Delegate Joseph Yost (R-Blacksburg)
- Party
- Republican
- District
- 12: Counties of Giles, Montgomery (part), and Pulaski (part); City of Radford [map]
- Took Office
- January 2012
- Next Election
- November 2013
- Committees
- Education, Health, Welfare and Institutions, Privileges and Elections
- Age
- 26
- Website
- yostfordelegate.com
- Copatroning Habits
- 85% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 56% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 72% of them are Republicans.
- Partisanship
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- Tag Cloud
- Bills Passed
- 31.3% in 2013
| Donor | Sector | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Republican Party | Republican Party committees | $158,587 |
| Dominion Leadership Trust | PACs operated by Republican state politicians | $108,150 |
| Opportunity Virginia Pac | Republican-based groups (but not official party committees) and generic conservative ones | $15,000 |
| Majority Leader Pac | PACs operated by Republican state politicians | $10,000 |
| Virginia Dental Association | Dentists | $3,000 |
| Friends Of Tim Hugo | Republican candidate committees | $3,000 |
| Friends Of Manoli Loupassi | Republican candidate committees | $2,500 |
| Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association | Liquor wholesalers | $2,500 |
| Friends Of Terry Gilgore For Delegate | Republican candidate committees | $2,000 |
| Virginia Auto & Truck Dealers Association | Auto dealers, new & used | $2,000 |
Data provided by The National Institute on Money in State Politics.
Former delegate's grandson enters race for Joseph Yost's seat ...May 9, 2013 |
Yost named 'Legislator of the Year' by NAMI | The Southwest TimesMay 3, 2013 |
Politician helps students prepare for SOLs - Blogs - Roanoke.comMay 2, 2013 |
Yost to speak at RU commencement - Blogs - Roanoke.comMarch 24, 2013 |
Education group names Yost as 2013 Legislative Champion of the ...March 15, 2013 |
Metro Weekly: Virginia legislators' pro-gay ratings up, but still far from friendlyMay 20, 2013 |
Southwest Times: Yost named 'Legislator of the Year' by NAMIMay 3, 2013 |
Southwest Times: Annual Radford Memorial Day service features local luminariesMay 14, 2013 |
Southwest Times: Ride of Silence held in Radford to honor fallen cyclistsMay 9, 2013 |
These are all of the video clips of Joseph Yost’s remarks on the floor of the House since 2012. There are 20 video clips in all.
Index
Bills
- HB1356: Health insurance; local government employees eligibile to participate in state employee plan.
- HB1379: Law-Enforcement Assistance Program; DCJS to develop a peer-counseling program.
- HB1380: Assault and battery; includes campus police officers within enhanced penalty provision.
- HB1449: Alcoholic beverage control; mixed beverage licenses for certain properties.
- HB1463: Tramadol; adds to list of Schedule IV controlled substances.
- HB1464: Coal miners; designating April 13 of each year as day of recognition.
- HB1537: Student teachers & student teacher supervisors; fingerprinting, criminal history records check, etc.
- HB1538: Virginia Code Commission; periodic review of Code of Virginia.
- HB1623: Child sexual abuse cases; prior sex offenses against children admissible in evidence.
- HB1666: Professional counselors; licensure.
- HB1680: Temporary detention orders; increases maximum duration person may be detained from 48 to 72 hours.
- HB1681: Child labor permits; transfers task of issuing from public school superintendents to DOLI.
- HB2216: Local boundaries for law-enforcement; organizing for purpose of 911 dispatch and response.
- HB2345: School Safety, Va. Center for; development of model critical incident response training program.
- HJ583: Commending Richard E. Sorensen.
- HJ768: Coal Miners Day; designating as April 13, 2013, and each succeeding year thereafter.
- HB851: Higher education; establishing violence prevention committees and threat assessment teams.
- HB852: Higher educational institutions; may require any accepted student provide complete record.
- HB853: Suicidal students; higher educational institutions shall develop policies addressing.
- HB854: Drug treatment court; established in County of Montgomery.
- HB855: Nuisance species; definitionto include coyotes and feral swine.
- HB856: Critical incident stress management teams; privileged information regarding criminal acts, etc.
- HB857: Bicycles; Town Council of Blacksburg to permit operation in either direction on one-way streets.
- HB858: Tramadol; added to list of Schedule IV controlled substances.
- HB1142: Charter; Town of Glen Lyn.
- HB1179: Public schools; providing character education program during regular school year or summer.
- HJ5007: Commending Fran Rooker.
- HR588: Celebrating the life of Staff Sergeant Brandon F. Eggleston.