Senator Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth)
| Party | Democratic |
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| District | 18: Brunswick County (Part), Chesapeake City (Part), Franklin City (Part), Isle of Wight County (Part), Portsmouth City (Part), Southampton County (Part), Suffolk City (Part), Emporia City (All), Greensville County (All), Sussex County (All), Surry County (Part) [map] | |
| Took Office | January 1992 | |
| Next Election | November 2015 | |
| Committees | Courts of Justice, Education and Health, Finance, Local Government, Rules | |
| Fundraising | $15,418 cash on hand (From VPAP) | |
| Copatroning Habits | 67% of bills she copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of her bills, 81% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that she also copatroned, 54% of them are Democrats. | |
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| Bills Passed | 23.8% in 2011 | |
| Donor | Sector | Total |
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| Lucas, L Louise | Democratic candidate contributions to own campaign | $37,000 |
| Richard L Saslaw For State Senate | Democratic candidate committees | $12,000 |
| Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association | Liquor wholesalers | $2,500 |
| Virginia Health Care Association | Nursing homes | $2,500 |
| Virginia Bankers Association | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | $2,500 |
| Virginia Legislative Black Caucus | Minority & ethnic groups | $2,500 |
| Virginia Wine Wholesalers Association | Liquor wholesalers | $2,500 |
| Virginia Dental Association | Dentists | $2,000 |
| Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association | Hospitals | $2,000 |
| Home Builders Association Of Virginia | Residential construction | $2,000 |
Data provided by The National Institute on Money in State Politics.
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Below is a randomly assembled series of clips of some of Louise Lucas’s briefer remarks on the floor of the senate.
Bills
- SB8Introduced: December 16, 2011: Guardians; disposition of remains.
Status: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) - SB9Introduced: December 16, 2011: Guardianship; restriction of visitation.
Status: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N) - SB10Introduced: December 16, 2011: Line of Duty Act; coverage for fire company personnel of National Guard and Air National Guard.
Status: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB424-Ruff) (15-Y 0-N) - SB290Introduced: January 10, 2012: Geriatric prisoners; removes petition requirement for Parole Board to consider conditional release.
Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB290) - SB291Introduced: January 10, 2012: Urban development areas; makes incorporation optional rather than mandatory for all localities.
Status: Incorporated by Local Government (SB274-Smith) (15-Y 0-N) - SB292Introduced: January 10, 2012: Charter; City of Chesapeake.
Status: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) - SB293Introduced: January 10, 2012: DCJS; requires provide minimum training standards for juvenile correctional officers.
Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB293) - SB294Introduced: January 10, 2012: Methamphetamine precursors; sale and tracking, penalties.
Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB294S1) - SB477Introduced: January 11, 2012: Dangerous wild animals; Class 1 misdemeanor to privately possess, sell, transfer, etc.
Status: Continued to 2013 in Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources (15-Y 0-N) - SB478Introduced: January 11, 2012: Charter; City of Portsmouth.
Status: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) - SB479Introduced: January 11, 2012: Weighing of vehicles; exempts those owned or leased by City of Suffolk.
Status: Continued to 2013 in Transportation (14-Y 0-N) - SB480Introduced: January 11, 2012: Senate Districts; technical adjustments in boundaries in Isle of Wight County.
Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Privileges and Elections (13-Y 0-N) - SB567Introduced: January 17, 2012: Low-income and student toll tax credit; established.
Status: Continued to 2013 in Finance (15-Y 0-N) - SB595Introduced: January 19, 2012: Railroad grade crossings; vehicles who are required to stop for trains.
Status: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) - SB619Introduced: January 20, 2012: Commonwealth Tolling Assistance Program; established.
Status: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) - SJ64Introduced: January 10, 2012: Offender classification; Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to study.
Status: Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N) - SJ82Introduced: January 11, 2012: Commending the 2012 inductees into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
Status: Agreed to by House by voice vote - SJ83Introduced: January 11, 2012: Celebrating the life of Willie Alice Crowell Ferguson.
Status: Agreed to by House - SJ84Introduced: January 11, 2012: Celebrating the life of Helen Pope Shropshire.
Status: Agreed to by House - SJ107Introduced: January 17, 2012: Commending Surry County.
Status: Agreed to by House by voice vote - SJ110Introduced: January 17, 2012: Celebrating the life of Carolyn Bond Coleman.
Status: Agreed to by House - SJ111Introduced: January 17, 2012: Commending Tony and Monica Brothers.
Status: Agreed to by House by voice vote - SJ119Introduced: January 19, 2012: Commending Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
Status: Agreed to by House by voice vote - SJ135Introduced: January 30, 2012: Commending Norfolk State University on hosting Sesquicentennial of Civil War Conference.
Status: Laid on Speaker's table - SJ136Introduced: January 30, 2012: Commending the Norfolk State University football team.
Status: Laid on Speaker's table - SJ137Introduced: January 30, 2012: Commending the Norfolk State University mens cross country team.
Status: Laid on Speaker's table
- SB34Introduced: January 04, 2010: Worker Misclassification Act; created.
Status: Left in Commerce and Labor - SB258Introduced: January 12, 2010: Circuit courts; creates local fee retention funding method for clerks' offices.
Status: Left in Finance - SB740Introduced: July 28, 2010: Motorcycles and mopeds; use of bridges in high winds.
Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Transportation (11-Y 0-N) - SB777Introduced: December 27, 2010: Jail processing fee; allows sheriff's department, regional jail, or police department to receive.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0300) - SB778Introduced: December 27, 2010: Nottoway River; extends portion that is designated as a component of Virginia Scenic Rivers System.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0136) - SB779Introduced: December 27, 2010: Joint enterprise zone; authorizes DHCD to expand an existing zone consisting of two localities, etc.
Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB779ER) - SB803Introduced: January 05, 2011: Public schools; physical fitness requirement.
Status: Incorporated by Education and Health (SB966-Northam) (13-Y 0-N) - SB984Introduced: January 11, 2011: Transient occupancy tax; Counties of Brunswick and Washington authorized to impose.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0606) - SB1364Introduced: January 11, 2011: Protective orders; definition, makes numerous changes to laws governing family abuse, etc.
Status: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB1222-Barker) (15-Y 0-N) - SB1374Introduced: January 13, 2011: Social work; unlawful for person not licensed by Board of Social Work to use title social worker.
Status: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) - SB1396Introduced: January 18, 2011: Podiatry; expands definition.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0187) - SB1473Introduced: January 21, 2011: Business Assistance, Department of; job retraining account program created within Department.
Status: Tabled in Finance (12-Y 10-N) - SJ275Introduced: November 02, 2010: Commending Jackson-Feild Homes on the occasion of its 155th anniversary.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ275ER) - SJ276Introduced: November 02, 2010: Celebrating the life of Edith R. Jones.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ276ER) - SJ336Introduced: January 11, 2011: Celebrating the life of Katherine A. Treherne, M.D.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ336ER) - SJ337Introduced: January 11, 2011: Celebrating the life of Mattrude Person Sharpe.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ337ER) - SJ369Introduced: January 13, 2011: Celebrating the life of Dolly Rose Murphy Goodwyn.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ369ER) - SJ437Introduced: February 04, 2011: Commending DeAngelo Eugene Hall.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ437ER) - SJ470Introduced: February 11, 2011: Commending Robert T. Williams.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ470ER) - SJ500Introduced: February 18, 2011: Commending the Reverend Joe B. Fleming.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ500ER) - SJ501Introduced: February 18, 2011: Celebrating the life of Mary Elizabeth Jones.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ501ER)
- SB16Introduced: December 21, 2009: Distribution of handbills, etc.; grants City of Portsmouth power to regulate and prohibit.
Status: Stricken from docket by Transportation (13-Y 0-N) - SB17Introduced: December 23, 2009: Blackwater River; designates portion thereof as component of State Scenic Rivers System.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139) - SB18Introduced: December 23, 2009: License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Virginia Kids Eat Free program, etc.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0776) - SB19Introduced: December 23, 2009: Solid waste disposal; Isle of Wight and Southampton Counties to levy fees upon each household.
Status: Tabled in Counties, Cities and Towns - SB32Introduced: January 04, 2010: Peanut Board; authorized to enter into an agreement with Federal Commodity Credit Corporation.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0037) - SB33Introduced: January 04, 2010: Mobile camps and other railway work facilities; establishes standards therefor.
Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (8-Y 14-N) - SB34Introduced: January 04, 2010: Worker Misclassification Act; created.
Status: Continued to 2011 in Commerce and Labor (15-Y 0-N) - SB35Introduced: January 04, 2010: Distribution of handbills, etc.; adds median & public roadway to places locality can regulate, etc.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0589) - SB63Introduced: January 04, 2010: Involuntary commitment order; reduces length of time a person can appeal to circuit court.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0591) - SB64Introduced: January 04, 2010: Signs; provides local government authority to regulate.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0777) - SB65Introduced: January 04, 2010: Psychiatric treatment; revises Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment of Minors Act.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0778) - SB257Introduced: January 12, 2010: Motion picture film production; provides income tax credits to any company with qualifying expenses.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0599) - SB258Introduced: January 12, 2010: Circuit court; creates local fee retention funding method for clerks' offices.
Status: Continued to 2011 in Finance (14-Y 1-N) - SB259Introduced: January 12, 2010: Juveniles; detention of those transferred or certified.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0739) - SB260Introduced: January 12, 2010: Mental health and substance abuse providers; background checks.
Status: Failed to pass in Senate - SB501Introduced: January 13, 2010: Concealed handgun permit; DUI from another state disqualifies individual from obtaining.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0387) - SB595Introduced: January 13, 2010: Criminal background check; requirement of firearms show vendor and promoter of gun show.
Status: Left in Courts of Justice - SB618Introduced: January 15, 2010: Virginia Slave Commission; established.
Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Rules (17-Y 0-N) - SJ12Introduced: December 23, 2009: Nottoway Indian Tribe; extending state recognition thereto and grants representation on VCI.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ12ER) - SJ130Introduced: January 22, 2010: Celebrating the life of Deshannon Artemis Taylor.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ130ER) - SJ257Introduced: March 08, 2010: Commending the Isle of Wight TRIAD program.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ257ER) - SJ258Introduced: March 08, 2010: Celebrating the life of Anna Leola Jones Studivant.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ258ER) - SJ274Introduced: March 11, 2010: Commending Reverend Dr. Devlaming A. Peace, Sr.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ274ER) - SR18Introduced: March 11, 2010: Commending Zion Baptist Church.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate (SR18ER) - SR19Introduced: March 13, 2010: Commending the I.C. Norcom High School boys basketball team.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate (SR19ER)
- SB89Introduced: December 26, 2007: Retail Sales and Use Tax; custom structural metal fabrication in an economically distressed area.
Status: Left in Finance - SB162Introduced: January 07, 2008: Vacant building registration; enhances penalties for failure to register.
Status: Left in Local Government - SB163Introduced: January 07, 2008: Derelict structures; locality authorized to impose fee on record owner.
Status: Left in Local Government - SB166Introduced: January 07, 2008: Trees; replacement during development process in certain localities.
Status: Left in Local Government - SB429Introduced: January 08, 2008: Opiate addiction treatment providers; daily service fee.
Status: Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions - SB667Introduced: January 10, 2008: Motion picture production companies; expands tax incentives.
Status: Left in Finance - SB703Introduced: January 16, 2008: Motion Picture Incentive Performance Grant Fund; created.
Status: Left in Finance - SB802Introduced: September 24, 2008: Holland-Councill Memorial Bridge; designating as Route 58 bridge over Blackwater River.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0533) - SB804Introduced: October 01, 2008: License plates, special; issuance to supporters of Virginia Kids Eat Free program.
Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Transportation (15-Y 0-N) - SB807Introduced: October 15, 2008: Mobile camps; establishes standards for rooms at terminals, etc. provided by a railroad company.
Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Commerce and Labor (7-Y 8-N) - SB818Introduced: December 05, 2008: Opiate addiction treatment providers; daily service fee.
Status: Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (14-Y 0-N) - SB819Introduced: December 08, 2008: Early voting; qualified registered voter may vote in person from 15 to eight days before election.
Status: Left in Privileges and Elections - SB831Introduced: December 17, 2008: Zoning ordinances; restrictions on ABC licenses in City of Portsmouth.
Status: Tabled in Counties, Cities and Towns - SB836Introduced: December 19, 2008: Toll Facilities Revolving Account; balance remaining on any loan issued to political subdivision.
Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Finance (16-Y 0-N) - SB870Introduced: December 29, 2008: Indoor Clean Air Act; allows localities to exceed requirements that regulate smoking.
Status: Incorporated by General Laws (SB1105-Northam) - SB1122Introduced: January 13, 2009: Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment of Minors Act; mandatory outpatient treatment; etc.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0555) - SB1123Introduced: January 13, 2009: Admissions tax; adds Greensville County to list of those that may impose at events.
Status: Left in Finance - SB1141Introduced: January 13, 2009: Income tax, state; renewable energy property tax credit.
Status: Left in Finance - SB1341Introduced: January 14, 2009: Alcoholic beverages; Class 3 misdemeanor when person permits underage person to consume.
Status: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) - SB1420Introduced: January 14, 2009: Charitable Gaming, Division of; authorized to contract with State Lottery one-time raffle.
Status: Left in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) - SB1421Introduced: January 14, 2009: Digital media purchase or rental; fee created.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0531) - SJ493Introduced: February 23, 2009: Celebrating the life of Levi E. Willis, Sr.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ493ER)
- SB6Introduced: November 28, 2007: Civil remedial fees; repeals provision for those paid, imposed on certain drivers, refund fees.
Status: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB1-Houck) (15-Y 0-N) - SB88Introduced: December 26, 2007: Marijuana; expungement of charges.
Status: Failed to report (defeated) in Courts of Justice (5-Y 6-N) - SB89Introduced: December 26, 2007: Retail Sales and Use Tax; custom structural metal fabrication in an economically distressed area.
Status: Continued to 2009 in Finance (16-Y 0-N) - SB96Introduced: January 02, 2008: Involuntary commitment hearings; confidentiality of records.
Status: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB246-Howell) (13-Y 0-N) - SB97Introduced: January 02, 2008: Mental health records; disclosure.
Status: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB246-Howell) (13-Y 0-N) - SB151Introduced: January 07, 2008: Dental assistants; Board of Dentistry to regulate practice thereof.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264) - SB162Introduced: January 07, 2008: Vacant building registration; enhances penalties for failure to register.
Status: Subject matter referrred by letter to Housing Commission pursuant to Senate Rule 20 (L) - SB163Introduced: January 07, 2008: Derelict structures; locality authorized to impose fee on record owner.
Status: Subject matter referrred by letter to Housing Commission pursuant to Senate Rule 20 (L) - SB164Introduced: January 07, 2008: Polygraph; no sexual offense victim shall be requested to submit for investigation to proceed.
Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB164ER) - SB166Introduced: January 07, 2008: Trees; replacement during development process in certain localities.
Status: Continued to 2009 in Local Government (14-Y 0-N) - SB241Introduced: January 08, 2008: School employees; school board to develop policies to address complaints of sexual abuse thereby.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0474) - SB429Introduced: January 08, 2008: Opiate addiction treatment providers; daily service fee.
Status: Continued to 2009 in Health, Welfare and Institutions - SB667Introduced: January 10, 2008: Motion picture production companies; expands tax incentives.
Status: Continued to 2009 in Finance (16-Y 0-N) - SB701Introduced: January 16, 2008: Long-term care services; adds representatives of housing, etc. to coordination committees.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0419) - SB702Introduced: January 16, 2008: Influenza vaccinations; Department of Health to publish on its website information thereon.
Status: Left in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) - SB703Introduced: January 16, 2008: Motion Picture Incentive Performance Grant Fund; created.
Status: Continued to 2009 in Finance (16-Y 0-N) - SJ9Introduced: December 12, 2007: Celebrating the life of Dorothy Adams Burwell.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ9ER) - SJ19Introduced: December 26, 2007: Celebrating the life of Evelyn Daniel Chandler.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ19ER) - SJ42Introduced: January 07, 2008: Mental health system; Joint Commission on Health Care to review recommendations and legislation.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ42ER) - SJ50Introduced: January 07, 2008: Craney Island Dredged Materials Management Area; JLARC to study impact of greater elevations.
Status: Passed by indefinitely in Rules - SJ211Introduced: February 20, 2008: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of Frederick Military Academy.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ211ER)
- SB24Introduced: December 13, 2005: Motor medic pilot program; created in South Hampton Roads area.
Status: Continued to 2007 in Transportation - SB286Introduced: January 10, 2006: DNA analyses; certification of laboratories that perform.
Status: Left in Courts of Justice - SB422Introduced: January 11, 2006: Practitioners of natural foods, etc.; exemptions to licensure requirements.
Status: Continued to 2007 in Education and Health (12-Y 0-N) - SB1047Introduced: January 09, 2007: Southampton County Jail Farm; Board of Corrections to convey to Southampton County sheriff's office.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0912) - SB1048Introduced: January 09, 2007: Marijuana charges; expungement of records.
Status: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice - SB1049Introduced: January 09, 2007: DNA analyses; certification of laboratories that perform.
Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB1049) - SB1309Introduced: January 10, 2007: National Guard; employment protection.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0167) - SB1310Introduced: January 10, 2007: Discrimination; prohibited in state employment.
Status: Impact statement from DPB (SB1310) - SB1422Introduced: January 23, 2007: License plates, special; issuance for supporters of Bide-A-Wee Golf Course in City of Portsmouth.
Status: Left in Transportation - SB1423Introduced: January 23, 2007: Mobile work camps; establishes standards therefor provided by railroad company for employees.
Status: Rereferred to Courts of Justice - SJ98Introduced: January 11, 2006: State employee; joint subcommittee to study grievance procedure therefor.
Status: Continued to 2007 in Rules - SJ379Introduced: January 09, 2007: Commending Joe G. Langston.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ379ER) - SJ442Introduced: January 19, 2007: North American Union; urging Congress to withdraw any multilateral activity which seeks to create.
Status: Referred to Committee on Rules
- SB22Introduced: December 13, 2005: Child abuse or neglect; change in requirement for 'safe haven' law pertaining to infants.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0935) - SB23Introduced: December 13, 2005: Charter; City of Emporia.
Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0001) - SB24Introduced: December 13, 2005: Motor medic pilot program; created in South Hampton Roads area.
Status: Continued to 2007 in Transportation - SB286Introduced: January 10, 2006: DNA analyses; certification of laboratories that perform.
Status: Continued to 2007 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N) - SB422Introduced: January 11, 2006: Practitioners of natural foods, etc.; exemptions to licensure requirements.
Status: Continued to 2007 in Education and Health (12-Y 0-N) - SB607Introduced: January 11, 2006: Recount procedures; requires hard copy optical scan ballots to be rerun.
Status: Left in Privileges and Elections - SB649Introduced: January 17, 2006: Drug treatment courts; eliminates requirement for General Assembly approval.
Status: Left in Courts of Justice - SB700Introduced: January 20, 2006: Public employment; discrimination prohibited.
Status: Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws and Technology (6-Y 8-N 1-A) - SJ97Introduced: January 11, 2006: Contraception, Plan B; encourage FDA to approve.
Status: Left in Rules - SJ98Introduced: January 11, 2006: State employee; joint subcommittee to study grievance procedure therefor.
Status: Continued to 2007 in Rules - SJ152Introduced: January 18, 2006: Officially recognizing the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe.
Status: Stricken at request of Patron in Rules - SJ153Introduced: January 18, 2006: Celebrating the life of Marie Butler Thomas.
Status: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ153ER)
