[NFBV-Announce] Weekly General Assembly Report

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Hey NFB Family and Friends,

 

Please read below for a  new weekly update from Stewart Prost.

 

Greetings Federation Family, 

After discussion with our affiliate president, I will be sending out a
weekly status report on legislation that we as an organization has promoted
to members of the Virginia General Assembly.  Here is the status of our
bills:  

 

*	Priority #1-Accessible Absentee Voting

*	HB-1888-Patron VanValkenburg-passed the House of Delegates-referred
to Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections for what is now a special
session.  
*	SB1331-Patron Reaves-Passed Senate-Referred to the House Priviledges
and Elections Committee-continued to special session. 

*	Priority #2:  Streamlining the Hiring Processes for Persons With
Disabilities in State Employment

*	HB 2140-Patron Guzman-Passed the House-Referred to Senate General
Laws and Technology-continued to Special Session. 

*	Priority #3-Add Disability to Virginia Human Rights Act

*	HB 1848-Patron Sickes-Passed the House and referred to the Senate
General Laws and Technology-Continued to Special Session

*	Priority #4-Making crosswalks Safer for Drivers and Blind
Pedestrians

*	HB 1841-Patron Keam-Passed House with substitution studying the
issue-referred to Senate Transportation Committee-Continued to Special
Session.  

I will be sending these reports out weekly.  

 

Regards, 

Stewart Prost 

 


Peace,

Jacki Bruce

Corresponding Secretary, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia
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