Del. Chris Head (R-Roanoke)

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Party
Republican
District
17: Counties of Botetourt (part) and Roanoke (part); City of Roanoke (part) [map]
Took Office
January 2012
Next Election
November 2019
Committees
Labor and Commerce, Health, Welfare and Institutions, Privileges and Elections, Rules
Website
delegatechrishead.com
Twitter
@DelChrisHead
Copatroning Habits
72% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 78% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 67% of them are Republicans.
Partisanship
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Bills Passed
68.2% in 2022
Recent Mentions in the Media

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From the Legislator’s Website

These are all of the video clips of Chris Head’s remarks on the floor of the House since 2012. There are 43 video clips in all.

Bills

  • HB98: Adult protective services; central registry.
  • HB1366: Executive branch agencies; posting of regulations.
  • HB1726: Virginia-based nonprofit organizations; schools for adults to earn credentials, college credit, etc.
  • HB1727: Credit unions; virtual currency custody services.
  • HB1734: Continuing education; implicit bias and cultural competency in health care.
  • HB1739: Health carrier fair business standards; SCC's Bureau of Insurance to evaluate.
  • HB1752: Public utilities; fiber optic broadband lines crossing railroads.
  • HB1754: Telemedicine; practitioner-patient relationship, continuity of care.
  • HB1764: Physician assistants; practice agreement exemption, elimination of practice ratio.
  • HB1768: Child protective services; investigations, interview by child advocacy center, time limits.
  • HB1846: Medical marijuana program; product, registration, dispensing, and recordkeeping requirements.
  • HB1861: Virginia Museum of Transportation; established, report, membership, board of trustees.
  • HB2312: Uniform Statewide Building Code; stop work orders, appeals.
  • HB2313: Criminal history record information; dissemination.
  • HB2344: Adult protective services; referrals to local law enforcement.
  • HB2345: Smartchart Network Program; renames Emergency Department Care Coordination Program, report.
  • HJ794: Celebrating the life of Roger Dale Boles.
  • HJ795: Celebrating the life of Ronkeith Adkins.
  • HJ797: Celebrating the life of David Carlton Witt.
  • HB91: Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth; removes fee to cover administrative cost, etc.
  • HB92: Health care providers; amends definition to include home care organizations and hospice.
  • HB93: Home care organizations; changes the license renewal requirement.
  • HB94: Public Guardianship and Conservator Ombudsman Office; established.
  • HB95: Adult protective services investigations; financial institutions to furnish records and information.
  • HB96: Public guardian and conservator program; decennial review of staff-to-client ratios, report.
  • HB97: Nursing homes; regulations, electronic monitoring.
  • HB98: Adult protective services; central registry.
  • HB99: Funeral service licensees, funeral directors, etc.; continuing education completion every 3 years.
  • HB100: Parents of stillborn child; establishes a refundable income tax credit.
  • HB101: Group health benefit plans; sponsoring associations, formation of benefits consortium.
  • HB145: Physician assistants; practice.
  • HB146: Insurance; provider complaints, etc.
  • HB263: Banks; virtual currency custody services.
  • HB264: Public health emergency; out-of-state licenses, deemed licensure.
  • HB266: Electric cooperatives; net energy metering, power purchase agreements, etc.
  • HB332: Income tax, state and corporate; credit for small businesses.
  • HB518: Sales and transient occupancy taxes; accommodations intermediaries.
  • HB1234: Judgments; limitations on enforcement, extensions and renewals.
  • HB1268: Political subdivisions; group self-insurance pools.
  • HB1269: Preneed funeral contracts; removes requirement relating to life insurance or annuity contract.
  • HB1289: Uniform Statewide Building Code; exemption for certain use and occupancy classifications.
  • HJ335: Commending Samuel Gordon Bickford, Jr.
  • HJ337: Commending John Hugo, D.M.A.
  • HJ392: Commending the Local Office on Aging.
  • HJ436: Commending David Stewart Wiley.
  • HB1658: Adult protective services; creates central registry.
  • HB1829: Health insurance; credentialing health care providers.
  • HB1829: Health insurance; credentialing health care providers.
  • HB1830: Virginia Small Business Financing Authority; members to have small business lending experience.
  • HB1830: Virginia Small Business Financing Authority; members to have small business lending experience.
  • HB1831: Home care organizations; personal care services through audio-video telephone communication.
  • HB1831: Home care organizations; personal care services through audio-video telephone communication.
  • HB2022: Hospice and home care providers; requirements, agreements with managed care organizations.
  • HB2199: Parents of stillborn child; establishes a refundable income tax credit.
  • HB2224: Broadband service providers; fiber optic broadband lines, railroad crossings.
  • HB815: Alcoholic beverage control; general powers of the Board of Directors of the Virginia ABC.
  • HB822: Health insurance; credentialing, health care or professional health-related services.
  • HB823: Health Insurance Premium Payment program; enrollment of eligible individuals.
  • HB1470: Firearms ordinances; applicability to property located in multiple localities.
  • HB1471: Firearms ordinances; property in multiple localities, affirmative defense.
  • HB1562: Music therapy; definition of music therapist, licensure.
  • HB1657: Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority; dissolution of Authority, conveyance of property.
  • HB1658: Adult protective services; creates central registry.
  • HB1659: Health insurance; carrier contracts with pharmacy benefits managers.
  • HB5041: Nursing homes, certified nursing facilities, and hospice facilities; public health emergency, etc.
  • HB5042: Adult protective services; creates a central registry.
  • HB5073: Declaration of disaster; health care providers, immunity from civil liability.
  • HJ258: Celebrating the life of Irvin Adams, Jr.
  • HR613: Commending Brenda Clarkson.
  • HB1639: Medical Assistance Services, Department of; payment for certain services to hospice patients.
  • HB1661: Benefits consortium; formation by a sponsoring association as a nonprofit agricultural organization.
  • HB1662: Child restraint devices and safety belts; exempts emergency and law-enforcement vehicles.
  • HB1903: Criminal history record information; limitations on dissemination of information.
  • HB2252: Firearms ordinances; applicability to property located in multiple localities.
  • HB2280: Child day programs; exemptions from licensure.
  • HB2530: Medicaid; cost-sharing.
  • HB2531: Health Insurance Premium Payment program; enrollment of eligible individuals.
  • HB2532: DMAS; state plan amendment, value-based purchasing agreements for covered drugs.
  • HB2654: Students who receive home instruction; documentation.
  • HB2746: Central Criminal Records Exchange; background checks through Live Scan device.
  • HJ680: DMAS; provider service network capitation model for Medicaid, report.
  • HB101: Tradesmen; expiration date of licenses issued by Board for Contractors.
  • HB102: Alcoholic beverage control; gourmet shop licensees.
  • HB110: Franchisees; status thereof and its employees as employees of the franchisor.
  • HB139: Health insurance; physician reimbursements, credentialing.
  • HB313: Prescription Monitoring Program; prescriber and dispenser patterns, annual review, report.
  • HB314: Lobbyist disclosure; out-of-state registration report.
  • HB315: Death certificates; medical certification portion shall be filed electronically.
  • HB337: Employee Retirement Security & Pension Reform, Commission on; change in membership.
  • HB728: Newspapers; alters requirements that may be used for legal notices and publications.
  • HB729: Virginia Fire Services Board; powers & duties, modular training program for volunteer firefighters.
  • HB730: Certificate of public need; ophthalmic ambulatory surgical centers.
  • HB731: Medical Assistance Services, Department of; payment for certain services to hospice patients.
  • HB759: Certificate of public need; establishing ambulatory surgery center in Roanoke Valley-Alleghany RC.
  • HB1078: Education Improvement Scholarships tax credits; limits eligibility to pre-kindergarten students.
  • HB1213: Constitutional amendment; powers of General Assembly, etc. (submitting to qualified voters).
  • HB1339: Sales and use tax; accelerated payments.
  • HB1391: Unemployment compensation; overtime compensation.
  • HB1400: Alcoholic beverage control; distiller licensee, commission for sales on licensed premises.
  • HB1519: Alcoholic beverage control; definition of 'day spa.'
  • HJ59: Celebrate Transportation Day; designating as Thursday before Memorial Day in 2019.
  • HJ111: Constitutional amendment; powers of General Assembly, etc. (second reference).
  • HR123: Celebrating the life of Diane Drury Hyatt.
  • HR143: Commending the Faith Christian School girls' basketball team.
  • HR146: Celebrating the life of L.M. Gerald.
  • HB286: Legal notices; advertisement by locality.
  • HB1394: Franchisees; status thereof and its employees as employees of the franchisor.
  • HB1434: Tuition Assistance Grant Program; eligible institutions, student speech and expression.
  • HB1435: VIEW; pilot program for substance abuse screening and assessment.
  • HB1436: Unemployment compensation; wage offset.
  • HB1437: Public school students; sight and hearing testing, exceptions.
  • HB1438: Natural gas companies; right of entry.
  • HB1439: Income tax, individual and corporate; small business job creation tax credit.
  • HB1914: School board members; criminal background checks.
  • HB2225: Hospital data reporting; charity care policies and other activities, clarifies definition.
  • HB2227: Certificate of public need; denial of certain certificates.
  • HB2370: Administrative Process Act; reconsideration of an agency's final decision, etc.
  • HB2379: Roanoke Higher Education Authority; removes president of Bluefield College from board of trustees.
  • HB2400: Health insurance; use of drug pricing benchmark value.
  • HB2408: Supplemental nutrition assistance program; eligibility criteria for participation.
  • HJ545: Constitutional amendment; powers of General Assembly, etc.
  • HJ777: Celebrating the life of Alfred C. Anderson.
  • HR380: Celebrating the life of Arthur Duane Fender, Jr.
  • HB18: Franchisees; status thereof and its employees as employees of the franchisor.
  • HB19: Ministers or other persons authorized to celebrate rites of matrimony; no oath required.
  • HB55: Health benefit plans; large and small employers.
  • HB286: Legal notices; advertisement by locality.
  • HB462: Administrative Process Act; contents of notices for case proceedings.
  • HB463: Transfer of medical equipment; certificate of public need not required.
  • HB465: Private wells; validity of permits.
  • HB466: Environmental permits; issuance to businesses near greenways.
  • HB467: Manufacturing companies; limited standing to seek injunctive relief against companies.
  • HB468: VIEW; pilot program for substance abuse screening and assessment.
  • HB469: Local taxes; rate of interest on certain refunds.
  • HB1229: Excursion trains; certification requirements, liability of railroad company.
  • HJ39: Celebrating the life of Alison Bailey Parker.
  • HJ181: Norfolk & Western Railway Class J 611; designating as the official steam locomotive of Virginia.
  • HR1: Celebrating the life of Allen Oat Woody III.
  • HR132: Commending Robert G. Moore III.
  • HR176: Celebrating the life of Richard Earl Anderson.
  • HR193: Celebrating the life of Major General Lloyd B. Ramsey, USA, Ret.
  • HB367: Community Action Act; duties of Secretary of Commerce and Trade.
  • HB368: Eye care coverage; requirement for carrier practices.
  • HB370: Commercial credit reporting; establishes procedure enterprise may request access to report.
  • HB371: License tax, local; tax on net income of businesses.
  • HB955: Administrative Process Act; exemption for certain regulations.
  • HB1382: Unemployment compensation benefits; liability for benefit charges.
  • HB1384: Securities Act; exemption for crowdfunding.
  • HB1404: Business permit, license, etc.; timely response by localities.
  • HB1405: Legal notices; advertisement by locality.
  • HB1406: Driving on a suspended or revoked license; causing death of another person, penalty.
  • HB1419: Standards of Learning; changes.
  • HB1422: Illegal consumption of alcohol; use of premises, civil penalty.
  • HB1532: Roanoke, City of; amending charter, appointment of director of finance, term of office.
  • HB1555: Medicaid; tax credit for providers of waiver services.
  • HB2123: Funeral services; practice does not include sale of caskets.
  • HB2213: Small Business Loan Guarantee Fund; created.
  • HB2245: School board clerks; electronic maintenance of records.
  • HB2258: Nursing facility services; preadmission screening.
  • HJ515: Constitutional amendment; powers of General Assembly, suspension of portions of administrative rule.
  • HJ527: Virginia Caregivers Month; designating as November 2015, and each succeeding year thereafter.
  • HR317: Celebrating the life of David G. Helmer.
  • HB94: Business permits, etc.; assistance and documentation required from localities.
  • HB95: Legal notices; advertisement by locality on websites, radio, or television.
  • HB96: Reckless driving; causing death while driving with suspended license, guilty of Class 6 felony.
  • HB97: Elections; central absentee voter precincts.
  • HB365: Standards of Learning; assessments, revisions.
  • HB366: Virginia Tourism Authority; designating Blue Ridge Highlands region to enhance tourism development.
  • HB367: Community Action Act; duties of Secretary of Commerce and Trade.
  • HB368: Eye care coverage; requirement for carrier practices.
  • HB369: Parking management companies; expands powers of companies operating under contracts with localities.
  • HB370: Commercial credit reporting; establishes procedure enterprise may request access to report.
  • HB371: License tax, local; tax on net income of businesses.
  • HB372: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; expedited evictions for nonremediable breaches.
  • HB454: Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE); DMAS to expand.
  • HB476: Home care organizations; inspections.
  • HB497: BPOL; appeal of business license tax classification.
  • HB602: Alcoholic beverages; providing alcohol to underage persons.
  • HB702: Uniform assessments; qualified assessors.
  • HB955: Administrative Process Act; exemption for certain regulations.
  • HB1002: Training, Committee on, within Department of Criminal Justice Services; increases membership.
  • HJ157: Celebrating the life of William Bruce Overstreet, Jr.
  • HJ379: Commending the Rotary Club of Roanoke.
  • HJ5184: Celebrating the life of the Honorable Manley Caldwell Butler.
  • HR15: Commending the Northside High School Football team.
  • HB219: Unemployment benefits; volunteer service requirement, report.
  • HB1138: Civil remedies; use of depositions.
  • HB1329: Local taxes; interest on refunds and delinquent taxes.
  • HB1372: Unemployment compensation; disqualification from benefits due to loss of license or certification.
  • HB1373: Legal notices; advertisement by locality.
  • HB1374: Summary judgment; use of depositions.
  • HB1445: Home care organizations; clarifies liability insurance coverage requirements.
  • HB1567: Suspended or revoked license; driving recklessly causing death of another person, penalty.
  • HB1720: Alcoholic beverages; person not requiring evidence of legal age guilty of Class 3 misdemeanor, etc.
  • HB1722: Facilities; assistance and documentation to person seeking business license, etc.
  • HB2082: Information Technology Advisory Council; Council to elect chairman and vice-chair from membership.
  • HB2283: Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority; designated as an agency in executive branch of state.
  • HB2284: Social Services, Commissioner of; submission of financial information, exemption from disclosure.
  • HB2290: Income tax, state and corporate; tax credit for hiring certain veterans with salary of $30,000.
  • HJ564: Constitutional amendment; powers of General Assembly, limitations (first reference).
  • HJ591: Celebrating the life of John Robert Slaughter, Sr.
  • HJ606: Celebrating the life of William B. Poff.
  • HR84: Commending the Roanoke Catholic High School girls' volleyball team.
  • HR142: Commending the Vinton Host Lions Club.
  • HB219: Unemployment benefits; volunteer service requirement, report.
  • HB220: Home care organizations; licensure.
  • HB221: VIEW; substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients.
  • HB222: Legal notices; allows localities to meet notice requirements by utilizing their websites, etc.
  • HB1138: Civil remedies; use of depositions.
  • HB1163: Alcoholic beverage control; proof of legal age required.
  • HB1220: Industrial development authorities; allows Roanoke County and City of Norfolk to expand board.
  • HR564: Commending William B. Overstreet, Jr.