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MCRC Members, 

Carol has a very informative list of legislation that is currently before our General Assembly.   She also has valuable

suggestions for ways to contact our legislators.  

Thanks,

Lynda Muller,Chair 

Middlesex County Republican Committee 

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Subject: Critical VA legislation may come up this week

This is from Carol Stopps who has done a great job of listing critical Virginia  legislation that needs to be

addressed and forwarded NOW.

Thank you for helping.

Sue Long  

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Please help get this General Assembly update out by forwarding!

Thank you

To All The Fabulous clic-va Patriots.

Attached is the current status of truly bad far far left bills proposed this year. Many are still in

committee. CLIC-VA OPPOSES these bills. The next few days are crucial. Crossover is this Friday,

FEB.5.

• Please contact your Senator and Delegate with your top 3 - 4 OPPOSE bills (especially if
  
• they are democrats) Discussing too many bills at once is not effective. Send multiple emails instead. When sending an email, be sure to put the bill number/s and SUPPORT or OPPOSE
•  in the subject line.
• I suggest using district office phones for Delegates as they are not in Richmond. (House
•  sessions are remote this year) 
• Who's My Legislator?  https://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov/ 
• House contact info https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php ; 
• Senate contact https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/index.php
• Attached:  email address blocks to use to contact all representatives. Cut and paste into bcc.   

GREEN NEW DEAL

HB 2227 / SB1224 Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments, energy efficiency and conservation. HOUSE Subcommittee recommends reporting VA must adopt Building Code standards that are at least as stringent as International Energy Conservation Code

 (IECC)

HB 1965 State Air Pollution Control Board; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program. PASSING. A bill for Virginia

 to adopt the low auto emissions standards used by California and a dozen other states

SB 1284 Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy; established. Mandate - reach net-zero emission by 2045 in all sectors,

including the electric power, transportation, industrial, agricultural, building, and infrastructure sectors; 

HB 1937 Green New Deal Act; establishes a moratorium, effective January 1, 2022, Requires 100% of  energy to be

 produced by renewable sources by 2036. Prohibits import / export and new pipelines. Article

HB 1979 Electric vehicle rebate program; creation and funding, report. Subcom recommends reporting. NO - Let the free

 market work!

Reduce / eliminate Qualified Immunity for Law Enforcement

SB 1440 Law-enforcement officer, etc.; civil action for unlawful acts of force or failure to intervene.

HB 2045 Civil action for deprivation of rights; duties and liabilities of certain employers. Subcom recommends laying

 on the table

Court Packing

SB 1261 Court of Appeals; expands jurisdiction, increases from 11 to 17 number of judges on Court. We support gradual expansion.

HB 2112 Court of Appeals; expands jurisdiction, increases from 11 to 15 number of judges on Court.  ''

Taxes

HB 1935 / SB 1146 Income tax, state; conformity with the Internal Revenue Code. Disallowing federal Paycheck

Protection Plan loan deductions will push some VA companies from tax-free losses into taxable gains. (1/29/21 J

efferson Journal article) Discussion with the Governor is ongoing ...

HB 2157 Estate tax; reinstates the [DEATH] tax for persons dying on or after July 1, 2021

Government Overreach

HB 1910 Regional transportation authorities; creation. Creates unelected regional transportation authorities (No accountability) Subcommittee recommends reporting

Convention of the states  

HJ 516 United States Constitution; application for a convention of the states. Committee meets at the call of the chair.

 Currently no meetings scheduled.

Prohibit illegal alien info release to ICE / immigration

HB 2163 Motor Vehicles, Department; limits the release of privileged information to government entities. PASSED

COMMITTEE

SB 1220 State facilities; admission of certain aliens. PASSED SENATE

HB 2123 / SB 1387 Students; [Illegal alien] eligibility for in-state tuition. PASSING BOTH HOUSES

FREE MARKET destroyers  and  Pro-union bills

HB 1864 Virginia Human Rights Act; expands definition of employer. PASSED HOUSE [re: Domestic workers] Under this

bill, anyone who hires just one person, even if it's part-time (a few hours a week), to babysit their child or provide in-home tutoring,

 would be treated as an employer and open them up to civil lawsuits under the Human Rights Act from the Attorney General and/or

disgruntled applicants.

HB 2155 / SB 1360 Virginia Human Rights Act; nondiscrimination in employment, sexual harassment. HOUSEReported

 from General Laws with substitute Further defines sexual harassment; awards attorneys fees & costs; will now apply to

 employers with only 5 employees (reduced from 15). 

HB 2016 Paid family and medical leave program; Virginia Employment Commission required to establish. State run

paid family and medical leave program with benefits. Plans for another inefficient state run program. Let the free

 market work!

HB 2174 VirginiaSaves Program; established, memberships. PASSED HOUSE State-sponsored private retirement

programs, ...[state run social security???]  Plans for another inefficient state run program. Let the free market work!

HB 2137 Paid sick leave; employers to provide to certain employees. Business mandate!

HB 2103 Certain public & private employers to provide earned paid sick time. Business mandate!

SB 1159 Sick leave; use for the care of immediate family members. Business mandate!

HB 1780 Public employees; prohibition on striking, exception. Allows teacher strikes

HB 1755 Right to work; repeals provisions of Code that refers to denial or abridgement. Repeals VA Right To Work

 status; allows for a union membership requirement as a condition for employment.

HB 2237 Virginia Public Procurement Act; project labor agreements, transportation projects. [union support] Labor

 agreements; drive up the cost of public transportation projects; drive out qualified small VA owned businesses.

SB 1419 Project labor agreements; public interest       ''

Election Law  (Conspicuously absent in democrat bills are any protections against voter fraud!)

SB 1097 Absentee voting; PASSED SENATE. (21-Y 18-N) witness signature not required.

SB 1239 Absentee voting; third-party absentee ballot assembly and distribution. PASSED SENATE (27-Y 12-N)

HB 2125 Voter registration; pre registration for persons 16 years of age or older. PASSING

HJ 551 Constitutional amendment; qualification of voters, 16-year-olds permitted to vote (first reference).  

HB 2020 Nomination of candidates for elected offices; restrictions on nomination method selected. PASSING NO MORE CONVENTIONS for nominating candidates. Political parties are private entities. The Government has no business interfering in the nomination process that political parties choose to employ.

HB 2278 Voter registration; political party affiliation, closed primary elections. As long as primaries are paid for by

 taxpayers, voters should be able to vote in any primary. (Political parties have ways to nominate candidates other

than primaries if they want to restrict their nomination process to party members only)

HB 1890  / SB 1395 Discrimination; prohibited in voting and elections administration, etc. PASSING HOUSE Allows local

Governments, Attorney General and the courts to become involved in determining election law which is the US Constitutional

 sole duty of state Legislatures. Includes - Release of false info to voters creates a  civil cause of action under the bill; criminal /

penalties. [Does this include mentioning "a stolen election"???]

SB 1245 Absentee voting; establishment of drop-off locations, ballot defects, cure process. PASSING

HB 1888 Absentee voting; procedural and process reforms, availability and accessibility reforms, penalty. PASSED (55-Y 43-N) Requires drop boxes; central counting locations; changes to counting processes and curing absentee ballots and more!

HB 1883 Elections; preclearance of certain covered practices required. Allows ballot harvesting, drop boxes, central

counting facilities + + 

HJ 555  &  HJ 546 Constitutional amendment; felon disenfranchisement. Easy restoration of felons right to vote.

HB 1933 Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact. (Senate companion bill SB 1101 - DEAD)

SUPPORT

HJ 513 Constitutional amendment; executive power, state of emergency, special session (first reference). Limits the

authority of the Governor to issue an executive order declaring a state of emergency 

SB 1303 Local school divisions; availability of in-person learning. PASSING - OPEN THE SCHOOLS

HB 2134 Employee classification; provision of personal protective equipment in response to a disaster. PASSING. Protects Independent Contractors.

SB 1323 Worker classification; qualification of independent contractors.  Protects Independent Contractors.

SB 1198 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; license plate readers. PASSING Prohibits

 law-enforcement and regulatory agencies from using license plate readers to collect and maintain personal

information on individuals without a warrant.

Rumor has it that Mitch McConnell needs to hear from us! He is negotiating re: the Filibuster Rule!

Tell Mitch McConnell He Must "Keep The Filibuster Rule AS IS"  

DC office:  202-224-2451 

If no voicemail in DC, call a regional office ... Louisville,(502) 582-6304 ... Lexington:(859) 224-8286

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Support your ideology with your pocketbook!

The definitive list of liberal, progressive and/or anti-Trump, agenda driven companies

that you should boycott https://www.investingadvicewatchdog.com/Liberal-Companies-Boycott.html

Thanks,

Carol Stopps and the clic-va Team 

CLIC-VA.org  tips appreciated / register for alerts

"Our standard is the Constitution — for every issue, on every occasion, with no exceptions.

This is from Carol Stopps who has done a great job of listing critical Virginia  legislation that needs to be addressed and forwarded NOW.

Thank you for helping.

Sue Long  

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Please help get this General Assembly update out by forwarding!

Thank you

 

To All The Fabulous clic-va Patriots.

 

Attached is the current status of truly bad far far left bills proposed this year. Many are still

in committee. CLIC-VA OPPOSES these bills. The next few days are crucial. Crossover is this

Friday, FEB.5.

· Please contact your Senator and Delegate with your top 3 - 4 OPPOSE bills (especially

if they are democrats) Discussing too many bills at once is not effective. Send multiple

emails instead. When sending an email, be sure to put the bill number/s and SUPPORT or OPPOSE in the subject line.

I suggest using district office phones for Delegates as they are not in Richmond.

(House sessions are remote this year) 

oWho's My Legislator?  https://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov/ 

oHouse contact info https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php ; 

oSenate contact https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/index.php

· Attached:  email address blocks to use to contact all representatives. Cut and paste into bcc.   

 

GREEN NEW DEAL

HB 2227 / SB1224 Uniform Statewide Building Code; amendments, energy efficiency and conservation. HOUSE Subcommittee recommends reporting VA must adopt Building Code standards that are at least as stringent as International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)

HB 1965 State Air Pollution Control Board; low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program. PASSING. A bill for

Virginia to adopt the low auto emissions standards used by California and a dozen other states

SB 1284 Commonwealth Clean Energy Policy; established. Mandate - reach net-zero emission by 2045 in all sectors,

including the electric power, transportation, industrial, agricultural, building, and infrastructure sectors; 

HB 1937 Green New Deal Act; establishes a moratorium, effective January 1, 2022, Requires 100% of  energy to be

produced by renewable sources by 2036. Prohibits import / export and new pipelines. Article

HB 1979 Electric vehicle rebate program; creation and funding, report. Subcom recommends reporting. NO - Let the

free market work!

 

Reduce / eliminate Qualified Immunity for Law Enforcement

SB 1440 Law-enforcement officer, etc.; civil action for unlawful acts of force or failure to intervene.

HB 2045 Civil action for deprivation of rights; duties and liabilities of certain employers. Subcom recommends

laying on the table

 

Court Packing

SB 1261 Court of Appeals; expands jurisdiction, increases from 11 to 17 number of judges on Court. We support gradual expansion.

HB 2112 Court of Appeals; expands jurisdiction, increases from 11 to 15 number of judges on Court.  ''

 

Taxes

HB 1935 / SB 1146 Income tax, state; conformity with the Internal Revenue Code. Disallowing federal Paycheck

Protection Plan loan deductions will push some VA companies from tax-free losses into taxable gains. (1/29/21

Jefferson Journal article) Discussion with the Governor is ongoing ...

HB 2157 Estate tax; reinstates the [DEATH] tax for persons dying on or after July 1, 2021

 

Government Overreach

HB 1910 Regional transportation authorities; creation. Creates unelected regional transportation authorities (No accountability) Subcommittee recommends reporting

 

Convention of the states  

HJ 516 United States Constitution; application for a convention of the states. Committee meets at the call of the chair.

Currently no meetings scheduled.

 

Prohibit illegal alien info release to ICE / immigration

HB 2163 Motor Vehicles, Department; limits the release of privileged information to government entities. PASSED

COMMITTEE

SB 1220 State facilities; admission of certain aliens. PASSED SENATE

HB 2123 / SB 1387 Students; [Illegal alien] eligibility for in-state tuition. PASSING BOTH HOUSES

 

FREE MARKET destroyers  and  Pro-union bills

HB 1864 Virginia Human Rights Act; expands definition of employer. PASSED HOUSE [re: Domestic workers] Under

this bill, anyone who hires just one person, even if it's part-time (a few hours a week), to babysit their child or provide in-home

tutoring, would be treated as an employer and open them up to civil lawsuits under the Human Rights Act from the Attorney

General and/or disgruntled applicants.

HB 2155 / SB 1360 Virginia Human Rights Act; nondiscrimination in employment, sexual harassment. HOUSEReported

from General Laws with substitute Further defines sexual harassment; awards attorneys fees & costs; will now

apply to employers with only 5 employees (reduced from 15). 

HB 2016 Paid family and medical leave program; Virginia Employment Commission required to establish. State run

paid family and medical leave program with benefits. Plans for another inefficient state run program. Let the free

market work!

HB 2174 VirginiaSaves Program; established, memberships. PASSED HOUSE State-sponsored private retirement

programs, ...[state run social security???]  Plans for another inefficient state run program. Let the free market work!

HB 2137 Paid sick leave; employers to provide to certain employees. Business mandate!

HB 2103 Certain public & private employers to provide earned paid sick time. Business mandate!

SB 1159 Sick leave; use for the care of immediate family members. Business mandate!

HB 1780 Public employees; prohibition on striking, exception. Allows teacher strikes

HB 1755 Right to work; repeals provisions of Code that refers to denial or abridgement. Repeals VA Right To Work status;

 allows for a union membership requirement as a condition for employment.

HB 2237 Virginia Public Procurement Act; project labor agreements, transportation projects. [union support] Labor

agreements; drive up the cost of public transportation projects; drive out qualified small VA owned businesses.

SB 1419 Project labor agreements; public interest       ''

 

 

Election Law  (Conspicuously absent in democrat bills are any protections against voter fraud!)

SB 1097 Absentee voting; PASSED SENATE. (21-Y 18-N) witness signature not required.

SB 1239 Absentee voting; third-party absentee ballot assembly and distribution. PASSED SENATE (27-Y 12-N)

HB 2125 Voter registration; pre registration for persons 16 years of age or older. PASSING

HJ 551 Constitutional amendment; qualification of voters, 16-year-olds permitted to vote (first reference).  

HB 2020 Nomination of candidates for elected offices; restrictions on nomination method selected. PASSING NO MORE CONVENTIONS for nominating candidates. Political parties are private entities. The Government has no business interfering in the nomination process that political parties choose to employ.

HB 2278 Voter registration; political party affiliation, closed primary elections. As long as primaries are paid for by

taxpayers, voters should be able to vote in any primary. (Political parties have ways to nominate candidates other than

primaries if they want to restrict their nomination process to party members only)

HB 1890  / SB 1395 Discrimination; prohibited in voting and elections administration, etc. PASSING HOUSE 

Allows local Governments, Attorney General and the courts to become involved in determining election law

which is the US Constitutional sole duty of state Legislatures. Includes - Release of false info to voters 

creates a  civil cause of action under the bill; criminal / penalties. [Does this include mentioning "a stolen

election"???]

SB 1245 Absentee voting; establishment of drop-off locations, ballot defects, cure process. PASSING

HB 1888 Absentee voting; procedural and process reforms, availability and accessibility reforms, penalty. PASSED (55-Y 43-N) Requires drop boxes; central counting locations; changes to counting processes and curing absentee ballots and more!

HB 1883 Elections; preclearance of certain covered practices required. Allows ballot harvesting, drop boxes, central

counting facilities + + 

HJ 555  &  HJ 546 Constitutional amendment; felon disenfranchisement. Easy restoration of felons right to vote.

HB 1933 Presidential electors; National Popular Vote Compact. (Senate companion bill SB 1101 - DEAD)

 

 

SUPPORT

HJ 513 Constitutional amendment; executive power, state of emergency, special session (first reference). Limits the

authority of the Governor to issue an executive order declaring a state of emergency 

SB 1303 Local school divisions; availability of in-person learning. PASSING - OPEN THE SCHOOLS

HB 2134 Employee classification; provision of personal protective equipment in response to a disaster. PASSING.

Protects Independent Contractors.

SB 1323 Worker classification; qualification of independent contractors.  Protects Independent Contractors.

SB 1198 Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act; license plate readers. PASSING Prohibits

law-enforcement and regulatory agencies from using license plate readers to collect and maintain personal information

on individuals without a warrant.

 

 

 

Rumor has it that Mitch McConnell needs to hear from us! He is negotiating re: the

Filibuster Rule!

Tell Mitch McConnell He Must "Keep The Filibuster Rule AS IS"  

DC office:  202-224-2451 

If no voicemail in DC, call a regional office ... Louisville,(502) 582-6304 ... Lexington:(859) 224-8286

 

Carol Stopps and the clic-va Team 

CLIC-VA.org  tips appreciated / register for alerts

"Our standard is the Constitution — for every issue, on every occasion, with no exceptions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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