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2024 Virginia
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Cat Number Title Patron House Senate updated
Support women HJ 1 Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference). more...
Provides that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and that the right to make and effectuate one's own decisions about all matters related to one's pregnancy cannot be denied, burdened, or otherwise infringed upon by the Commonwealth, unless justified by a compelling state interest and achieved by the least restrictive means. The amendment prohibits the Commonwealth from penalizing, prosecuting, or otherwise taking adverse action against an individual for exercising the individual's right to reproductive freedom or for aiding another individual in the exercise of such right, unless justified by a compelling state interest.
C. Herring Committee pending 12/2/23
Support voting rights HJ 2 Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote. more...
Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution of Virginia shall have the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth and that such right shall not be abridged by law, except for persons who have been convicted of a felony and persons who have been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. A person who has been convicted of a felony shall not be entitled to vote during any period of incarceration for such felony conviction, but upon release from incarceration for that felony conviction and without further action required of him, such person shall be invested with all political rights, including the right to vote. Currently, in order to be qualified to vote a person convicted of a felony must have his civil rights restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority. The amendment also provides that a person adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction as lacking the capacity to understand the act of votin
Bennett-Parker Committee pending 12/2/23
Support women SJ 1 Constitutional amendment; fundamental right to reproductive freedom (first reference). more...
Provides that every individual has the fundamental right to reproductive freedom and that the right to make and effectuate one's own decisions about all matters related to one's pregnancy cannot be denied, burdened, or otherwise infringed upon by the Commonwealth, unless justified by a compelling state interest and achieved by the least restrictive means. The amendment prohibits the Commonwealth from penalizing, prosecuting, or otherwise taking adverse action against an individual for exercising the individual's right to reproductive freedom or for aiding another individual in the exercise of such right, unless justified by a compelling state interest.
Boysko Committee pending 12/2/23
Support voting rights SJ 2 Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, right to vote, persons not entitled to vote. more...
Provides that every person who meets the qualifications of voters set forth in the Constitution of Virginia shall have the fundamental right to vote in the Commonwealth and that such right shall not be abridged by law, except for persons who have been convicted of a felony and persons who have been adjudicated to lack the capacity to understand the act of voting. A person who has been convicted of a felony shall not be entitled to vote during any period of incarceration for such felony conviction, but upon release from incarceration for that felony conviction and without further action required of him, such person shall be invested with all political rights, including the right to vote. Currently, in order to be qualified to vote a person convicted of a felony must have his civil rights restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority. The amendment also provides that a person adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction as lacking the capacity to understand the act of votin
Locke Committee pending 12/2/23
No. of bills: 4

Resources

A Look at the First Bills of the 2024 Virginia General Assembly, Black Virginia News, NOV 26, 2023.
The first bills of the 2024 Virginia General Assembly have dropped. Here's what they would do, Virginia Mercury, NOV 20, 2023.


Democratic Delegates elected 2023



Democratic State Senators elected 2023

Creigh Deeds
SD-11
Lashrecse Aird
SD-13
Lamont Bagby
SD-14
Ghazala Hashmi
SD-15
S. VanValkenburg
SD-16
Louise Lucas
SD-18
Angelia W Graves
SD-21
Aaron Rouse
SD-22
Mamie Locke
SD-23
Jeremy McPike
SD-29
Danica Roem
SD-30
Russet Perry
SD-31
S. Subramanyam
SD-32
Jennifer Foy
SD-33
Scott Surovell
SD-34
Dave Marsden
SD-35
Stella Pekarsky
SD-36
Saddam Salim
SD-37
Jennifer Boysko
SD-38
Adam Ebbin
SD-39
Barbara Favola
SD-40
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