Virginia General Assembly Bills and Issues

HB287

Higher ed. institution; eligibility for in-state tuition for citizens of fed. recognized Va. tribes.
Chief Patron: Shelly Simonds
Status: Killed

HB349

Emergency services and disaster preparedness programs; inclusion of federally recognized tribes.
Chief Patron: Ellen McLaughlin
Status: In Senate

HB367

Consultation with federally recognized tribes; permits and reviews, etc.
Chief Patron: Paul Krizek
Status: Killed

HB368

American Indians, Virginia and federally recognized tribes; establishes definitions, sovereignty.
Chief Patron: Paul Krizek
Status: In Senate

HB404

Enslaved Ancestors College Access Scholarship and Memorial Program; scholarships, administration.
Chief Patron: David Reid
Status: Passed

HB459

Hate crimes; crime victim's right to nondisclosure of certain information.
Chief Patron: Laura Jane Cohen
Status: Passed

HB614

History/Soc. Science SOL & Curriculum Framework; review of instruction on roles of all peoples.
Chief Patron: Sam Rasoul
Status: Passed

3 Close Floor Votes

HB775

Removal hearings; foster care, termination of parental rights, status as an Indian child, etc.
Chief Patron: Virgil Gene Thornton, Sr
Status: Killed

HB814

Va. African American, Asian American, etc., & Indigenous Ed. Advisory Board; established, report.
Chief Patron: Atoosa Reaser
Status: In Senate

HB1015

Firearms, etc.; carrying concealed weapon by persons convicted of misdemeanor hate crime prohibited.
Chief Patron: Kathy Tran
Status: Passed

3 Close Floor Votes

HB1232

Black Land Loss, Commission on; established, report.
Chief Patron: Karrie Delaney
Status: In House

HB1236

Historical African American cemeteries and graves; qualified organization, Fairfax burial grounds.
Chief Patron: Karrie Delaney
Status: Killed

HJ17

Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe of Virginia; General Assembly to extend state recognition.
Chief Patron: Delores McQuinn
Status: In House

SB196

Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; permissible use of scholarship funds.
Chief Patron: Angelia Williams Graves
Status: Passed

SB422

Virginia Conservation Easement Act; definition of federally recognized tribe.
Chief Patron: Richard Stuart
Status: In Senate

SB757

Va. African American, Asian American, etc., & Indigenous Ed. Advisory Board; established, report.
Chief Patron: Kannan Srinivasan
Status: Killed