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Virginia Progressive Legislative Alert Network: tracking and reporting on the Virginia General Assembly sessions
House Firearms sub reports out bill that Del @marcussimon.com has been carrying for 6 years, to ban sales or possession of "ghost guns"--unserialized DIY gun kits. Statistics show an 87% increase in ghost gun related crimes since 2020.
January 30, 2026 at 2:29 AM
House Firearms sub reports out bill that Del @marcussimon.com has been carrying for 6 years, to ban sales or possession of "ghost guns"--unserialized DIY gun kits. Statistics show an 87% increase in ghost gun related crimes since 2020.
House Firearms sub reports out @amylaufer55.bsky.social bill requiring firearms in a car be stored out of view--violation is a civil fine and possible towing. This is a much cleaner bill than the one in the Senate specifying where and how it must be stored.
January 30, 2026 at 2:16 AM
House Firearms sub reports out @amylaufer55.bsky.social bill requiring firearms in a car be stored out of view--violation is a civil fine and possible towing. This is a much cleaner bill than the one in the Senate specifying where and how it must be stored.
7-3 vote in House Firearms sub to report @philforvirginia.bsky.social bill to prohibit possessing weapons in mental health facilities.
January 30, 2026 at 2:09 AM
7-3 vote in House Firearms sub to report @philforvirginia.bsky.social bill to prohibit possessing weapons in mental health facilities.
House Firearms sub reports, bill requiring safe storage (locked, ammunition separate) of firearms in homes where minors are present. The patron, @downeyforva.com is also a pediatrician, and knows all too well the horrors of childhood gun deaths.
January 30, 2026 at 2:02 AM
House Firearms sub reports, bill requiring safe storage (locked, ammunition separate) of firearms in homes where minors are present. The patron, @downeyforva.com is also a pediatrician, and knows all too well the horrors of childhood gun deaths.
House Firearms subcommittee reports 4-3 @hopeforvirginia.bsky.social bill establishing a firearm license to purchase program: includes safety training, fingerprint-based background check, fill out form; and a license is required for all sales/transfers. Reduces straw purchases.
January 30, 2026 at 1:46 AM
House Firearms subcommittee reports 4-3 @hopeforvirginia.bsky.social bill establishing a firearm license to purchase program: includes safety training, fingerprint-based background check, fill out form; and a license is required for all sales/transfers. Reduces straw purchases.
Really hope this is finally the year Paid Family Medical leave is signed into law in VA. First step today as it reports from House Labor sub. Pretty sure I met the patron @brianasewellva.bsky.social over eight years ago advocating for this for the VA Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy!
January 29, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Really hope this is finally the year Paid Family Medical leave is signed into law in VA. First step today as it reports from House Labor sub. Pretty sure I met the patron @brianasewellva.bsky.social over eight years ago advocating for this for the VA Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy!
House Housing sub reports out on party-line vote @kathykltran.bsky.social bill to require landlords to accept multiple forms of payment for rents, to provide documentation for payments, and prohibits charging fees for ordinary maintenance on the unit.
January 29, 2026 at 8:53 PM
House Housing sub reports out on party-line vote @kathykltran.bsky.social bill to require landlords to accept multiple forms of payment for rents, to provide documentation for payments, and prohibits charging fees for ordinary maintenance on the unit.
Interesting long discussion in House Labor sub on how to balance access to healthcare, labor rights, and returns on investments by hospitals and health care institutions in this Del Herring bill on ending non-compete clauses for high-wage healthcare workers.
January 29, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Interesting long discussion in House Labor sub on how to balance access to healthcare, labor rights, and returns on investments by hospitals and health care institutions in this Del Herring bill on ending non-compete clauses for high-wage healthcare workers.
After long speeches and arm-twisting, @aaronrouse.bsky.social bill to change Virginia Beach to a single-member district local government (no at-large City Council members) passes the Senate. It needed 27 votes to pass, because it's a charter change.
January 29, 2026 at 6:57 PM
After long speeches and arm-twisting, @aaronrouse.bsky.social bill to change Virginia Beach to a single-member district local government (no at-large City Council members) passes the Senate. It needed 27 votes to pass, because it's a charter change.
Goofy Del Wren Williams stands up to complain about the enabling legislation for the reproductive rights constitutional amendment, which will go before the voters on the Nov. general election ballot. Oddly enough, he didn't bother to propose a floor amendment to fix his concerns.
January 29, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Goofy Del Wren Williams stands up to complain about the enabling legislation for the reproductive rights constitutional amendment, which will go before the voters on the Nov. general election ballot. Oddly enough, he didn't bother to propose a floor amendment to fix his concerns.
House passes enabling legislation and language to go with Marriage Equality constitutional amendment that will be on the November general election ballot.
January 29, 2026 at 5:36 PM
House passes enabling legislation and language to go with Marriage Equality constitutional amendment that will be on the November general election ballot.
Unanimous support in House Public Safety sub for @jess4va.com bill to ensure no language discrimination in VADOC facilities, and that best efforts are made to provide access to materials, programs, etc. to those with limited English proficiency or hearing impairments.
January 29, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Unanimous support in House Public Safety sub for @jess4va.com bill to ensure no language discrimination in VADOC facilities, and that best efforts are made to provide access to materials, programs, etc. to those with limited English proficiency or hearing impairments.
Unanimous support in House Public Safety sub on Del Cousins bill to make every effort to keep pregnant and post-partum people out of jail while awaiting trial, using home/electronic incarceration wherever possible.
January 29, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Unanimous support in House Public Safety sub on Del Cousins bill to make every effort to keep pregnant and post-partum people out of jail while awaiting trial, using home/electronic incarceration wherever possible.
House Public Safety sub reports out great @jcole4va.bsky.social bill to ensure educational and professional skills re-entry programs are more available to incarcerated folks, sooner after arriving at a facility.
January 29, 2026 at 2:12 PM
House Public Safety sub reports out great @jcole4va.bsky.social bill to ensure educational and professional skills re-entry programs are more available to incarcerated folks, sooner after arriving at a facility.
Unanimous support on the policy of a strong education program for those who are incarcerated...but whether it's ever important enough to find money in the budget is another question. (The cost-benefit in terms of recidivism almost certainly make it fiscally worthwhile.)
January 29, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Unanimous support on the policy of a strong education program for those who are incarcerated...but whether it's ever important enough to find money in the budget is another question. (The cost-benefit in terms of recidivism almost certainly make it fiscally worthwhile.)
So delighted to see unanimous report from Public Safety sub on @hollyseiboldva.bsky.social bill to have VADOC create a standardized OBJECTIVE dress code for prison visits, so that people will not be turned back because a guard thinks their blouse is too tight or their bra strap is showing.
January 29, 2026 at 1:32 PM
So delighted to see unanimous report from Public Safety sub on @hollyseiboldva.bsky.social bill to have VADOC create a standardized OBJECTIVE dress code for prison visits, so that people will not be turned back because a guard thinks their blouse is too tight or their bra strap is showing.
Unanimous support in House CCT sub on @kathykltran.bsky.social bill that would allow localities to require composting by large organic waste producers like schools, markets, convenience stores, etc. and may specify how that organic waste is disposed of.
January 29, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Unanimous support in House CCT sub on @kathykltran.bsky.social bill that would allow localities to require composting by large organic waste producers like schools, markets, convenience stores, etc. and may specify how that organic waste is disposed of.
Reporting out of CCT sub: Del Herring solar everywhere bill that standardizes local ordinances for criteria (setback, height, protected areas) for siting solar farms and changing the default from "may grant" to "shall require" with reports to SCC for rejecting.
January 29, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Reporting out of CCT sub: Del Herring solar everywhere bill that standardizes local ordinances for criteria (setback, height, protected areas) for siting solar farms and changing the default from "may grant" to "shall require" with reports to SCC for rejecting.
House Crim sub reports Del @marcussimon.com bill to better define "willful failure to appear in court" to pertain to intentionally not showing up to avoid the justice system, rather than simply missing a bus or not being able to get out of work without being fired, and to make it not a felony.
January 28, 2026 at 11:12 PM
House Crim sub reports Del @marcussimon.com bill to better define "willful failure to appear in court" to pertain to intentionally not showing up to avoid the justice system, rather than simply missing a bus or not being able to get out of work without being fired, and to make it not a felony.
House Crim sub unanimously reports out @katrinacallsen.com bill to ensure people have access to counsel during a bail hearing (and with enough time for that counsel to have conferred with the accused).
January 28, 2026 at 10:59 PM
House Crim sub unanimously reports out @katrinacallsen.com bill to ensure people have access to counsel during a bail hearing (and with enough time for that counsel to have conferred with the accused).
Unmasking law enforcement bill from @salimvasenate.bsky.social reports from Senate Courts. This applies to any law enforcement. The GOP members continue to carry water for Trump and his goons.
January 28, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Unmasking law enforcement bill from @salimvasenate.bsky.social reports from Senate Courts. This applies to any law enforcement. The GOP members continue to carry water for Trump and his goons.
Senate Courts report bill from @salimvasenate.bsky.social setting criteria ICE must abide by if they have 287g agreements with any VA locality: 1) name & badge no of any agents 7 days in advance, 2) identify selves as ICE, 3) no activity in religious buildings, schools, courthouses.
January 28, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Senate Courts report bill from @salimvasenate.bsky.social setting criteria ICE must abide by if they have 287g agreements with any VA locality: 1) name & badge no of any agents 7 days in advance, 2) identify selves as ICE, 3) no activity in religious buildings, schools, courthouses.
Senate Courts advances @ssurovell.bsky.social bill creating a firearms purchase license program, similar to laws in 10 other states, including nearby Maryland, and recently upheld by the Supreme Court.
January 28, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Senate Courts advances @ssurovell.bsky.social bill creating a firearms purchase license program, similar to laws in 10 other states, including nearby Maryland, and recently upheld by the Supreme Court.
Senate Courts reports out Sen Carroll Foy firearm industry liability bill despite apocalyptic predictions of the GOP members. Note that 10 states already have such laws.
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Senate Courts reports out Sen Carroll Foy firearm industry liability bill despite apocalyptic predictions of the GOP members. Note that 10 states already have such laws.