A bill to require the cataloging of visual depictions of graphic sexual content available in school libraries passed the Virginia House, but did not pass the Senate. Del. Timothy Anderson, R-Virginia Beach, introduced House Bill 1379, which would have required Virginia K-12 school principals, or a designated person, to start
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A delegate and children's advocates disagreed whether a bill to require parental notification when any medication was prescribed to a minor for treatment of mental illness would cause harm, or if it was even necessary. Del. Timothy Anderson, R-Virginia Beach, introduced House Bill 1389, which initially stated that
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A bill that would enforce harsher penalties for fentanyl-related offenses was killed in the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee. HB 1455, introduced by Del. Timothy V. Anderson, R-Virginia Beach, would allow prosecutors to charge drug dealers with first-degree murder by poison for knowingly selling or distributing a substance that contains fentanyl. The
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HB 1552, proposed by Del. Marcus Simon, D-Falls Church, and more than 10 additional legislators, would prohibit candidates from converting contributions to an individual or a campaign for personal use, something that is already law on the federal level and most states. Simon has repeatedly introduced legislation that would further
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A proposed law seeks to prohibit public employers, schools and numerous other government organizations in Virginia from requiring individuals to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine. The legislation would allow people to make their own choices, said Del. Timothy V. Anderson, R-Virginia Beach, who introduced the bill. “It’s extremely important for
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