Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg)

Photo of Roz Dance
Party
Democratic
District
16: Chesterfield County (Part), Prince George County (Part), Richmond City (Part), Petersburg City (All), Dinwiddie County (Part), Hopewell City (All)
Took Office
January 2015
Left Office
January 2020
Twitter
Copatroning Habits
56% of bills she has copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of her bills, 73% of them are Democrats. Of all of her fellow copatrons of the bills that she copatroned, 53% of them are Democrats.
Partisanship
?
Recent Mentions in the Media

Progress Index: Petersburg gala hosted by DB Donamatrix huge success: View gallery

April 25, 2023 | 3:00 am
  

The Washington Post: Virginia's Joe Morrissey seems to be attempting yet another political comebackThe Washington Post

February 20, 2019 | 3:00 am
-   

These are all of the video clips of Roz Dance’s remarks on the floor of the Senate since 2009. There are 135 video clips in all.

Bills

  • SB254: Absentee voting; no excuse required when voting in person.
  • SB255: License taxes; interest rate for certain refunds.
  • SB461: Direct service providers; disclosure of information by employers.
  • SB1188: Extended service contract providers; bonding requirement, remedies, civil penalty.
  • SB1189: Virginia Grocery Investment Program and Fund, created.
  • SB1190: Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act; created.
  • SB1191: Hopewell, City of; amending charter, appointment of president of city council.
  • SB1192: Affordable housing; City of Richmond added to list with authority to provide dwelling unit program.
  • SB1193: Richmond, City of; amending charter, runoff elections.
  • SB1194: Richmond, City of; restrictions on activities of former officers and employees.
  • SB1195: School-based health centers; Va's Children's Cabinet shall establish joint task force.
  • SB1196: Real property tax; exemption for the elderly and disabled, improvements to a dwelling.
  • SB1197: Pharmacies; freedom of choice.
  • SB1198: Absentee voting; no excuse required when voting in person.
  • SB1199: Public employment; inquiries by state agencies and localities regarding criminal convictions, etc.
  • SB1200: Minimum wage; increase to $10 per hour effective July 1, 2019.
  • SB1363: Petersburg, City of; amending charter, city manager may serve as collector of city taxes.
  • SB1394: Small businesses; changes definition, implementation of certification programs, report.
  • SB1405: Pharmacist; counseling for new prescriptions, disposal of medicine.
  • SB1406: Guidance counselors; staffing ratios, changes name to school counselors, etc.
  • SB1600: Motor fuels; labeling.
  • SB1667: Child support; nonpayment, amount of arrearage paid, suspension of driver's license.
  • SJ287: Designating August 16, 2019, and in each succeeding year, as the Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker Day.
  • SJ398: Commending William H. Talley III.
  • SJ444: Celebrating the life of the Honorable Oliver A. Pollard, Jr.
  • SB246: Insurance agents; licensing requirements.
  • SB247: Hemp, industrial; research programs.
  • SB248: Virginia Retirement System; technical amendments.
  • SB249: All-terrain vehicles (ATVs), mopeds, and off-road motorcycles; taxation.
  • SB250: Towing advisory boards; appointment prior to entering into contract regarding regulations.
  • SB251: Minimum wage; increases to $10.00 per hour effective July 1, 2018, etc.
  • SB252: Public employment; inquiries by state agencies and localities regarding criminal convictions.
  • SB253: Unclaimed property; deposits and funds with financial institutions, charges and interest.
  • SB254: Absentee voting; no excuse required when voting in person.
  • SB255: License taxes; interest rate for certain refunds.
  • SB305: Cognitive impairment; VDH to include certain information in its public health outreach programs.
  • SB450: Battlefields; entry into an agreement to transfer certain easements.
  • SB451: Local government; authority to require abatement of criminal blight on real property.
  • SB452: Voter identification; repeal of photo identification requirements.
  • SB461: Direct service providers; disclosure of information by employers.
  • SJ81: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Green v. County School Board of New Kent County.
  • SJ84: Celebrating the life of Buckner Gamby, Jr.
  • SJ104: Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker.
  • SJ105: Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Curtis West Harris.
  • SJ106: Commending the Hopewell High School football team.
  • SJ107: Celebrating the life of Nellie Jane Hinderman McLeod.
  • SJ231: Commending the Hopewell High School girls' basketball team.
  • SR8: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Green v. County School Board of New Kent County.
  • SR16: Commending the Virginia Czech and Slovak Folklife Festival.
  • SB442: Health benefit plans; prescription drugs; tiers.
  • SB762: License plates, special; issuance for supporters of Virginia Women Veterans.
  • SB763: Special education; recording of classrooms.
  • SB978: Minimum wage.
  • SB979: Elections; absentee voting; no-excuse, in-person.
  • SB984: Water Quality Improvement Fund; water reuse facilities.
  • SB988: Virginia Employment Commission; population projections.
  • SB990: Electric energy; consumption reduction goal, annual progress reports.
  • SB991: Residential rental property.
  • SB992: Charter; City of Hopewell; water renewal commission.
  • SB994: Insurance assessments; refunds of overpayments.
  • SB1042: Virginia Resources Authority.
  • SB1043: Joint Commission on Health Care; sunset.
  • SB1171: Public employment; inquiries by state agencies and localities regarding criminal convictions.
  • SB1172: Fare enforcement inspectors; fares for use of mass transit.
  • SB1183: Police service; civil penalty when excessive number of calls from same property.
  • SB1184: Motor vehicles; prohibits leaving vehicles unattended and running.
  • SB1185: Firearms; person to report loss or theft within 24 hours.
  • SB1186: All-terrain vehicles, mopeds, and off-road motorcycles; subject to motor vehicle tax.
  • SB1187: Law-enforcement vehicles; permits vehicles to be equipped with steady-burning blue or red lights.
  • SB1580: Petersburg, City of; amending charter, repeals or updates obsolete provisions, technical amendments.
  • SJ12: Constitutional amendment; qualifications to vote, restoration of civil rights (first reference).
  • SJ253: Constitutional amendment (first resolution); qualifications of voters and executive clemency.
  • SJ255: Study; Va State Crime Commission to study indigent defense system.
  • SJ259: Commending John Tyler Community College.
  • SJ266: Study; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission; staffing ratio requirements assisted living.
  • SJ328: Commending the Rotary Club of Petersburg (Breakfast).
  • SJ347: Celebrating the life of Oliver Rodney Hunt Singleton.
  • SJ379: Commending Third Baptist Church.
  • SJ383: Commending Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
  • SJ386: Commending Dr. Kenneth S. Kendler.
  • SJ408: Commending Alpha Phi Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
  • SB103: Hopewell, City of; charter, passage of emergency measures, Hopewell Water Renewal Commission.
  • SB106: Absentee voting; no-excuse, in-person.
  • SB107: Designating the Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith Memorial Bridge.
  • SB264: Nurse practitioners; practicing outside of a patient care team.
  • SB265: Nurse Licensure Compact; current Compact replaced with a revised version.
  • SB266: Sheriffs; standard vehicle markings.
  • SB267: Conversion therapy; prohibited.
  • SB312: Death penalty executions; imposes moratorium.
  • SB314: Nutrient offset credits; new and expanding wastewater discharge facilities to acquire.
  • SB315: Voting equipment; locking and sealing of voting and counting machines after election.
  • SB316: Contests of election for certain elections; service of process.
  • SB335: Public employment; inquiries by state agencies and localities regarding criminal convictions.
  • SB346: Family and Children's Trust Fund; exempt from taxation.
  • SB442: Health benefit plans; prescription drugs; tiers.
  • SB607: Public employees; safety and health program.
  • SB762: License plates, special; issuance for supporters of Virginia Women Veterans.
  • SB763: Special education; recording of classrooms.
  • SJ12: Constitutional amendment; qualifications to vote, restoration of civil rights.
  • SJ16: Celebrating the life of Moses Malone.
  • SJ51: Comprehensive indigent defense system; State Crime Commission to study.
  • SJ57: Study; joint subcommittee on the death penalty in Virginia; report.
  • SJ112: Commending the City of Hopewell.
  • SJ140: Celebrating the life of Freddie W. Nicholas, Sr.
  • SJ200: Commending William A. Patton.
  • SJ202: Commending the Virginia State University men's basketball team.
  • SR9: Commending Metropolitan Baptist Church.
  • SR10: Commending 31st Street Baptist Church.
  • SB952: Highway maintenance payments to cities and towns.
  • SB953: Highway maintenance payments to certain cities.
  • SB954: Elections; absentee voting; no-excuse, in-person.
  • SB955: Industrial hemp production and manufacturing.
  • SB991: Virginia Tourism Growth Incentive Fund; established, report.
  • SB992: Community Colleges, State Board for; policy for award of academic credit for military training.
  • SB1017: Employment applications; inquiries regarding criminal arrests, charges, or convictions.
  • SB1018: Practical nurse or registered nurse; establishes criminal history background check for applicants.
  • SB1394: Prescription drugs; specialty tier coverage.
  • SB1395: Electric utilities; net energy metering programs.
  • SB1413: Fees for testing and monitoring of land application of industrial wastes.
  • SB1415: Certificate of public need; definition of project.
  • SJ238: Constitutional amendment; qualifications to vote, restoration of civil rights.
  • SJ243: Veterans Services, Department of; JLARC to review.
  • SJ285: Family and medical leave; feasibility of expanding in the state to complement federal requirements.
  • SR63: Commending the Virginia State University football team.
  • SR64: Commending Freddie W. Nicholas, Sr.
  • SR69: Celebrating the life of George Crocker, Sr.
  • SR78: Celebrating the life of Carl Michael Ross.
  • SR112: Celebrating the life of Willie Fobbs, Sr.
  • SR119: Celebrating the life of Haskell S. Bingham, Ph.D.
  • HB119: Absentee voting; allows qualified voters to vote absentee in person without an excuse.
  • HB120: Riverside Regional Jail Authority; sheriffs allowed to appoint their alternates to vote at meetings.
  • HB222: Behavioral health care providers; licensure, notice to local governing body.
  • HB223: Virginia Public Procurement Act; establishment of historically underutilized business zones.
  • HB308: Health insurance; prescription drug formularies, notices.
  • HB384: Local mandates; identification of sources of funding.
  • HJ21: Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights for persons convicted of nonviolent felonies.
  • HJ182: Celebrating the life of Alexander Albert Johnson, Sr.
  • HJ252: Commending The Links, Incorporated, chapters of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  • HJ275: Commending Dr. Reinhold Brand.
  • HJ276: Commending the Virginia State University Gospel Chorale.
  • HJ5053: Commending Margaret Crowder-Johnson, M.D.
  • HR83: Commending the Dinwiddie High School Generals football team.
  • HR106: Celebrating the life of James David Mitchell.
  • HB1494: Sheriffs; expands authority to deputize persons to direct traffic, training required.
  • HB1495: Handheld personal communications devices; prohibits use while operating motor vehicle, etc.
  • HB1534: Local taxes; interest on refunds and delinquent taxes.
  • HB1536: Grass and weeds; adds Dinwiddie County to list of localities authorized to require cutting.
  • HB1583: Vacant building registration; increases maximum annual fee that ordinance may impose on owner.
  • HB1749: Landlord and tenant laws; application to certain occupants of hotel, motel, etc.
  • HR158: Celebrating the life of Doris Yvette Bouldin Bland.
  • HR205: Celebrating the life of Maria Elena Carucci Turano.
  • HB491: Derelict and blighted buildings; authorizes locality to serve as receiver to repair.
  • HB492: Grass and weeds; authorizes City of Hopewell to require by ordinance to cut on certain property.
  • HB493: Grass and weeds; authorizes Prince George County to require by ordinance to cut on certain property.
  • HB494: Death of child; parent, guardian, etc., failure to report to local law-enforcement agency, etc.
  • HB495: Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission; adds membership.
  • HB496: Discharge planning from state hospital or training center; right to return to place of residence.
  • HB497: Handheld personal communications devices; prohibits use thereof while operating motor vehicle, etc.
  • HB498: Funeral processions; local sheriff and police department escorts.
  • HB499: Vacant building registration; increases annual fee.
  • HB500: Foster care; DSS policies and procedures to protect personal identifying information of children.
  • HB501: General fund; assignment of year-end balance.
  • HB502: Landlord and tenant laws; receipt required for payments in form of cash or money order.
  • HB503: Shelters of last resort; civil immunity during disasters.
  • HB504: Virginia Center for School Safety; provide training to public school personnel on antibullying.
  • HB756: Innovation Technical Advisory Group; established.
  • HJ332: Commending Vanessa Reese Crawford, Sheriff of the City of Petersburg.
  • HJ351: Celebrating the life of James Basis.
  • HJ430: Commending The Links, Incorporated Central Virginia Cluster.
  • HR610: Celebrating the life of the Reverend Dr. Robert C. Vaughan, Jr.
  • HB795: Harvell Dam; exempts part of Appomattox River from fish passageway requirements.
  • HB1400: Elections; qualified registered voter may vote in person from 14 to 3 days before election.
  • HB1401: Absentee voting; qualified voters may vote absentee for any reason, special provisions.
  • HB1402: Elections; qualified voters may vote absentee in person without providing an excuse or reason.
  • HB1424: Wireless telecommunications devices; extends prohibition on use in motor vehicles, etc.
  • HB1577: Lien and secured creditors; duties.
  • HB1578: Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory practice on applications that are for affordable housing.
  • HB1579: Sex offender registry; penalties when registrants do not disclose all real property owned in State.
  • HB1580: Firefighters, certain; allowed to purchase service-issued helmets or boots at fair market value.
  • HB1581: Public Procurement Act; establishment of historically underutilized business zones (HUB zones).
  • HB1687: State property; leases to private entities by higher educational institutions.
  • HB1688: Prisoners; mandatory testing for human immunodeficiency virus.
  • HB1853: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Funding Pool; established.
  • HB1854: Local mandates; mandate shall include fiscal impact statement and identify funding source.
  • HB1855: Harvell Dam; DGIF shall submit a report evaluating alternatives to proposed breach thereof.
  • HJ497: Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights to persons convicted of felonies, etc.
  • HJ559: Celebrating the life of Hermanze Edwin Fauntleroy, Jr.
  • HJ840: Commending B. David Canada.
  • HJ934: Celebrating the life of William Edward Taylor.
  • HR82: Celebrating the life of Robert H. Cooley, Jr.
  • HR83: Commending the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Petersburg (VA) Alumni Chapter.
  • HB58: Wireless telecommunications devices; prohibits talking on such device unless in hands-free mode.
  • HB113: Assault and battery; penalty when against fire marshals with police powers.
  • HB154: SOL; assessment to be included with initial administration scores and relevant accreditation rating.
  • HB155: Stormwater management programs; delays for two years DCR's regulations governing.
  • HB156: Workers' compensation; occupational disease presumption.
  • HB157: Absentee voting; qualified voters may vote absentee for any reason.
  • HB158: Elections; qualified registered voter may vote in person 14 to three days before election.
  • HB159: Noise ordinance; authorizes governing body to adopt civil penalties.
  • HB160: Prisoners; mandatory testing for HIV.
  • HB161: Absentee voting; qualified voters to provide a reason for not being able to vote on election day.
  • HB231: Interpleader of real estate escrows; suits shall go to district court in event of foreclosure.
  • HB232: Rental property; civil penalty imposed on certain property owners.
  • HB233: Affordable housing units; assessments.
  • HB286: Schedule VI prescriptions; allows practitioner to prescribe if there is an urgency for treatment.
  • HB287: Marinas; regulation, establishment of Marina Fund.
  • HB300: Tuition, in-state; eligibility for dependents of civilian personnel of the military.
  • HB385: Suspension of state mandates; Governor may suspend any mandate, not to exceed two years.
  • HB390: Voting equipment requirements; electoral board may exclude absentee voters in calculation thereof.
  • HB462: Aftermarket exhaust system components; prohibits sale when in violation of exhaust noise limits.
  • HB471: Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
  • HB795: Harvell Dam; exempts part of Appomattox River from fish passageway requirements.
  • HB1227: Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; those awarded may be used to cover certain costs.
  • HB1228: Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zones; established.
  • HJ16: Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights to persons convicted of felonies, etc.
  • HJ56: Virginia Cancer Plan Action Coalition; requested to report changes to Governor, etc.
  • HJ79: Localities; JLARC to study costs and benefits to State for providing financial incentives.
  • HJ216: Commending the Virginia Nurses Association.
  • HJ294: Commending Eddie N. Moore, Jr.
  • HJ295: Commending the Honorable James E. Hume, Judge of the Petersburg Juvenile and Domestic Relations Dist
  • HJ354: Commending the Prince Hall Masons of Virginia.
  • HB1612: Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
  • HB1620: Early voting; qualified registered voter may vote in person from 14 to three days before election.
  • HB1621: Absentee voting; qualified voters may vote absentee for any reason, special provisions for military.
  • HB1670: Fines and costs; waiver of payment of interest for incarcerated persons.
  • HB1671: Derelict buildings and structures; locality authorized to require removal, repair, etc., thereof.
  • HB1672: Absentee voting; deletes requirement that a witness sign envelope containing voted absentee ballot.
  • HB1765: Charter; City of Petersburg.
  • HB1766: Treasurers; mailing of certain bills at least 30 days prior to due date instead of 14 days.
  • HB1767: Honorary diplomas; requires Board of Education award to certain veterans of Vietnam War.
  • HB1768: Certificate of public need; DOC exempt from definition of medical care facility for purpose thereof.
  • HB1769: Mobile telephone and other wireless electronic devices; use of hands-free accessory while driving.
  • HB1838: Disposition of surplus materials; authorizes local public bodies to use services of DGS.
  • HB1893: Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; may be used to cover costs of required fees.
  • HB1894: Absentee voting; qualified voters may vote absentee in person without providing an excuse, etc.
  • HJ623: Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights for certain felons (first reference).
  • HJ813: Celebrating the life of Melvin Brevard Alsbrooks.
  • HJ821: Commending Buckner Gamby.
  • HJ941: Commending Robert H. Cooley, Jr.
  • HB511: Vacant building registration; increases annual fee.
  • HB512: Community College Scholarship Match Program; created.
  • HB513: Virginia State University; increases number of members of Board of Visitors
  • HB515: Incarceration; waiving interest during period thereof.
  • HB1407: Restricted driver's license; issuance to operate motor vehicle during period of suspension
  • HJ95: Memorial resolution; Dr. Milton Ende.
  • HJ97: Commending Juanita Blick Evans-Fells.
  • HJ140: Commending Juanita Blick Evans-Fells.
  • HJ277: Celebrating the life of James Tolleison Morriss V.
  • HJ309: Celebrating the life of Erling Bailey, Sr.
  • HB46: Voter registration; copy of application to be maintained at DMV and registration records.
  • HB377: School boards; Board of Education to replace members thereof for neglect of duty.
  • HB1810: School boards; tie vote procedure.
  • HB1811: Vacant building registration; increases annual fee.
  • HB1812: Claims; William E. McQueen.
  • HB1813: Payday Loan Act; SCC to contract with third party to develop Internet accessible database.
  • HB2902: License plates; eliminates requiring two.
  • HB3168: Voter registration; if not shown on pollbooks proof of registration at DMV, etc., required to vote.
  • HJ595: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DMAS to consider disease mgmt. to reduce finan./clin. burden.
  • HJ596: Celebrating the life of Dr. Charles H. Townes.
  • HJ735: Commending Virginia State University on the occasion of its 125th anniversary.
  • HJ742: Commending Bessie Moorer.
  • HJ788: Commending Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • HJ872: Celebrating the life of Viola Hopson Clark.
  • HJ900: Commending Lieutenant Colonel, USAF Ret., Howard L. Baugh.
  • HB46: Voter registration; copy of application to be maintained at DMV and registration records.
  • HB376: Candidate for election; Bd. of Elections to request info. pertinent to definition of residence.
  • HB377: School boards; Board of Education to replace members thereof for neglect of duty.
  • HB378: Courthouse security; assessment.
  • HB379: Courthouses; increase in assessments for construction, renovation, or maintenance.
  • HB380: Vacant buildings; increases annual registration fee.
  • HB385: Grand juries; allowance of witness testimony.
  • HB386: Dogs, dangerous and vicious; expands definition thereof.
  • HB403: Health Insurance Risk Pool; created, report.
  • HB691: Prisoners; certain documents to be provided to prisoner upon release.
  • HJ45: Commending Pastor Wesley M. Taylor.
  • HJ169: Memorial resolution; Celebrating the life of Geri Hogwood Barefoot.
  • HJ5101: Commending the Mount Calvary Baptist Church Juneteenth celebration.
  • HJ5159: Celebrating the life of Victoria Jackson Gray Adams.
  • HR22: Celebrating the life of Dorothy Mae Wilkerson Roberts.
  • HR29: Commending J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service.