My Senate colleagues and I have been hard at work hearing bills that have been sent to us by the House of Delegates. We defended our progress in the Commonwealth last week by blocking numerous bills from the House that would have led Virginia in the wrong direction.
We blocked several bills that would have made voting less accessible. For instance, HB34 would have repealed absentee ballot drop boxes, and HB185 would have repealed same-day voter registration. As a member of the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee, I believe it’s crucial to make voting secure and accessible, and these bills would have taken us in the wrong direction.
My Senate colleagues and I also blocked bills that would help us fight climate change. HB1301 would have repealed Virginia’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and HB 118 would have repealed the Virginia Clean Economy Act. Additionally, HB320, which would have prevented scheduled minimum wage increases, was defeated as well.
