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Dear Jack,
Week three of the General Assembly session continued at full speed, even as winter weather impacted communities across Virginia. While schools and businesses closed, our office remained hard at work communicating with the Virginia Department of Transportation to assist constituents, introducing constituents on the House floor, filing and presenting additional bills, and more. Here’s a glimpse at what we’ve been working on this week!
Update on My Legislation
As the legislative session continues, I am pleased to share an overview of the bills on which I am serving as Chief Patron or Chief Co-Patron. This legislation reflects the priorities I hear from our community and my continued focus on delivering meaningful results.
Voting Rights
HB 71
Passed out of subcommittee 6-2 and is headed to full committee. Allows localities the option to respond to community needs in setting early-vote hours for satellite locations.
Economy and Affordability
HB 557
Creates a tax incentive for electric lawn equipment as a clean alternative to gas-powered equipment.
HB 1021
Gives localities the authority they need to include affordable units in assisted living facilities.
HB 1022
Protect Virginians from recurring payments for services they no longer want.
HB 594
Allows localities to adopt expedited, administrative zoning approvals for qualifying all-affordable housing developments that increase density and prioritizes such localities for state housing grants and loans.
Education
HB 125
Ensures year-round protection of teachers' due process rights.
HB 203
Establishes the Middle Eastern and North African Advisory Board for the purpose of advising the Governor on ways to further develop economic, professional, cultural, educational, and governmental links between the Commonwealth and the MENA community in Virginia.
HB 814
Established a board to advise and report to the General Assembly and the Governor on the current ways that history is taught in the classroom and for the relevant Standards of Learning (“SOLs” as relating to African American, Asian American Pacific Islander, Latino, and Indigenous people, before the next SOL reviews are completed).
HB 1278
This bill ensures schools develop and share their translation and language assistance plans so parents can be meaningfully included in the education of their children.
HB 1367
Requires schools to report on spending for English language learners to ensure proper funding is allocated to cover the actual cost of education for English language learner students.
HB 1323
Directs the Department of Education to update the state’s school accountability and performance framework, giving families clear explanations and tools to understand how student growth and performance are measured.
HJ 77
Recognizes the cultural significance of Nowruz by designating the spring equinox each year, beginning in 2026, as Nowruz in Virginia, honoring themes of renewal, community, and the contributions of Iranian, Kurdish, Afghan, and other communities across the Commonwealth.
HB 31
Establishes a statewide program beginning in the 2026–27 school year to provide a $10,000 annual salary supplement to professionally licensed teachers working in Virginia’s highest-vacancy public schools to improve recruitment and retention.
HB 201
Requires school boards to notify parents annually about the safe storage of prescription drugs and firearms in the home and reinforces parental notification and consent policies for student surveys and related school activities.
HB 288
Requires the Virginia Department of Education to prominently post on its website instructional resources on the Indigenous peoples of the Commonwealth developed by the Virginia Tribal Education Consortium.
Community Safety
HB 123
Passed out of committee unanimously and is headed to the House floor. Changes mandatory license denials for school truancy with judicial discretion, aligning consequences with rehabilitation rather than automatic punishment.
HB 124
Ensures retired district court judges recalled to duty have the same protections as active judges.
HB 556
Amends the requirement to provide a Social Security number when filing for divorce if one is not available.
HB 1020
Passed Subcommittee unanimously and is now headed to full committee. Ensures survivors of child sexual abuse can pursue civil causes of action when new evidence emerges, strengthening accountability and public safety.
HB 46
Increase the maximum number of circuit court judges in Loudoun, subject to Judicial Council review, to better meet caseload and judicial staffing needs.
Health
HB 794
Passed out of Subcommittee unanimously and is now headed to appropriations. Designate the Virginia Department of Health to lead the coordination of a statewide plan in response to the opioid and fentanyl crisis.
HB 795
Requires health insurers to cover overdose reversal medication, expanding access to life-saving overdose treatment.
HB 1019
Ensures outpatient patient-level reporting so doctors can coordinate care more effectively.
Veterans
HB 1018
This bill creates a Veterans Work Group to develop a holistic, strategic plan to better serve veterans and address their needs across the Commonwealth.
HB 137
Expands and phases in Virginia income tax subtractions for military benefits, ultimately exempting all qualifying military retirement and survivor benefits from state income tax.
HB 175
Expands Virginia’s real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of service members who died in the line of duty, allowing localities to provide a full exemption regardless of home value beginning in 2026.
If you are interested in looking at the legislative history and bill text of my proposals, you can view them on the Virginia Legislative Information System (LIS). LIS HERE [[link removed]]
This Week at the General Assembly
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Virginia DMV Introduces Secure Mobile ID
DMV also wanted us to share that Virginia driver's licenses have gone mobile. You can now add your valid Virginia driver’s license to your phone by downloading the Virginia Mobile ID from the App Store [[link removed]] or Google Play [[link removed]] . Virginia Mobile ID is a secure, digital version of your driver’s license that lives safely in an app on your smartphone. It is currently accepted at TSA checkpoints at more than 260 U.S. airports ( including six in Virginia [[link removed]] ), at all 76 DMV customer service centers, at 25 pilot Virginia ABC stores in Richmond and Northern Virginia [[link removed]] , at a growing number of restaurants, breweries, and wineries [[link removed]] , and by the Virginia State Police. Driver's licenses will be available in digital wallets in the next few months! For more information or to download your Virginia Mobile ID, visit www.dmv.virginia.gov/mobileID [[link removed]] .
Floor Introduction
I was honored to have introduced the MOVE Business Chamber and to recognize the nearly 400,000 Muslim Virginians who fuel our local economies as small business owners, job creators, educators, and healthcare professionals across the Commonwealth. The MOVE Business Chamber connects, informs, promotes, and advocates for American Muslim businesses by expanding access to opportunity and helping remove structural barriers. Guided by a strong commitment to community, integrity, and inclusion, MOVE works to ensure American Muslim businesses are organized, thriving, and empowered while supporting economic growth across Virginia.
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Resources to Take Part in the Legislative Session
Are you interested in watching the hearing for a bill you are particularly passionate about? Are you looking for a way to give testimony for bills that you support or oppose? Are you wondering what’s in the state’s budget? The General Assembly has these services and more to allow you to participate and view the entire General Assembly Session!
Virginia Legislative Information System (“LIS”)
The Virginia Legislative Information System tracks bills from their introduction to their passage! You can create lists of bills that interest you through the lobbyist in a box feature, look through the calendar to find when important bills are being heard, and see the overall stats of this session.
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Virginia General Assembly Website
The General Assembly website streams every floor session, committee, and subcommittee meeting, gives a detailed explanation on how a bill becomes a law in Virginia, and showcases the history of the General Assembly and the Capitol Building. If you are interested in watching meetings of the General Assembly or learning more about our legislative process, you can find it on the link below.
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How My Office Can Help
Navigating state agencies can be confusing and difficult at times. As the delegate for House District 27, I can help you communicate with state agencies such as the Virginia Employment Commission, Departments of Taxation, Social Services, Transportation, and more! I can also submit inquiries with those agencies on your behalf. There are limits to what I can do, however. For example, I am unable to expedite cases or force state agencies to favor your inquiry, provide legal advice or recommend a specific attorney, intervene with judicial issues, overturn decisions, or be involved with matters between private businesses.
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Alongside constituent services, I can submit drafts for commending and memorial resolutions. If you know of a person or organization in the district that deserves special recognition, please submit a request here: resolution request form. [[link removed]]
Come Visit Me In Richmond!
If you or your group plan to visit Richmond—whether to speak with legislators, attend a floor session, or just enjoy a day trip—please stop by my office! My staff and I would love to discuss ideas for improving our community and address concerns facing our region. The best way to reach us is by email at [email protected] or by phone at (804) 698-1027.
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Delegate Atoosa Reaser (she/her)
Virginia House of Delegates
District 27 (Eastern Loudoun)
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