An inventory of legislation by lawmakers from Southwest Virginia at the midpoint of the 2022 General Assembly session.
Markus Schmidt
Markus Schmidt is a reporter for Cardinal News. Reach him at markus@cardinalnews.org.
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Williams: ‘I want to be a fighter’
Freshman legislator from Patrick County talks about his approach to his first session.
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Ballard: ‘I try to be more deliberate’
Freshman legislator from Giles County talks about the things that have surprised him during his first session.
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House panel approves repeal of Virginia’s red flag law
Proposal by Del. Marie March seeks to overturn gun control legislation passed by Democrats in 2020.
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Today in the General Assembly
Tuesday, Feb. 8: Suetterlein’s bill on how to count absentee ballots advances to the Senate floor. His bill on fund-raising fails. Hackworth tax relief bill and Stanley school construction bill advance.
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Senate committee blocks effort to turn Virginia Transportation Museum into a state agency
Panel first wants the state to study the fiscal impact of the proposal by Sen. John Edwards.
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Today in the General Assembly
Monday, Feb. 7: Rasoul’s Catawba bill advances in House committee. Bill to pause mining permits in Southside fails.
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Senate panel OKs Hackworth’s waste coal bill
Proposal would instruct state to identify gob piles around Southwest Virginia.
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War memorials bill fails in House committee
Proposal by Del. Wren Williams would have required localities to establish an independent commission to decide the fate of war monuments.
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House panel OKs Rasoul’s Catawba Hospital study
Legislation would direct the state to look into the feasibility of turning the hospital into a state-of-the-art campus offering substance abuse treatment.