Del. Les Adams (R-Chatham)

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Party
Republican
District
16: Counties of Henry (part) and Pittsylvania (part); City of Martinsville [map]
Took Office
January 2014
Next Election
November 2019
Committees
Courts of Justice, Privileges and Elections
Website
lesadams.org
Copatroning Habits
85% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 94% of them are Republicans. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 62% of them are Republicans.
Partisanship
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Tag Cloud ?
attorney general bail reform blue lives matter board of education calendar commendation court criminal legal reform dillon rule disability education enforcement felony funding health highway hospital locality permission pittsylvania prison reform school school board sentencing study tax transportation trash unemployment waste
Bills Passed
33.3% in 2022
Recent Mentions in the Media

Richmond Times-Dispatch: 3 seek GOP nomination Saturday for Southside House seat

May 18, 2023 | 3:00 am
  

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April 20, 2023 | 3:00 am
  

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Chatham Star-Tribune: Chamber to host legislative update | News | chathamstartribune.com

April 20, 2023 | 3:00 am
  

Chatham Star-Tribune: Possible record number of circuit court clerk candidates for Nov. 7

April 14, 2023 | 3:00 am
  

These are all of the video clips of Les Adams’s remarks on the floor of the House since 2016. There are 5 video clips in all.

Bills

  • HB2008: Tick-borne diseases; VDH to study reducing occurrence & impact.
  • HB2009: Unemployment compensation; venue for prosecution of certain criminal cases.
  • HB2010: Virginia Employment Commission; Commissioner shall have authority to issue subpoenas, etc.
  • HB2012: Retired Supreme Court justices and Court of Appeals judges; recall in circuit courts.
  • HB2013: Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; penalty.
  • HB2014: Motor vehicles, certain; use of handheld personal communication devices.
  • HB2015: Unlawful picketing or parading to obstruct or influence justice; penalty.
  • HB2016: Appointment of counsel; Class 1 felony cases, compensation.
  • HB2017: Juvenile 16 years of age or older; charges requiring preliminary hearing.
  • HB2018: Children's Services Act; information sharing, confidentiality exception.
  • HB2019: Discretionary sentencing guidelines; review, deferred disposition.
  • HB2302: Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund; funds for transportation projects.
  • HB2384: Marijuana; search and seizure, driving or operating a motor vehicle, etc., while intoxicated.
  • HJ558: Judges; election of a justice and various judges.
  • HJ804: Celebrating the life of Eugene N. Hodnett.
  • HJ805: Commending James Michael Tobin.
  • HJ806: Commending Guy Edward Cassady.
  • HJ845: Judges; election in circuit court, general district court, etc.
  • HR248: Judge; nomination for election to Supreme Court of Virginia.
  • HR249: Judges; nominations for election to Court of Appeals of Virginia.
  • HR250: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • HR251: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • HR252: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • HR253: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; nominations for election of members.
  • HR403: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • HR404: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • HR405: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • HR406: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; nomination for election of member.
  • HB752: State Inspector General, Office of the; investigations, prohibition on interference.
  • HB753: Human rights; religious organizations, promotion of religious principles.
  • HB754: Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders.
  • HB756: Bail for a person accused of a crime that is an act of violence; notice to attorney.
  • HB758: Probation, revocation, and suspension of sentence; penalty.
  • HB759: Window tinting; vehicle stop.
  • HB760: Suspended sentence; limitation on sentence upon revocation, technical violations, penalty.
  • HB762: Judges; maximum number in each judicial district.
  • HB1318: Probation violation guidelines; use of sentencing revocation report and discretionary sentencing.
  • HB1319: Beneficial hardwood management practices; creates a nonrefundable income tax credit.
  • HB1320: Discretionary sentencing guidelines; midpoint for violent felony offenses, report, effective date.
  • HB1321: Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions.
  • HJ64: Local History Month; designating as October 2022 and each succeeding year thereafter.
  • HJ152: Judges; election in Court of Appeals of Virginia, Circuit Court, General District Court, etc.
  • HJ247: Commending Louis Rodman Whitaker, Jr.
  • HJ450: Judges; election in circuit court, general district court, etc.
  • HJ454: Judge; election in circuit court.
  • HR10: Judges; nominations for election to Court of Appeals of Virginia.
  • HR11: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • HR12: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • HR13: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • HR150: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • HR151: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • HR152: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • HR236: Judge; nomination for election to circuit court.
  • HB1026: Mandatory outpatient treatment; criteria.
  • HB1031: Regional alternative education programs; funding.
  • HB2149: Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limits duration of executive orders to no more than 60 days.
  • HB2150: Jurisdiction over criminal cases; certification or appeal of charges.
  • HB2150: Jurisdiction over criminal cases; certification or appeal of charges.
  • HB2151: Search warrants; daytime execution, exceptions.
  • HB2152: Charitable bail organizations; licensure and regulation by Department of Criminal Justice Services.
  • HB2153: Curbside voting; right to observe ballot deposited into ballot scanner machine or ballot container.
  • HB2154: Hospitals, nursing homes, etc.; regulations, patient access to intelligent personal assistant.
  • HB2154: Hospitals, nursing homes, etc.; regulations, patient access to intelligent personal assistant.
  • HJ744: Commending The Chatham Garden Club.
  • HJ744: Commending The Chatham Garden Club.
  • HJ745: Commending Joann Grant Luck.
  • HJ745: Commending Joann Grant Luck.
  • HB992: A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership; staff shall be treated as state employees.
  • HB1019: Motor vehicle sales and use tax; definition of sale price, trade-in vehicles.
  • HB1020: Records of financial institutions; reimbursement of costs for production.
  • HB1021: Personal property tax; farm machinery, classification of forest harvesting.
  • HB1022: Va. Criminal Sentencing Commission; specifies that the Commission is a criminal justice agency.
  • HB1023: Custodial interrogations; audiovisual recording.
  • HB1025: Law-enforcement officers w/disability, former; vocational rehabilitation and employment services.
  • HB1026: Mandatory outpatient treatment; criteria.
  • HB1027: Opioid addiction treatment pilot program; DBHDS, et al., to establish in Planning District 12.
  • HB1028: Constitutional officers; hiring notices.
  • HB1029: Early retirement; constitutional officers.
  • HB1031: Regional alternative education programs; funding.
  • HB1032: Roy P. Byrd, Jr., Memorial Bridge; designating as U.S. Route 29 Business bridge.
  • HB1473: Surrogacy contracts; provisions requiring abortion or selective reduction unenforceable.
  • HB5010: Emergency Services and Disaster Law; limitation on duration of executive orders.
  • HB5012: Law-enforcement officers; certain civil actions.
  • HJ377: Commending Janet Hancock.
  • HJ378: Commending Tonda Finney.
  • HB2405: Real estate; delinquent taxes or liens, appointment of special commissioner, City of Martinsville.
  • HB2406: Historical African American cemeteries; adds four cemeteries in City of Martinsville.
  • HB2407: Permanent foster care; eligibility.
  • HB2408: Students with disabilities; feasibility of educational placement transition of certain students.
  • HB2409: Mechanic's liens; forms.
  • HB2410: Resident agent; appointment by nonresident property owner.
  • HB2411: Timber theft; accounting, penalty.
  • HB2412: Electronic tracking devices; consent of fleet vehicle operator.
  • HB2413: Multi-jurisdiction grand jury; secrecy of information.
  • HB2414: Transfer of venue; delinquency, adjudication.
  • HB2452: Contempt of court; willful failure to appear.
  • HB2453: Bail and recognizances; magistrate's checklist, surety's basis for request for capias.
  • HJ718: Judges; election in Court of Appeals of Virginia, etc.
  • HJ755: Commending Chatham Hall.
  • HJ756: Commending the Chatham Southern Railway Depot.
  • HJ757: Commending James E. Davis.
  • HJ979: Judges; election in Supreme Court of Virginia, circuit court, etc.
  • HJ1065: Commending the Fieldale-Collinsville Volunteer Rescue Squad.
  • HJ1067: Commending Gretna Rescue Squad, Inc.
  • HJ1068: Commending the Chatham Star-Tribune.
  • HJ1081: Celebrating the life of Fred Thomas Martin, Sr.
  • HJ1140: Judges; election in circuit court, general district court, etc.
  • HR219: Judge; nomination for election to Court of Appeals of Virginia.
  • HR220: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • HR221: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • HR222: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • HR223: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; nomination for election of a member.
  • HR286: Judge; nomination for election to Supreme Court of Virginia.
  • HR287: Judge; nomination for election to Court of Appeals of Virginia.
  • HR288: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • HR289: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • HR290: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • HR291: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; nomination for election of a member.
  • HR383: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • HR384: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • HR385: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • HR386: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; nominations for election of members.
  • HB1020: School calendar; opening day of school year.
  • HB1021: Speed monitoring systems; school crossing zones.
  • HB1022: Personal property tax; definition of agricultural products.
  • HB1023: Foreign subpoenas; issuance by circuit court clerk of court.
  • HB1024: Attorney fees; repeals provision that allows only fee of one attorney to be taxed by court.
  • HB1025: Adult protective services; actions & written findings.
  • HB1026: Adult protective services; appealability of findings made by local department of social services.
  • HB1027: Security freezes; fees for placing on a consumer's credit report.
  • HB1301: Judges; central registry records check.
  • HB1507: Patient-Centered Medical Home Advisory Council; established.
  • HB1508: School boards; qualified instructional positions and support services positions, additional funding.
  • HB1550: Grand larceny; increases threshold amount.
  • HB1570: Grand larceny and certain property crimes; threshold, penalties.
  • HJ132: Judges; election in circuit court, general district court, etc.
  • HJ265: Commending the Danville Good News Jail & Prison Ministry.
  • HJ266: Commending Union Hall Elementary School.
  • HJ267: Commending Robert Mills, Jr.
  • HJ268: Commending Patricia and Chris Haskins.
  • HJ269: Commending Dr. Jessica M. Jones.
  • HJ270: Commending Westover Christian Academy.
  • HJ271: Celebrating the life of Worth Harris Carter, Jr.
  • HJ272: Celebrating the life of Edmond Boxley Fitzgerald III.
  • HJ453: Commending Chatham Furniture Company.
  • HJ454: Commending Jack Holmes.
  • HJ474: Celebrating the life of Bessie S. Mattox.
  • HJ515: Commending Thompson Insurance Services.
  • HJ575: Judges; election in circuit court, general district court, etc.
  • HR20: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • HR21: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • HR22: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • HR207: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • HR208: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • HR209: Judges; nominations for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • HB790: Solid waste disposal fee; removes Pittsylvania County from list of counties authorized to levy.
  • HB2031: School calendar; opening day of the school year.
  • HB2032: Filing and application fees for transportation network companies.
  • HB2050: Tenancy; severance by the entireties by written instrument.
  • HB2051: Marijuana offenses; driver's license forfeiture.
  • HB2052: School boards; additional funding for qualified instructional and support personnel.
  • HB2268: Ignition interlock violations; venue for prosecution of any offense.
  • HJ963: Commending Aglow International.
  • HJ964: Commending Tunstall High School.
  • HJ965: Commending Pittsylvania County.
  • HJ1058: Commending the Sartomer Americas Chatham plant.
  • HJ1059: Commending the Town of Hurt.
  • HJ1060: Commending the Martinsville High School boys' basketball team.
  • HR474: Commending the Virginia Museum of Natural History.
  • HB783: Firearms; pointing, holding, or brandishing in presence of a law-enforcement officer, penalty.
  • HB784: Firearms; possession by persons adjudicated delinquent, military service exception.
  • HB785: Emergency custody and temporary detention; clarifies definition of law-enforcement agency.
  • HB786: Virginia Public Procurement Act; authorized enhancement or remedial measures.
  • HB787: Construction activities; acquisition of nutrient credits.
  • HB788: School calendar.
  • HB789: Exhumations; clerk of circuit court to send notice to next of kin, exception.
  • HB790: Solid waste disposal fee; removes Pittsylvania County from list of counties authorized to levy.
  • HB791: Act for Religious Freedom; reaffirms religious rights.
  • HB1226: Assault and battery; Department of Corrections investigators, penalty.
  • HJ105: Commending the Martinsville High School boys' basketball team.
  • HJ106: Commending Tim Davis.
  • HJ107: Commending Kenneth Draper.
  • HJ115: Interstate 73; joint subcommittee to study construction of proposed Interstate.
  • HJ116: Interstate 73; Department of Transportation to study proposed construction.
  • HR210: Commending Vanderhyde Dairy, Inc.
  • HR235: Commending Landon R. Worsham.
  • HR236: Commending Mildred Jane Worsham.
  • HB1456: Reports of substance abuse by a pregnant woman; child-protective services.
  • HB1850: Weight of vehicles; DMV included as an agency whose notice or publication must match the Code of Va.
  • HB1851: Attorney General; allowed to represent a court reporter employed by the Commonwealth, etc.
  • HB1852: General district court judges; increases number in 21st Judicial District.
  • HB1853: Number of judges; increases number in 21st Judicial District.
  • HB1854: Virginia Public Procurement Act; small, women-owned, minority-owned, etc., businesses.
  • HB1855: Unemployment compensation; wages excluded from tax.
  • HB1856: License plates, special; removes existing requirement for armed forces plates.
  • HB1941: School calendar.
  • HJ38: Interstate Route 73; joint subcommittee to study proposed construction.
  • HJ617: Commending Colbert-Moran Funeral Home Inc.
  • HJ755: Commending the Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution.
  • HJ806: Commending Mike Wray.
  • HJ807: Commending Ginny Wray.
  • HJ839: Celebrating the life of Frances Hallam Hurt.
  • HJ857: Commending Robert E. Phillips, Jr.
  • HB1116: Banister River; Scenic River designation.
  • HB1160: Statutory construction, rules; computation of time.
  • HJ38: Interstate Route 73; joint subcommittee to study proposed construction.
  • HJ46: Celebrating the life of Marshall A. Ecker.
  • HJ196: Students with disabilities; Commission on Youth to study use of funds for educational placements.
  • HJ356: Commending the Rotary Club of Chatham.
  • HJ5161: Celebrating the life of Lester Elton Pruitt.
  • HJ5163: Commending Miller Funeral Home, Inc.
  • HR71: Celebrating the life of Ralph Edwin Shank.
  • HR144: Commending the Tunstall High School golf team.