Violence Education Environment Gun Violence Prevention Justice Reform Redistricting Transportation Voting and Elections (includes Election Transparency, Money and Politics, and Voter Access)
TOOLS FOR ADVOCACY Legislative Information System https://lis.virginia.gov https://lis.virginia.gov/221/com/ COM.HTM (committees) http://dls.virginia.gov/pubs/cale ndar/cal2022_2.pdf https://www.vpap.org/general- assembly/issues/ Outreach Circle https://www.lwv.org/sites/default /files/2021- 09/LWV%20OutreachCircle%20Su pporter%20Kit.pdf Go to Google Play Store/Android Go to the App Store for I-Phones https://www.outreachcircle.com/s wx266 (enable notifications)
FOLLOWING COMMITTEES/BILL TRACKING https://lis.virginia.gov/221/com/COM. HTM HOUSE P & E: https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi- bin/legp604.exe?221+com+H18 https://virginiageneralassembly.go v/house/agendas/agendaDates.ph p?id=H18&ses=221 Sign up to follow multiple committees https://docs.google.com/spreadsh eets/d/1Sc2ezYSl8hZnsKWq2hnFq Uyc08sAAMNa04tPyRIPiHg/edit#gi d=413896189 https://lis.virginia.gov/221/com/COM. HTM SENATE P &E: https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi- bin/legp604.exe?221+com+S8 https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi- bin/legp604.exe?221+doc+S08101 18 https://docs.google.com/spreadsh eets/d/1Sc2ezYSl8hZnsKWq2hnFqU yc08sAAMNa04tPyRIPiHg/edit#gid =413896189
STREAMING/COMMITTEE MEETINGS House Video Streaming Committees- https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/committees/commstream.html House Video Chamber- https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/chamber/chamberstream.php Senate Video Streaming-https://virginia- senate.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=3 Senate Committees- https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Portal/Resources/Comcal.pdf House Committees- https://publications.virginiageneralassembly.gov/display_publication/136
We will have talking points soon on our website: https://lwv- va.org/lwv-va-advocacy-resources/ Please reach out to me with any questions: advocacy@lwv-va.org. If you missed our Advocacy Training, you can find a recording here and don t forget to sign up to virtually attend our Women s Legislative Round Tables (WLRTs) or come to the Tidewater Room on the 4th floor of the SunTrust Building in Richmond to attend in person if you are fully vaccinated. WLRTs begin January 12 through March 9. THANK YOU
