Del. Rip Sullivan (D-Arlington)

Photo of Rip Sullivan
Party
Democratic
District
48: Counties of Arlington (part) and Fairfax (part) [map]
Took Office
September 2014
Next Election
November 2019
Committees
Labor and Commerce, Courts of Justice, Finance
Age
64
Website
ripsullivan.com
Copatroning Habits
89% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 83% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 74% of them are Democrats.
Partisanship
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Bills Passed
78.6% in 2022
Recent Mentions in the Media

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These are all of the video clips of Rip Sullivan’s remarks on the floor of the House since 2017. There are 1 video clips in all.

Bills

  • HB1579: Firearms; purchase/transportation by persons convicted of operating boat/vehicle while intoxicated.
  • HB1580: State Corporation Commission; vacancy on Commission, extensions on electric utility filings.
  • HB1581: Child custody, etc.; educational seminars approved by Office of Ex. Sec. of Supreme Court of Va.
  • HB1582: Relief; Kingrea, David Wayne.
  • HB1583: Unmanned aircraft system; peeping or spying into a dwelling or occupied building, etc., penalty.
  • HB1584: Biological evidence; storage, preservation, and retention of evidence in felony cases.
  • HB1585: Hard body armor; wearing in public, exceptions, penalty.
  • HB1586: Wrongful incarceration; compensation.
  • HB1587: Commissioner of Highways; entering into certain agreements, civil penalties, agents.
  • HB1588: Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund; created.
  • HB1589: Pedestrian control signals; applicability to persons riding bicycles and other devices.
  • HB1590: Telephone, digital pager, or other device; causing to ring or signal with intent to annoy, penalty.
  • HB1862: President and Vice President; binding of electors, vacancies.
  • HB1888: Real estate settlement agents; fees, informed consent.
  • HJ483: Celebrating the life of Janet Bennett Martin.
  • HJ647: Celebrating the life of Braylon Edward Meade.
  • HJ789: Celebrating the life of Jayne Francis Gourley Karsten.
  • HR338: Commending Metrobus.
  • HB351: Driving Decarbonization Program and Fund; created.
  • HB365: Parenting Coordinator Act; created.
  • HB370: Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act; replaces prior Act.
  • HB379: Energy benchmarking; access to data on energy usage in certain buildings, civil penalty.
  • HB383: Relief; Carter, Joseph.
  • HB385: Relief; Morman, Bobbie James, Jr.
  • HB386: Arland D. Williams, Jr. Memorial Bridge; added to Potomac River Bridge Towing Compact.
  • HB394: Relief; Stevens, Emerson Eugene.
  • HB396: Electric utilities; municipal net energy metering.
  • HB397: Wrongful incarceration; compensation.
  • HB1254: Relief; Weakley, Eric.
  • HB1255: Relief; Barnes, Lamar.
  • HB1285: Virginia State Bar; repeals sunset provision on Supreme Court's authority to assess members.
  • HB1358: Relief; Tillman, Jervon Michael.
  • HJ135: World Parkinson's Day; designating as April 11, 2022, and each succeeding year thereafter.
  • HJ387: Commending Encore Learning.
  • HB291: Uniform Collaborative Law Act; created.
  • HB830: Charges and convictions, certain; expungement.
  • HB1432: Early childhood care and education programs, certain; parents of enrolled children.
  • HB1852: Uniform Collaborative Law Act; created.
  • HB1852: Uniform Collaborative Law Act; created.
  • HB1853: Lawyers; client accounts.
  • HB1853: Lawyers; client accounts.
  • HB1854: U.S. Route 29; county manager plan of government.
  • HB1854: U.S. Route 29; county manager plan of government.
  • HB1855: Mines, Minerals and Energy, Department of; renamed the Department of Energy.
  • HB1855: Mines, Minerals and Energy, Department of; renamed the Department of Energy.
  • HB1856: Estate planning documents; electronic execution, codifies Uniform Electronic Wills Act.
  • HB1856: Estate planning documents; electronic execution, codifies Uniform Electronic Wills Act.
  • HB1907: Electric utilities; advanced renewable energy buyers.
  • HB1907: Electric utilities; advanced renewable energy buyers.
  • HB2282: State Corporation Commission; transportation electrification, utility recovery of certain costs.
  • HB2282: State Corporation Commission; transportation electrification, utility recovery of certain costs.
  • HJ532: Commending the McLean Volunteer Fire Department.
  • HJ533: Celebrating the life of George Markey Keating.
  • HJ534: Celebrating the life of Lilla Dunovant McCutchen Richards.
  • HJ535: Commending Mark Stripe.
  • HJ628: Election of Circuit, General District, Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court Judges and Commissions.
  • HJ7004: Judges; election in Court of Appeals of Virginia, circuit court, general district court, etc.
  • HR247: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • HR248: Nominating persons to be elected to general district court judgeships.
  • HR249: Nominating persons to be elected to juvenile and domestic relations district court judgeships.
  • HR250: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; nomination for election of member.
  • HR843: Judges; nominations for election to the Court of Appeals.
  • HR844: Judges; nominations for election to circuit court.
  • HR845: Judges; nominations for election to general district court.
  • HR846: Judge; nomination for election to juvenile and domestic relations district court.
  • HR847: Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission; nominations for election of members.
  • HB213: Voter identification; accepted forms of identification, out-of-state student identification card.
  • HB214: Candidate petitions; residency of petition circulators, signed statement required for nonresident.
  • HB275: Judges; increases maximum number in judicial district.
  • HB276: Hate crimes; reporting to State Police.
  • HB291: Uniform Collaborative Law Act; created.
  • HB379: Historical African American cemeteries; adds three cemeteries in Arlington County.
  • HB458: Firearms; purchase, possession, and transportation, fugitives, penalty.
  • HB459: Firearms; possession or transportation following certain crimes.
  • HB460: Scott, Winston Lamont; compensation for wrongful incarceration.
  • HB461: Renewable energy property; tax credit established.
  • HB462: Certified sexual assault nurse examiners; Secretary of HHR to study shortage.
  • HB674: Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk of injury to himself, etc., penalties.
  • HB828: Assisted living facilities and group homes; location.
  • HB829: Group homes; license application, notice to locality.
  • HB830: Charges and convictions, certain; expungement.
  • HB832: Athlete agents; creates registration requirement, penalties.
  • HB834: Order of publication; electronic notice.
  • HB835: Water utility or sewer utility asset acquisitions; fair market valuations.
  • HB1425: Marriage records; divorce and annulment reports, identification of race.
  • HB1432: Early childhood care and education programs, certain; parents of enrolled children.
  • HB1450: Electric utility regulation; energy efficiency standard.
  • HB1451: Electric utility regulation; mandatory renewable energy portfolio standard.
  • HB1526: Electric utility regulation; environmental goals.
  • HB1580: Deeds not taxable; deeds involving only spouses.
  • HB1615: Recordation tax; supplemental writings.
  • HB1716: Commonwealth's taxation system; conformity with the Internal Revenue Code.
  • HB5074: COVID-19 virus; immunity from civil claims related to transmission of or exposure to the virus.
  • HJ43: Firearms; DCJS, study enforcemt. of law prohibiting individual subject to certain protective orders.
  • HJ110: Telecommunications facilities; SCC to study the feasibility of requiring underground facilities.
  • HJ374: Commending Homestretch.
  • HJ480: Celebrating the life of Lawrence Harold Hoover, Jr.
  • HR184: Commending Hattie Louise Jones.
  • HR532: Celebrating the life of Captain Michael Francis Ott, Jr., USN, Ret.
  • HR550: Celebrating the life of Nathaniel Thomas Connally, Jr., M.D.
  • HR551: Commending the Virginia Hospital Center.
  • HB1763: Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk of injury to himself, etc., penalties.
  • HB1976: Hate crimes; reporting to State Police.
  • HB1977: Voter identification; accepted forms of identification.
  • HB1978: Digital Citizenship, Internet Safety, and Media Literacy Advisory Council; established.
  • HB1979: Assisted conception; amends statute to provide gender-neutral terminology, etc.
  • HB2242: Statute of limitations; action based on an unsigned, written contract.
  • HB2243: Virginia Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund; created.
  • HB2244: Firearms; possession or transportation following convictions for certain misdemeanor crimes.
  • HB2292: Electric utilities; definitions, energy efficiency programs.
  • HB2293: Electric utilities; stakeholder process for energy efficiency programs.
  • HB2294: Electric and natural gas utilities; energy efficiency goals.
  • HB2295: Energy Efficiency Fund, Board, and Program; established, report.
  • HB2500: Electric utilities; mandatory renewable energy portfolio standard.
  • HB2692: Multifamily residential building; sale of electricity to occupants.
  • HB2709: Early voting; any registered voter allowed to vote early without providing reason, etc.
  • HJ686: Commending Arlington County Fire Department Station 8.
  • HJ787: Commending Vinson Hall Retirement Community.
  • HJ788: Commending CrisisLink.
  • HJ789: Commending the Public Broadcasting Service.
  • HJ790: Celebrating the life of Jhoon Goo Rhee.
  • HJ919: Commending the McLean Newcomers and Neighbors Club.
  • HJ962: Commending Calista Garcia.
  • HJ1000: Commending Meghan Percival.
  • HJ1003: Commending Nolan Fitzsimmons.
  • HJ1004: Commending Helen Ganley.
  • HJ1071: Commending the Longfellow Middle School National Literature Competition team.
  • HB32: Hate crimes; reporting to State Police.
  • HB54: Renewable energy property; tax credit for property placed in service.
  • HB74: Early voting; any registered voter allowed to vote early in any election in which he is qualified.
  • HB92: Absentee voting; eligibility of certain caregivers.
  • HB191: Voter identification; accepted forms of identification.
  • HB198: Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk, penalties.
  • HB199: Digital Citizenship, Internet Safety, and Media Literacy Advisory Council; established.
  • HB204: Energy benchmarking; access to data on energy usage in covered buildings.
  • HB205: Redistricting; criteria for remedial plans.
  • HB421: Multi-family residential building; sale of electricity to occupants.
  • HB436: Electric utilities; mandatory renewable portfolio standard.
  • HB522: Criminal sexual assault; establishes safe reporting.
  • HB560: Virginia Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund; created.
  • HB629: Firearms; purchase, possession, or transporting by fugitive.
  • HB963: Electric and natural gas utilities; energy efficiency goals.
  • HB964: Electric utilities; energy efficiency programs.
  • HB965: Energy efficiency programs; definition of benefit-cost ratio and total resource cost test.
  • HB1319: Mass transit; makes numerous changes to administration of and revenues for transit.
  • HB1451: Public school divisions; SCC to establish pilot program for schools generating electricity.
  • HB1520: Alcoholic beverage control; exemptions from licensure certain nonprofit swim clubs.
  • HJ5: Constitutional amendment; criteria for electoral districts (first reference).
  • HJ21: Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission, criteria to redraw certain districts.
  • HJ251: Celebrating the life of Senta Amon Raizen.
  • HJ285: Commending the Honorable Robert H. Brink.
  • HJ354: Commending the McLean High School band.
  • HJ355: Commending the McLean High School boys' tennis team.
  • HJ356: Commending the McLean High School Highlander marching band.
  • HJ357: Commending The Highlander.
  • HJ359: Commending the Longfellow Middle School Rubik's Cube team.
  • HJ360: Commending the Longfellow Middle School Science Olympiad team.
  • HJ382: Commending Reuse and Replay.
  • HJ383: Commending Justin Young.
  • HJ384: Commending Melanie Pincus.
  • HJ471: Commending Allison Stocks.
  • HJ472: Commending Wheels to Africa.
  • HJ475: Celebrating the life of Irving Comer.
  • HJ476: Celebrating the life of Patrick William McDonough.
  • HR68: Celebrating the life of Abraham Alfred Raizen.
  • HR74: Commending the Honorable Robert H. Brink.
  • HR131: Commending the Honorable Robert H. Brink.
  • HB575: Energy efficiency programs; total resource cost test.
  • HB576: Electric and natural gas utilities; energy efficiency goals established, report.
  • HB1462: Voter identification; accepted forms of identification.
  • HB1463: Delinquent taxes; publication of list by governing body or treasurer.
  • HB1464: Felony conviction; compensation for wrongful incarceration.
  • HB1465: Electric energy; consumption reduction goal, annual progress reports.
  • HB1603: Absentee voting; eligibility of certain caregivers.
  • HB1631: Elections; early voting.
  • HB1632: Renewable energy property; tax credit for property placed in service.
  • HB1633: Careless driving; cause of injury to vulnerable road user.
  • HB1634: State agencies; criminal background checks for certain positions, annual report to DHRM.
  • HB1635: Historic rehabilitation; limits amount of tax credits that may be claimed by each taxpayer.
  • HB1636: Energy efficiency programs; total resource cost test.
  • HB1650: Relief; Keith Allen Harward.
  • HB1702: Hate crimes; reporting to State Police.
  • HB1703: Electric and natural gas utilities; energy efficiency goals.
  • HB1758: Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial risk, penalties.
  • HJ581: Constitutional amendment; criteria for electoral districts (first reference).
  • HJ592: Commending Jonathan C. Kinney.
  • HJ593: Commending the Woman's Club of Arlington.
  • HJ594: Commending the Lee Highway Alliance.
  • HJ595: Commending Lawrence H. Hoover, Jr.
  • HJ596: Commending First Baptist Church Chesterbrook.
  • HJ598: Commending the Arlington Community Foundation.
  • HJ599: Commending William G. Bouie.
  • HJ600: Celebrating the life of Patricia Ann Logan-Reilly.
  • HJ601: Celebrating the life of Herman J. Obermayer.
  • HJ602: Celebrating the life of Thomas Michael Bello.
  • HJ603: Commending Alan Schuman.
  • HJ714: Commending the McLean High School band.
  • HJ915: Celebrating the life of Roger Dirk Vanderhye.
  • HR473: Commending the McLean High School gymnastics team.
  • HB26: Congressional and state legislative districts; standards and criteria for drawing districts.
  • HB32: Voter identification; accepted forms of identification.
  • HB35: Hate crimes; reporting to State Police.
  • HB67: Voter registration; automatic voter registration.
  • HB68: Elections; early voting.
  • HB234: Nonstock corporations; action without board of directors meeting.
  • HB235: Absentee ballots; electronic transmission by general registrars.
  • HB398: Sales and use tax; refunds.
  • HB399: Income tax, state; withholding taxes, penalties.
  • HB480: Renewable energy property; tax credit for placing into service.
  • HB493: Virginia Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund; created.
  • HB575: Energy efficiency programs; total resource cost test.
  • HB576: Electric and natural gas utilities; energy efficiency goals established, report.
  • HB647: Tree conservation; locality to post signs on private property that is proposed to be redeveloped.
  • HB700: Claims; Michael Kenneth McAlister.
  • HB701: Felony conviction; compensation for wrongful incarceration.
  • HB1173: Careless driving; cause of injury to vulnerable road user, penalty.
  • HB1174: Electric energy; consumption reduction goal, report.
  • HJ54: Commending Mary Ann Moran.
  • HJ60: Celebrating the life of Charles Rinker.
  • HJ377: Commending the McLean High School wrestling team.
  • HJ403: Commending Jason Steinbaum.
  • HJ433: Commending the Yorktown High School gymnastics team.
  • HJ514: Commending the Hall's Hill/High View Park neighborhood.
  • HR195: Commending Frank Green.
  • HB1485: Congressional and state legislative districts; standards and criteria.
  • HB1494: State Police; reporting hate crimes.
  • HB1495: Voter identification; accepted forms of identification.
  • HB1496: Voter registration lists; interstate cross-checking programs.
  • HB1497: Absentee voting; registered voter using absentee ballot.
  • HB1508: Higher educational institutions; memorandum of understanding and policies.
  • HB1509: Hospitals; required notice to patients.
  • HB1622: Electric utilities; net energy metering.
  • HB1728: Renewable energy property; establishes beginning in 2015 a tax credit to be placed in service.
  • HB1729: Distributed electric generation; establishment of community solar gardens.
  • HB1730: Electric & natural gas utilities; energy efficiency goals required for investor-owned utilities.
  • HB1731: Natural Resources, Secretary of; required to report on certain environmental issues.
  • HB1982: Commonwealth Transportation Board; voting.
  • HB1983: Remote access to land records; indemnification.
  • HB2307: Withholding taxes; employer may request a waiver from Tax Commissioner.
  • HJ546: Bostic v. Rainey; gender-specific references, report.
  • HJ551: Constitutional amendment; qualifications of voters, residency requirements (first reference).
  • HJ683: Celebrating the life of Edward Leong.
  • HJ863: Celebrating the life of William Broderick Prendergast.