Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth)

Photo of Don Scott
Party
Democratic
District
80: Cities of Chesapeake (part), Norfolk (part), and Portsmouth (part) [map]
Took Office
January 2020
Next Election
November 2019
Committees
Labor and Commerce, Courts of Justice, Finance
Website
donscottportsmouth.com
Twitter
@votedonscott
Copatroning Habits
92% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 84% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 80% of them are Democrats.
Partisanship
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Tag Cloud ?
business credits business discrimination correctional facility court crime criminal justice earned sentence credit earned sentence dredit employee employer employment expungement inmate justice labor prison sales tax tax taxes this should include all inmate veterinarian
Bills Passed
0% in 2021
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Bills

  • HB543: Correctional facilities, local, regional, and community; attorney visitation of clients.
  • HB549: Robbery; earned sentence credits.
  • HB551: Retail Sales and Use Tax; exemption for medicine and drugs purchased by veterinarians.
  • HB561: Corporations and regulated business entities; not set out and obsolete sections of the Code.
  • HB562: Conservation and natural resources; sections not set out, technical revisions.
  • HB564: Portsmouth, City of; amending charter, recall of elective officers.
  • HB567: Toll Relief Program; eligibility.
  • HB570: Emergency Shelters Upgrade Assistance Grant Fund; funds to be paid to certain entities.
  • HB572: Child support obligations; party's incarceration not deemed voluntary unemployment/underemployment.
  • HB589: Income tax, state; motion picture production tax credit.
  • HB594: Magistrates; appointment and supervision.
  • HB597: Concealed handgun permits; change certain penalties.
  • HB1117: Portsmouth, City of; amending charter, various changes to process for recall of elective officers.
  • HB1118: Earned sentence credits; credits may be earned by any person committed to the custody of the DOC.
  • HB1229: Electronic toll collection device; notifications.
  • HB1242: Probation violations; periods of probation and suspension, technical violations.
  • HB1244: State Corporation Commission; electric vehicle charging infrastructure & rooftop solar energy, etc.
  • HJ170: Commending Costella B. Williams.
  • HB293: Police and court records; expungement of records.
  • HB294: Police and court records; expungement of records, misdemeanor convictions.
  • HB295: Probation; maximum term.
  • HB430: Parole; application of statutes.
  • HB1532: Corrections, Department of; earned sentence credits.
  • HB2038: Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; limitations on sentence, technical violation.
  • HB2038: Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; limitations on sentence, technical violation.
  • HB2055: Child support obligations; party's incarceration not deemed voluntary unemployment/underemployment.
  • HB2055: Child support obligations; party's incarceration not deemed voluntary unemployment/underemployment.
  • HB2056: Status offenders; willful and material violation of court order or terms of probation.
  • HB2056: Status offenders; willful and material violation of court order or terms of probation.
  • HB2167: Parole; notice and certification, monthly reports, discretionary early consideration.
  • HB2167: Parole; notice and certification, monthly reports, discretionary early consideration.
  • HB2168: Illegal gambling; skill games, enforcement by localities and Attorney General, civil penalty.
  • HB2168: Illegal gambling; skill games, enforcement by localities and Attorney General, civil penalty.
  • HB2259: Governor; issuance of licenses to persons denied by regulatory board.
  • HB2260: Vehicle registration fees; imposes an additional fee to be deposited into Public Safety Trust Fund.
  • HB293: Police and court records; expungement of records.
  • HB294: Police and court records; expungement of records, misdemeanor convictions.
  • HB295: Probation; maximum term.
  • HB391: Food stamps; eligibility, drug-related felonies.
  • HB428: Lottery Board; regulation of casino gaming.
  • HB429: Toll facilities; free use by teachers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel.
  • HB430: Parole; application of statutes.
  • HB431: Geriatric prisoners; conditional release.
  • HB820: Court appearance of a person not free on bail; informed of right to counsel.
  • HB1252: Registered apprenticeship programs; prohibited discrimination.
  • HB1253: Virginia Defense Force; maximum age for recruitment.
  • HB1461: Appeal from bail, bond, or recognizance order; a court may stay the execution.
  • HB1462: Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail.
  • HB1532: Corrections, Department of; earned sentence credits.
  • HB1571: Elizabeth River Crossings; termination of contract with Department of Transportation.
  • HB5148: Earned sentence credits; 4.5 credits may be earned for each 30 days served on certain sentences.
  • HJ30: Geriatric parole; State Crime Commission to study the low use.
  • HJ41: Teacher salaries and benefits; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study.
  • HJ75: Commending Tyrone Hines.
  • HJ76: Commending Pat Hines.
  • HR624: Celebrating the life of Robyanna JaDawn Lemon.