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Taking advantage of the President’s Day school holiday, Shayna and Caleb visited David in Richmond today — their first visit to the Capitol while the General Assembly was in session.
David showed Caleb his desk in the chamber of the House of Delegates, where later in the week David would defend Caleb’s public elementary school by voting against the budget proposed by House Republicans that would gut state money for public education in future years.
RICHMOND - The General Assembly today passed House Bill 806, sponsored by Del. David Englin (D-45) to require rapid reporting to the Department of Health of infectious disease outbreaks at assisted living residences, adult day care centers, child care centers, and certain licensed group homes.
“This bill will save lives,” said Englin. “By forcing facilities to bring in the Department of Health as soon as an outbreak occurs, we will get public health professionals on the scene as quickly as possible to contain an outbreak and protect our most vulnerable citizens.”
Continue reading ‘General Assembly passes Englin bill to strengthen response to infectious disease outbreaks’
Last week was the deadline by which a bill must have passed the House and crossed over to the Senate (or visa-versa) to remain alive. I am pleased to report that several of my bills made it through “crossover” and have moved forward.
My bills to add WaterSense products to the Energy Star sales tax holiday, to better proliferate the autism training available to law enforcement personnel, and to correct a problem that delayed vote tallies in Fairfax County each moved forward after being combined with similar bills. Five of my bills passed the House of Delegates outright and are now being considered by the Virginia Senate:
Continue reading ‘Bills move forward while budget negotiations begin’
RICHMOND - Delegate David Englin today released an update on the status of his 2008 legislative package, noting that his top priority for this year’s General Assembly session has already been achieved.
“My top legislative priority this year was defeating the effort to dismantle the Air Pollution Control Board so we can continue working with the board to rein in pollution from the Mirant Plant. I’m pleased to report that we have won that fight,” said Englin. “Beyond that, I put forward an ambitious agenda of new ideas to strengthen our community, defend our progressive values, and invest in our future, and many of those bills have moved forward.”
Continue reading ‘Englin achieves top legislative priority, advances bills to Virginia Senate’
Noting overwhelming public support for the proposals, David yesterday urged the House Republican leadership to allow the various smoke-free restaurant and workplace bills to receive a full, fair, and open hearing and a vote on the House floor. House Republicans continue to kill these bills in subcommittee with no recorded vote. Here is video of David’s remarks:
