Review of 2017 Legislation

Reports and information from the 2017 General Assembly session.

2017 Post-Session Report (pdf)

2017 Cross-Over Report (pdf)

2017 Pre-Session Report (pdf)

Detailed Fact Sheets on specific issues:

• Raise the Threshold for Non-Violent Larceny Offenses to $1500
• Oppose HB 1468 – An Unnecessary and Unconstitutional Bill Targeting Immigrants
• Oppose HB 1612 - Laws Based on Unfounded Fears, Stereotypes and Ignorance About Transgender People Have No Place in Virginia
• Support SB783 & SB822 - LGBT Virginians Deserve the Same Opportunities as Everyone Else
• Exemption to the Death Penalty for People with Severe Mental Illness (developed by the Virginia Alliance for the Severe Mental Illness Exclusion [VASMIE], of which the ACLU of Virginia is a participating member)

Letters to public officials:

• To Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Jan. 10, 2017 - Fully Expand Absentee Voting
• To Members of the House of Delegates and Senate of Virginia, Jan. 11, 2017 - Affirm the Right to Vote in the Va. Constitution