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Legiscan, SB 1323

Legiscan, SB 1333

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

As a state senator, voted against a bill that would have given lowand middle-income Virginians loans and funding to install solar panels or make their homes more energy efficient.

- As a state senator, voted for a bill that will lower energy bills for Virginian’s by $6-$7 per month by changing the way Virginia’s monopoly energy provider, Dominion Energy, can set prices.
- As a state senator, voted against a bill that would have given low- and middle-income Virginians loans and funding to install solar panels or make their homes more energy efficient.

Energy & the Environment

Virginia's Legislative Information System, SB 451

Legiscan, HB 2294

As a state senator, 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 senator, 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.

- Wants to lower taxes.
- As a state senator, 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 senator, 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

Virginia's Legislative Information System, SJ 255

Legiscan, HB 2374

As a state senator, opposed the Affordable Care Act and expanding Medicaid in Virginia, which provides health insurance to low-income, senior, and disabled Virginians.

As a state senator, voted against a bill that would have put a fundamental right to reproductive freedom in Virginia’s constitution, which would have made abortion constitutionally protected in the state.

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

- Opposes abortion.
- As a state senator, opposed the Affordable Care Act and expanding Medicaid in Virginia, which provides health insurance to low-income, senior, and disabled Virginians.
- As a state senator, voted against a bill that would have put a fundamental right to reproductive freedom in Virginia’s constitution, which would have made abortion constitutionally protected in the state.
- As a state senator, voted for a bill that prevents pharmacists from refusing to fill prescriptions because they were prescribed via telemedicine.

Healthcare

Legiscan, HB 319

Legiscan, SB 1515

Supports using government funding for vouchers for parents to send their children to private or charter schools rather than public schools.

As a state senator, voted for/voted against a bill that requires schools to improve reading skills in students from kindergarten through third grade to address learning loss from the pandemic.

As a state senator, 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 using government funding for vouchers for parents to send their children to private or charter schools rather than public schools.
- As a state senator, voted for/voted against a bill that requires schools to improve reading skills in students from kindergarten through third grade to address learning loss from the pandemic.
- As a state senator, 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, SB 951

As a state senator, 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 senator, voted for a bill that gets rid of the option for drivers without insurance to pay a $500 fee when registering their car and be allowed to drive without insurance.

- Opposes gun control.
- As a state senator, 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 senator, voted for a bill that gets rid of the option for drivers without insurance to pay a $500 fee when registering their car and be allowed to drive without insurance.

Public Safety

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Bryce Reeves

Wants to conserve natural resources and rural areas.

- Wants to conserve natural resources and rural areas.

Plans to prioritize the needs of small businesses.

Wants to address food insecurity, farm freedom, and consumer sovereignty.

- Plans to prioritize the needs of small businesses.
- Wants to address food insecurity, farm freedom, and consumer sovereignty.

Wants to improve access to mental healthcare.

Plans to prioritize fire fighters, paramedics, first responders, and law enforcement unique health and retirement plans.

- Wants to improve access to mental healthcare.
- Plans to prioritize fire fighters, paramedics, first responders, and law enforcement unique health and retirement plans.

- Wants proper funding for schools.
- Supports school choice.

Supports alternatives to incarceration and addiction treatment for non-violent offenders.

Supports voter ID laws, paper ballot receipts, and rank choice voting.

- Wants to legalize cannabis.
- Opposes gun control.
- Supports alternatives to incarceration and addiction treatment for non-violent offenders.
- Supports voter ID laws, paper ballot receipts, and rank choice voting.

Elizabeth G. Melson

As of July 25, 2023, Jason A. Ford’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports initiatives to build more affordable housing.

- Supports initiatives to build more affordable housing.

Supports Virginia's "reg flag" laws and other regulatory measures for firearms.

- Supports Virginia's "reg flag" laws and other regulatory measures for firearms.

Jason A. Ford

- Your state representative represents the interests of your district in the Virginia State Senate.
- Your state senator can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws after going through the legislative process.
- The state Senate, along with the House of Delegates, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Virginia General Assembly.
- General Assembly members work together with the Governor to create the state budget. 
- There are 40 Virginia senators, each representing a single district.
- State Senators are elected to four-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $18,000.
