Legiscan, SB 1323

Legiscan, HB 1783

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that puts Virginia on a path towards a 100 percent renewable-energy electricity supply by 2050.

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that will lower energy bills for Virginians by $6-$7 per month by changing the way Virginia’s monopoly energy provider, Dominion Energy, can set prices.

As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have banned Virginia’s government from banning or restricting the use of natural gas.

- As a state delegate, voted for a bill that puts Virginia on a path towards a 100 percent renewable-energy electricity supply by 2050.
- As a state delegate, voted for a bill that will lower energy bills for Virginians by $6-$7 per month by changing the way Virginia’s monopoly energy provider, Dominion Energy, can set prices.
- As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have banned Virginia’s government from banning or restricting the use of natural gas.

Energy & the Environment

Virginia's Legislative Information System, SB 451

Legiscan, HB 2294

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that lowered taxes on groceries from 2.5% to 1%, except for alcohol, tobacco, and prepared hot foods. Diapers and feminine hygiene products were included in the tax decrease.

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that limits the amount of THC in hemp products to 0.3% of the product and 2 milligrams total. Possession of marijuana is decriminalized in Virginia but there is no legal market for sales of THC products.

- Supports raising the minimum wage.
- As a state delegate, voted for a bill that lowered taxes on groceries from 2.5% to 1%, except for alcohol, tobacco, and prepared hot foods. Diapers and feminine hygiene products were included in the tax decrease.
- As a state delegate, voted for a bill that limits the amount of THC in hemp products to 0.3% of the product and 2 milligrams total. Possession of marijuana is decriminalized in Virginia but there is no legal market for sales of THC products.

Economy

Legiscan, HB 2374

Legiscan, HB 2427

Supports universal access to affordable, quality healthcare that covers pre-existing and chronic conditions.

Supports access to affordable birth control.

As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have let patients sue hospitals that weren’t transparent about their prices for services.

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that prevents pharmacists from refusing to fill prescriptions because they were prescribed via telemedicine.

- Supports universal access to affordable, quality healthcare that covers pre-existing and chronic conditions.
- Supports access to affordable birth control.
- As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have let patients sue hospitals that weren’t transparent about their prices for services.
- As a state delegate, voted for a bill that prevents pharmacists from refusing to fill prescriptions because they were prescribed via telemedicine.

Healthcare

Legiscan, HB 2432

Legiscan, SB 1515

Supports universal preschool enrollment for all Virginia kids.

As a state delegate, supported a 5% teacher pay raise during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have required school principals to tell parents if their child tells a school employee that they don’t identify with their gender assigned at birth or asks to be identified by another gender.

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that lets companies be sued for publishing or distributing online content that is “harmful to minors” without checking the age of the internet users accessing the content.

- Supports universal preschool enrollment for all Virginia kids.
- As a state delegate, supported a 5% teacher pay raise during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have required school principals to tell parents if their child tells a school employee that they don’t identify with their gender assigned at birth or asks to be identified by another gender.
- As a state delegate, voted for a bill that lets companies be sued for publishing or distributing online content that is “harmful to minors” without checking the age of the internet users accessing the content.

Education

Virginia's Legislative Information System, HB 2387

Virginia's Legislative Information System, HB 1642

Supports gun control, including universal background checks and red flag laws, which remove guns from an individual who a court has found to be a danger to themself or others.

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that will allow certain people with non-violent felony and misdemeanor convictions in Virginia to have their records expunged.

As a state delegate, voted for a bill that gives people $300 off their taxes if they buy a gun safe or lock box. The credit expires in 2027.

As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have let drug dealers be charged with murder if one of their customers dies of a drug overdose. The punishment would have been 5-40 years in prison.

- Wants to abolish the death penalty.
- Supports gun control, including universal background checks and red flag laws, which remove guns from an individual who a court has found to be a danger to themself or others.
- As a state delegate, voted for a bill that will allow certain people with non-violent felony and misdemeanor convictions in Virginia to have their records expunged.
- As a state delegate, voted for a bill that gives people $300 off their taxes if they buy a gun safe or lock box. The credit expires in 2027.
- As a state delegate, voted against a bill that would have let drug dealers be charged with murder if one of their customers dies of a drug overdose. The punishment would have been 5-40 years in prison.

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As of July 25, 2023, Riley Shaia’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports parents deciding what children learn rather than the school system.

- Supports parents deciding what children learn rather than the school system.

Believes that the suppliers of fentanyl-laced drugs must be "dealt with swiftly."

- Believes that the suppliers of fentanyl-laced drugs must be "dealt with swiftly."

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Riley Shaia

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Virginia State House of Delegates.
- Your state delegate can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. - All bills dealing with the state budget start in the Virginia House of Delegates.
- The state House of Delegates, along with the state Senate, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Virginia General Assembly.
- There are 100 members of the Virginia House of Representatives, each representing a single district.
- State Delegates are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $17,640.