The Senate P&E committee meets Tuesday afternoon at 4pm On the docket are the following bills (ones included in my legislative agenda are in bold): SB7 - absentee voting for persons with disability or illness (Deeds) SB53 - paper and electronic pollbooks (Whipple) SB62 - voter registration, procedures for applications and receipts (Howell) SB70 - … Continue reading Senate P&E Agenda Tuesday: redistricing & voting rights →

from Assembly Access: Now, Mr. Speaker and ladies and gentlemen of the House, we have a real opportunity and a real privilege. Because during the next 55 days, we can take action on all those problems. Or not. You go, girl 🙂

Sen. Chuck Colgan (D-29) has proposed SB582, which will roll Virginia's income tax conformity date forward from 12/31/06 to 12/31/07. As I mentioned earlier, I would like to see this bill taken up as soon as possible. (Of course, what I'd really like to see is a bill that simply makes Virginia tax law conform … Continue reading Bill highlight: Colgan’s SB582 – income tax conformity →

Today - Monday, Janaury 14 - is the last day to register to vote in the February 12 presidential primaries. 17-year-olds, who will be 18 by Election Day, November 4, are eligible to vote in these primaries and any other primaries or special elections held between now and then. If you haven't registered or know … Continue reading Last day to register and don’t forget the 17-year-olds →

Weekly update of my legislative agenda issue. Given that the legislative session has just started, there is not much to report other than the list of bills filed at this point and the committees to which they have been assigned. As you can see, nearly all of these bills will be heard by the HP&E … Continue reading Monday update (01/14): Redistricting →

Del. David Englin (D-45) has proposed HJ111, the purpose of which is to study the Dillon Rule. WHEREAS, the Dillon Rule is a 19th century judicial philosophy of statutory construction that holds that all local authority must be based on expressed constitutional or statutory provisions; and WHEREAS, Virginia is among a handful of states that … Continue reading Bill highlight: Englin’s HJ111 – study the Dillon Rule →

I discovered this morning that some people are not clear on the cost of a Photosynthesis account. Well, it's free! 🙂 If you haven't yet signed up for one to track the bills that are important to you, head on over to Richmond Sunlight and get one. For a little more detail on this, read … Continue reading Track your bills for free →

Perusing through the prefiled bills a bit ago, I was pleasantly surprised to note that Senator Ken Cuccinelli has introduced a couple of bills that I strongly favor. He was not in his office when I attended the opening session Wednesday so I couldn't thank him in person for introducing these bills. Perhaps I'll get … Continue reading Thanks, Sen. Cuccinelli →