Post-Session Review of 2015 General Assembly Session (pdf)
Below are memos on some of the proposed legislation listed by issue area:
Women's Rights and Reproductive Freedom
- Oppose House Bill 1456 – Don’t punish pregnant women
- Support Mandatory Ultrasound Repeal Senate Bill 733 and House Bill 1524 – Requiring ultrasound before abortion is intended to shame, judge, and make a woman change her mind
- Oppose Budget Amendments 4-5.04 2h (House), 4-5.04 5h (House), and 4-5.04 #1s (Senate) - Ensure Medicaid-eligible women have access to abortion
Criminal Justice
- Support SB 1234 – An Appropriate and Effective Response to Non-Violent Larceny Offenses
- Support HB 1369 – An Appropriate and Effective Response to Non-Violent Larceny Offenses
- Support SB 1017 – Protect Virginia and Give People a Second Chance to Make an Honest Living
- Support HB 1680 – Protect Virginia and Give People a Second Chance to Make an Honest Living
- Support SB 686 – Ensure a commonsense response to the possession of marijuana by adults
- Support HB 1500 – A Humane, Lifesaving Approach to Drug Overdose
- Support SB 892 – A Humane, Lifesaving Approach to Drug Overdose
- Oppose SB 1393 – A Huge Step Backward for Virginia into a World of Secrecy and Lack of Accountability
- Support HB 1287 & SB 684 – Require a Criminal Conviction for Asset Forfeitures
- Support HB 1944 – Ensure Access to Counsel for All Virginians
- Support HB 1720 – Bring Virginia’s death penalty in line with the Constitution
- Support SB 855 – Bring Virginia’s death penalty in line with the Constitution
- Oppose SB 1035 – An Ineffective and Expensive Approach to Reducing Drug Overdoses
- Oppose HB 1427 – An Ineffective and Expensive Approach to Reducing Drug Overdoses
Voting Rights
